Blogging conferences are great for many reasons, but two reasons stand out to me: the opportunity to attend informative, inspiring and entertaining sessions; and the opportunity to meet and socialize with people who, like you, may qualify as being addicted to their blogs.

Victoria Bowman-Steinour, EdenFantasys' Marketing Director, and myself, Jenn, EdenFantasys' Off-site Review Program Manager, attended this year's Type-A Mom conference, and we had the opportunity to check out both sessions and other bloggers. I have plenty to say about the sessions, but I first wanted to make a shoutout post to all of the great bloggers, moms and entrepreneurs we met over the weekend!

First, can I just say how happy I was to meet and even just observe all of the bloggers at Type-A Mom? There's nothing like basking in the glow of a room full of bloggers — and their laptops and netbooks!

Type-A Mom's Speed Dating session gave me ample opportunity to meet multiple bloggers at once — and find out a little bit about them, too! You know how introductory conversations can sometimes be a little stilted or awkward? Not so when "Introduce yourself!" is the subject at hand!

I think the coolest bloggers I met at Type-A Mom were the ones I have already been working with. I ran into Jessica of The B Keeps Us Honest (and I finally know what the B stands for!), Amethyst of Life, Music & Laughter, and the lovely and spunky Kris of Little Tech Girl! I also met Connie Foggles, a blogger whom I've known online for at least three years! She realized who I was after recognizing my Twitter handle — which I had on my necklace, thanks to Survival of the Hippest! 

But that doesn't mean I wasn't excited to meet other bloggers, in particular ones who were there not only to share their blogs, but the awesome products they make:

Meet Sherry of Baby Pop Designs & @BabyPopDesigns. She makes custom superhero capes for kids! And yes, I bought one for my daughter. I also ordered another, which my son can't wait to have!

Chrissy of Mamas Little Helper and @MamasLtlHelper doesn't have tangible products to offer, but something better — valuable organization and reference services for parents living in Pennsylvania and New Jersey! P.S. Thank you for the calzone!

Say hello to Robin of Balls To The Wall Ya'll and @RobinPlemmons. She takes hunks of wood — often from scrap yards and the like — cuts them down to 12" x 5", then paints them and decorates them with hilarious and cute sayings and illustrations.

 

Robin is also creating custom "#seasonstweetings" wooden ornaments.

Yes, that is going on my Christmas tree!

Amy of Crankypants Knits and @crankypantsknit knits up a storm and produces gorgeous, adorable, makes-my-uterus-weep pants, longies, socks, sock monsters and other odds and ends for babies and toddlers. She also makes cute coffee wraps — great for keeping hot coffee cups from burning your hands!

Lisa of Studio Jewel and @thebeadgirl introduced her gorgeous line of metal and bead jewelry by passing around free keychains!

David Griner of The Social Path and @griner, while not a blogger, still makes this list because he not only brought delicious Little Debbie goodies to the conference (and made sure there were plenty to go around!), but he also rescued my mobile wifi card and coordinated with Kelby Carr to make sure I got it back. Thanks David!

Other bloggers I can't forget about:

Robin Dance – a lovely woman with an equally lovely southern accent. She made sure I got an extra bear so my kids didn't have to share.

Leticia Barr – Leticia made my day when she recognized me on the plane!

Jessica Rosenberg – we had a lovely chat about SEO and social media!

Carol Cain – gorgeous and sassy beyond words. What I wouldn't give to spend a day with her!

Kym Thurman – new to blogging, but her enthusiasm will take her far! Type-A Mom '10 was an awesome conference to attend. I'm so glad I went and got to meet so many wonderful people!