On Meetup…

I have previously mentioned in posts my love of Meetup.com but today I thought I’d get a little more into why.

A little backstory:  The thing about living in city like Chicago is that there is always ALWAYS something to do but when you only have a handful of very close friends who have busy lives like your own then you can’t always find someone to do those things with you. Then you have the usual friends getting into new relationships and disappearing until they step back from the honeymoon and realize they don’t need to eat, sleep, breathe their SO. I originally found meetup because of just that…a combination of friends in relationships and a real need to get out of my apartment.

Its super easy to join and just search for the kind of groups you are looking for. I am a member of all girl groups, couples groups, co-ed social groups, movie marathon groups, monthly dinner groups…etc.

You may recall my super awesome 80’s NYE party? I made an event on meetup for that and had quite a few people show up to party with my friends and I!

** While typing this post I realized I never posted about my 80’s NYE party! So expect that soon.

Or the even more awesome holiday cookie exchange I do every year?  Posted the idea on meetup and it blew up to about 60 girls! I actually had to cut the list and start charging $5 a girl so that we could rent a space to have it.

This is just the group that was left at the very end

I did start a couple’s group back when The Boy and I were doing our thang. We had many brunches, bowling nights, ice skating, and even toured a brewery & distillery with the group. After we broke up I was so not in a place to be running a couple’s group so someone else took over for me. Now I have joined a couple, though I am not sure I am ready to be running one again!

So if you are new to your area or just want to explore your city and make some new friends I highly suggest Meetup.com!

** this was not paid for or  sponsored in anyway by Meetup.com, I just really like using it!