wow, i was beginning to think that i hated the month of january. like, really hate it......
today is the first day that i have felt like our family is back in their routine since the kids got out of school for christmas.
let me just tell you guys, i struggle staying organized even when i am in a routine.
so when that routine gets thrown out of the window, i'm pretty much lost.
after 2 1/2 weeks of christmas break, we have seriously not had an entire week of school here in middle tennessee because of "snow days". to all those north of our great state, our kind of snows would be a blip on their radar screen. but because we are the south and totally unequipped to deal with even a dusting of fluffy white flakes, all things must come to a complete halt.
(seriously! i was with some friends at dinner on a thursday night and got kicked out of the restaurant at 8:45!)
and don't even think about your kids going to school!!!
don't get me wrong, i am a slacker at heart, so the sleeping late, wearing pjs all day, and getting to really play with my kids has been awesome and all. but i've been so busy doing all of those things, my house is a wreck, my refrigerator is empty and there is a lot of catching up to do. and let's just be honest, when you get stuck in one of those lazy cycles, it makes it even harder to get motivated to do ANYTHING AT ALL!
and then i found my bliss!
last week i was privileged to attend a fantastic conference called blissdom.
blissdom is a social media conference for (mostly) women and it was a big ole kick in the seat of my pants.
i learned so much that my brain literally felt like scrambled eggs. blissdom was full of women who do it all. work out of the home, take care of kids, blog, run a business from home, write books, etc. and look great while doing it all.
i was able to hear two amazing keynote speakers, brene brown and scott stratten.
to me, they were worth the cost of admission alone.
then there were all of the sessions. being a newbie, i found all kinds of valuable information in most of these panel discussions. i even learned a lot just sitting around and talking to those women who are veteran bloggers. i found most people were happy to talk to me and answer all of my questions like "what is a twitter handle?" and "SEO? huh?"
of course, as with anything in life, there were moments i felt awkward and situations that were less than ideal, but i kind of went into this conference with an open mind, ready to take it for whatever it was.
it definitely helped to have the most awesome "wing mom" to always be able to turn to if things got a little weird.
alethea, i could not have done it without you!!
blissdom is a social media conference for (mostly) women and it was a big ole kick in the seat of my pants.
i learned so much that my brain literally felt like scrambled eggs. blissdom was full of women who do it all. work out of the home, take care of kids, blog, run a business from home, write books, etc. and look great while doing it all.
i was able to hear two amazing keynote speakers, brene brown and scott stratten.
to me, they were worth the cost of admission alone.
then there were all of the sessions. being a newbie, i found all kinds of valuable information in most of these panel discussions. i even learned a lot just sitting around and talking to those women who are veteran bloggers. i found most people were happy to talk to me and answer all of my questions like "what is a twitter handle?" and "SEO? huh?"
of course, as with anything in life, there were moments i felt awkward and situations that were less than ideal, but i kind of went into this conference with an open mind, ready to take it for whatever it was.
it definitely helped to have the most awesome "wing mom" to always be able to turn to if things got a little weird.
alethea, i could not have done it without you!!
overall, blissdom was pure bliss for me and i can't wait for next year!
and it happened in january....
and it happened in january....
i think maybe i'll give january another chance....
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Well, I love you, so I'll wing it with you any day. Though all this tweeting has me all a twitter. And not necessarily in a good way. :)
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