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A Night of Love

Tonight I had the pleasure of attending Social Circlet, a social event put together by Bibagogo to bring together entrepreneurs and business owners. It was a night of fabulous people, delicious food and wine, and great conversations.

I learned two things tonight.

The first was that you can take the Kim out of breastfeeding, but you can take the breastfeeding out of Kim. I picked my outfit tonight based on the specification that I wanted it to be not breastfeeding-friendly. As anyone who has also spent years of their wardrobe planning based breast accessibility will appreciate, it was a rare treat to wear a “normal” bra and dress.

And yet, breasts all a-covered and nursing toddler at home with The Papa, a huge number of my conversations tonight were about breastfeeding. From chatting about the importance of prenatal breastfeeding education to exploring future networking possibilities for IBCLCs in Edmonton, breastfeeding was inevitably still a focus of my evening. I loved it and wouldn’t have it any other way.

The other thing I learned was the powerful tool that networking can be.

As my dear Zita knows, I love with all my heart the working with people side of my business but I can sometimes feel a bit uncomfortable with the “business” side of business, as it were. If I could give all my services away for free and keep from running myself dry I would. I’ve spent my time working in the retail world and anything that feels like icky sales stuff makes me run for the hills.

But tonight, coming together with others and making connections, it was the business-building stuff with all the warm fuzzies included. People were there to share their passions and form relationships, and it was instantly obvious how sharing our strengths could open up new possibilities for both the entrepreneurs and the families we serve. It was authentic enthusiasm unfolding, not people with dollar signs in their eyes, and it’s hard not to get swept up in people talking about the things they love.

Many thanks again to Bibagogo for bringing us all together tonight and I’m looking forward to the next night of fun! (#yegmomsIRL2??)