Peace of Mind Organizing

Networking in PDX

22 September 2008

As I mentioned last week, I’m in Portland for the Garden Writers Association’s annual symposium. On Friday morning, I met with two Portland-area organizers and bloggers (both of whom have blogs that have been my blog of the week), Krista Colvin of Organize in Style and Brandie Kajino, The Home Office Organizer. Here’s a picture of Krista, Brandie, and me, taken by my fabulous friend and life coach, Shannon Wilkinson, who joined us.

Krista Colvin, Brandie Kajino, and me

Krista blogged about our get together here. Notice that it’s the same photo—my camera was out of juice. Brandie was way too busy to blog about getting together with me; she was on her way to the airport to attend the big bloggers’ convention, Blog World. How cool is that?

I feel so fortunate to be in a profession where there is so much camaraderie and help. I really enjoyed spending more time with Krista and Brandie (we met briefly last spring at the NAPO conference). I love that it’s as easy as picking up the phone (or sending an email) and saying “I’ll be in town” and people make time for you.

I also saw Michelle Vranizan Rafter, a fabulous business and tech writer and blogger. I know Michelle from Freelance Success. It was so nice to meet her in person. We had a delicious Sunday brunch together.

Speaking of wonderful people, I’m having a great time at the Garden Writers Association’s conference. I was in my twenties when I started attending and now, at 46, I believe I’m officially middle aged. (Well, I probably earned that distinction some years ago.) It’s wonderful seeing old friends and making new ones. My talk on organizing your writing business was well received and it opened up lots of conversations with really interesting people.

Home tomorrow!

Tagged with: blog of the week, brandie kajino, garden writers association, krista colvin, shannon wilkinson

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