blissdom
Oh Dear, What Will I Wear? {Packing for Blissdom}
I’m heading off to Blissdom in just a few days, which means I am suddenly feeling very anxious about the most critical of all travel-related questions: What will I wear? Don’t get me wrong, on a day-to-day basis I truly don’t worry that much about what I wear or what I look like. I work from home, we homeschool…..most days I don’t have a lot of incentive to even get dressed, much less put on makeup or do my hair. Yoga pants are my friend. But this is different. Not only will I be surrounded by 700 dynamic, creative, savvy, and undoubtedly uber-fashionable women, I am not kidding you when ... read more
Dahlia Sugar Cookies {Tutorial}
Oh what a difference a year can make. Last year was my first Blissdom, and to be quite honest, I was terrified. I am not a natural extrovert so walking into a conference full of 700 women I didn’t know was about as appealing as pouring lemon juice into a paper cut. In the past 12 months, I have learned a lot about putting myself out there, and while it still doesn’t come naturally, I have found it is not quite so hard for me anymore. Of course it also helped that I was getting to see lots of people I already knew. It also helped that this year I ... read more
finding my bliss
I swore to myself I wouldn’t write about Blissdom. I realize that few of you are bloggers and probably care little about the ins and outs of the bloggy world. You come here to read about how to use coupons and ways to live stylishly on a budget. (At least I think that’s why you come. I could be wrong. You tell me!) But I digress. I didn’t want to bore you all with tales of a conference that my non-blogging real-life friends (who I’m pretty sure don’t read this blog) called a “convention,” clearly picturing it as one of those freak-filled Star Trek or Twilight things where the nutters, ... read more
