10 Things I'm Going to do After Returning from BlogHer

BlogHer was to say the least, a bit overwhelming.

We met people face to face that we have had relationships and have grown close to over the Internet. I don't know about you, but I had a mental list of the people I wanted to meet and a few of those people I never saw.

We had a schedule of sessions, breaks and parties from dusk till dawn and I know I'm not the only one who got around 4 hours of sleep each night of the weekend.

We met amazing people that we had never met online or off. Overwhelming is a bit of an understatement to the way I felt over the BlogHer '09 weekend, but winding down, I have compiled a list (because that's what I do) of what I plan on doing in the next few weeks after arriving home from BlogHer 2009.

1. Sort business cards from the mass amount of Swag that filled the trunk of my car. Seriously I got more Swag than I got business cards from contacts. Better that Christmas.
2. Write and review the event. I swear I have so much to write about there should be no writers block for this blogger! Plus, my review blog Giftfully Simple seriously needs no product to review for a very long time thank you to all of the vendors that attended BlogHer!
3. Thank the companies. I'm going to try my best, but either by the power of Twitter or via blog posts, I will thank all of the companies that provided Swag for the conference...from Crocs to elf to Kodak and Clorox thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you.
4. Connect with the bloggers I met. I met some of the most amazing women and men (very few) at BlogHer and will never forget the people...never.
5. Utilize the knowledge I gained from the sessions. I took notes and have plans:)
6. Visit new blogs. I heard there were 1500 BlogHer '09 attendees which means there are equally as many new blogs to visit. I know that will never happen, I will never be able to visit all of them, but I will be visiting the blogs I got cards from and connected with in hope to find fresh new reads.
7. Update my RSS feeds. I'm going to delete the ones I don't read very much and the ones I won't read anymore after meeting their writer and I'm going to add the new ones I am interested in reading after connecting at BlogHer '09.
8. Make a list of suggestions for next years BlogHer '10.
9. Spend time with my family. Four days was a lot for my girls and my hubby, so I plan on spending some family time with them this weekend...first stop...WNBA game this Friday night.
10. Start planning for BlogHer 2010. After attending BlogHer '09 I now know what to expect and since BlogHer '10 will be held in New York City... I need to plan on this costing me double what it cost in Chicago...oh my!