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Perfect Moment Monday: Must Read

Perfect Moment Monday is about noticing a perfect moment rather than creating one. Perfect moments can be momentous or ordinary or somewhere in between.

Once a week we engage in mindfulness about something that is right with our world. Everyone is welcome to join. Details on how to participate are at the bottom of this post, complete with bloggy bling.

Please visit the links of the participants at the bottom.

Here’s a perfect moment from my week. I hope you’ll share yours, too.

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It’s been a week of perfect moments squished together. And imperfect moments squished together. Travel will do that to you. A long-anticipated conference will do that to you.

Intensity has been the theme during this, my New York City/BlogHer week. Either one by itself is major. Both together were almost more than I could process.

Of all the moments I could share with you, all the fabulous people I could tell you about, all the connections I’ve enjoyed, this is the one moment I am plucking.

I was greeted at the BlogHer conference registration table by this sign. Read the list.

(Click for BlogHer article, or click image to embiggen.)

Advance copies of this magazine were stacked at the registration desk:

(Click to read, or click image to embiggen.)

Omigosh omigosh omigosh! I know I’m supposed to act like I’ve been in the endzone before, but I have to admit I squeed all over the place.  Only Sheri and Mel witnessed my reaction, and they will both forgive me for acting like a puppy with two tails.

Part of the squee is that I’m in the company of other writers such as my fellow Colorado mom Julie Marsh (The MomSlant), my fellow open adoption mom Dawn Friedman (This Woman’s Work) and my fellow infertility mom Eve Kuckuck (Impersonating Normal). Rounding out the list are Vicki Forman (Speak Softly), Ronnie Tyler (Black and Married with Kids), Polly Paganhart (Lesbian Dad), Liz Dwyer (Losangelista), Linda Sharps (All & Sundry), and Christy Everett (Following Elias).

Check them out –really, you must. Parenting says so.

Even though I’m overwhelmed but it all, I am feeling mighty fine. Perfectly fine.

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To participate in Perfect Moment Monday:

  1. Between Sunday night and Tuesday night, write up your own Perfect Moment in a blog post, on Twitter, on Facebook, or simply leave a comment below.
  2. Grab the URL of your Perfect Moment.
  3. Use LinkyTools below to enter your blog’s name and the URL of your Perfect Moment
  4. Visit the Perfect Moments of others (from the links below), and let the writers know you were there.

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What Perfect Moment have you recently been aware of? Be sure to visit these moments and share the love, and please come back next week (click to subscribe).


26 Responses

  1. OH OH OH OH OH!!!! HOLY CRAP!!!! I screeched so loud at my laptop it sent the canines scattering!!!!!! Matt came in to check on me.

    Seriously.

    Congratulations, dear friend!!!

    BIG HIGH 5’s From Over Yonder,
    Mel The Stalker With VERY Good Taste in Stalkees.

  2. Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! That is sooo awesome. You are such a rock star. Must Read INDEED.

    Very cool, Lori. I bet you are still wagging those two puppy tales.

  3. you are SO very perfectly awesome!
    couldn’t agree more — a must bread absolutely brilliant blogger.
    I hope you are as proud of yourself as we are of you!

  4. That is FANTASTIC!!!!! OMG, soooooo well deserved and sooooo cool.
    And I got to HUG YOU….I feel like my brush with greatness has arrived.

  5. I am SO excited for you….and think you MORE than deserve to act like a puppy with two tails (as long as you don’t get so excited that you start peeing on the floor).

    You are a wonderful writer and have so much to offer not only parents…but everyone!

    YIPPEE and Congratulations!!

  6. I am SO glad you got to celebrate your accomplishment, and had good friends along your side. Wish I could have been, too! SQEEEEEEE!!!

  7. WOOHOO! I saw this on LFCA this morning! I am so, so proud of you and of the writing that you do – you have the most amazing voice and such a wonderful way with words. Congratulations on you accomplishment and thank you for your representation of the ALI community – YOU ROCK!

    (And how proud am I that I can say I have met you in person?!)

  8. Woohoo!! I got so excited when your picture came up on my browser. I would have loved to be there to see your face when you saw that poster! — what a cool way to find out! Congratulations!!

  9. I always listen to Parenting.com and you. I have to admit that I grabbed people by the elevator bank and shoved the magazine in their face and exclaimed, “that’s my friend!”

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