Blissdom is a conference for bloggers who are moms or who work with moms.
If you’ve never been to a conference before I would really recommend this one as it’s small enough to get to know people and have genuine connections plus there are so many people to meet and you get to stay in drop dead gorgeous surroundings.
As usual with so much going on I really forgot to take photographs of people. I got the notes and met the people I wanted, apart from a few. I’m sure there were lots of others I didn’t know were there.
The Opryland hotel was amazing. Who would think you’d get a walk in before breakfast and have scenery like this and not be bothered by the walk…..ever!
I was excited to room with Stephanie of Keeper of the home and Rene of Budget saving mom. If you’re looking for organic tips and money saving tips I learnt a lot from these ladies. Please say hi when you go visit them:)
Stephanie is a passionate homeschooler, organic gardener and amateur nutritionist. She’s also the wife of an entrepreneur and a mama to three little ones. Taking a practical approach, she writes daily articles on inspired natural living for homemakers at her blog, Keeper of the Home. Her first book, Healthy Homemaking: One Step at a Time, was published in 2009, and her second book, Real Food on a Real Budget, is due to be published February 2010.
Rene is the wife to a great guy, mother of three daughters with one more on the way. She loves to save money, find deals, freebies, and garden. She tries to eat mainly organic foods on a budget, and has started a gardening series to show others how to raise some of their own food. Rene blogs at Budgetsavingmom.
Are you planning on any conferences this year? Which conferences do you prefer- ones away from home or day conferences locally?
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Nothing like a bit of inspiration to get you going right?
Of all the sessions to talk about this is the one I want to share.
Blissdom’s Keynote speaker did just that. Kevin Carroll from KevinCarrollkatalyst.com was talking my language. You see he was talking about the importance of play. Yep we were a bunch of adults so you probably wonder how can a keynote speaker ,speak to a roomful of Blissdom peeps and fire them up so? ( and make them shed tears). Kevin is a powerful storyteller and gave life lessons through play.
Take away for me
While all these 7 simple truths work so well in our adult lives. You may wonder how did I get so far from some of these things yet I see it in my little ones all the time?
It is never too late to power up that playful spirit.
Never too late to play with your kids.
Never too late to start a new playful habit.
I love these lessons for me but love them for your children as well.
Find your own red rubber ball.
As you read through the truths below imagine how these not only translate for you but how you can build them into your child’s lives so that play remains and endures.
7 simple truths learned on the Playground
Commit to it.
“Until one is committed there is always hesitancy..”
“Commitment. Don’t talk about it. Be about it.”
What is your “Want to…”?
What do you want to do? What is your intent and purpose?
Seek out encourages
Stay away from energy vampires …”We know they are discouragers”. “aka Monday moaners”.
“Who is that person that will challenge you but also lift you up?”
Work out your creative muscle
You need to be agile and fit ,work that muscle. What do you do to recharge your creative muscle? How do you replenish, feed yourself to be confident and creative?
Prepare to shine
“..Put in the time and hard work because you believe that hard work never goes unrewarded”.
“Believe in that “.
Speak up
“A closed mouth don’t get fed”.
Open up and let people know what you need; share your hopes and dreams. You never know who’ll be there with you.
Have courage.
Dream
Look out for the encouragers or who could help you?
Expect the unexpected
“Keep your eyes open. Forever curious eyes.” have eyes of wonder and know possibilities come.
So I have a big confession. This is the first time in over 6 years that I will be leaving my children for 4 days and 3 nights.
I know. I know I should have done this a lot sooner but being a military wife and having a husband with an all over the place work schedule has meant that I have been flexible to our families needs and well………neglected my own somewhat!
New year new priorities. I have been blogging for a while and decided that this year I would be going to Blissdom in Nashville, Tn. I want to meet more people like me in real life.
I’m totally excited, anxious & nervous because it’s this week!
As a military family we’re used to irregular work schedules and moving but the common denominator in all of this has been me. I’ve always been there. I’m sure they will be fine without me. I want it to be a positive experience for everyone. I don’t want to come back to a nightmare after experiencing Bliss. From past experiences it is hard to keep them focused on the here and now. They were always on the countdown to when Daddy was coming home or we would see daddy.
Since I blog about play activities here are two easy activities that took less than 15 minutes to do ( 10 of that was finding the books). I guess I could print out a few activities from the newsletter ( right sidebar) since I have the inside track but I think this time Daddy has plenty of play activities up his sleeve.
So what do you do for your children when you decide to go to a blogging conference ?
Use the conference material
We received some popcorn in our Blissdom packages. (Plus a lot of other amazing goodies) I know they will be munching those and eating my share on Friday night during family night fun. We can connect through that. They get a larger share ( always welcomed with popcorn). I also bought their favourite pizza so they should be lots of smiles that night. We received two packets so we get to share one together when I get back.
Record bedtime stories
I know I will be busy so as much as I want to check in with everyone I don’t know if I will and when. While they maybe happy not to hear my voice I think really they will miss hearing me around the house.
I’ve recorded three stories for them to listen to for bedtime. This is a special treat in itself because they don’t get on the computer that much and here is mum saying come on the computer anytime and listen to a story.
It is really easy to do. Download Audacity. Install. Connect your headphones with mic or use your current computer. Record your story. For more instructions on how to do this see create your own. You can also burn your home stories to CD to play in their room. But I know mine will love to come to the computer and listen. That will be special for them. Doning the headphones and grabbing that book.
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