I was getting a cup of coffee at work and realized something crazy. It was first cup of coffee for the day. I forgot to get caffeine in my body at home while I got ready for work. Plus, while I was getting coffee at work, I had a normal conversation with another human being.

There IS reason to be alarmed. I drove 18 miles on my commute to work in traffic AND I had a 5 minute conversation with an employee AND I had been returning work calls in my office beforehand. ALL WITHOUT COFFEE!

Crazy.

After several sips of coffee (and by sips I mean cups) I realized something more important.

I need to blog more. I’ve not made it a priority. There have been things going on in my life that I don’t want to share. They are far too personal. My work life always remains a guarded part of my online life and stuff going on there has kept me quiet over the last several weeks.

So here it is…my promise to you. I will blog more regularly.

Thanks for your patience. xo

Now off the grab another cup of my thinking juice.

Isn’t there a saying in life along the lines of “just ask”. Wait, I think I’m confusing it with “don’t ask, don’t tell”.

Anyhow, something I’ve learned in life is sometimes you just have to ask. Oh that’s it…”just ask and you shall receive.”

So here it goes.

Anyone want to sponsor me for BlogHer 2010? And by sponsor I mean send me. It’s August 6-7, 2010 in New York City.

Last year I wanted to go to BlogHer 2009 in Chicago but I lost the opportunity because I procrastinated. That won’t happen this year. Nope. I have girlfriends going so I’m committed.

Here’s what it will take.

• Full conference pass for only $198. But wait, that’s not all. There’s more.
• Round trip ticket for me to NYC. It only makes sense that I fly first class, being sponsored and all. Plus it’s a bloody long flight from Salt Lake City to New York City and I need to be fresh when I arrive. Plus the free cocktails and food on the flight will help lessen the cost of food and drink once i arrive in NYC.
• A room at the hotel where BlogHer is held for two nights. This year it is at The Hilton New York. Rooms are only $199 per night. But again, as a sponsored guest, I think a suite or an executive level room is only fair. Plus I plan to have my girl friends up to my room to drink wine before every event. Including breakfast.
• Limo service to/from JFK to the hotel. This isn’t as expensive as you might think. And it beats a taxi cab that smells like vinyl, cigarettes and puke.
• Business cards to be designed and created in order to advertise the hell out of www.offthechest.net and Susan Mercedes. That’s how this stuff works, I think.

Optional sponsoring items:

• Spending money. NYC is expensive as hell. And a girl has to eat, drink wine, shop, go to museums and whatever else one does to spend money in a big city.
• Wardrobe money. This would need to be arranged prior to my trip. There are several events where I would be expected to look hot. New clothes always help.
• Additional nights on either end of the trip. It may be fun to make this a conference AND a vacation.

For all of your generosity and sponsorshipness, you’ll get several things in return: my love and gratitude, a plug on my blog (if you want), that warm fuzzy feeling one gets when they help others and a better blog to read after I learn lots of new blogging magic. All this stuff is golden.

And if you’re considering this honored sponsor role, I’m happy to chat with you at susanmercedes@offthechest.net. But act quickly, because I have to be booked before February 28th. I can’t afford a repeat of last year. Remember? I missed going. Because I procrastinated. We’ve only got about 7 weeks to plan this.

*fingers crossed*