My FIRST blogging conference

Thanks Ruche, for hooking us up with these adorable middy-rings !

@happyhust and @fashionisevo

My boyfriend is so supportive and kinda awesome <3

By the way, these ladies were as genuine as you could imagine. They can do no wrong!

Networking party...and I found an awesome quote from {Delightfully Tacky}

I hash tagged the crap out of #TXSC13 this weekend and this is why...:)

My brain (and body) are just now catching up with what I call an AWESOME WEEKEND! Texas Style Council hosted a conference last weekend for women bloggers, makers, entrepreneurs and an all around awesomely creative and talented bunch. This year's theme was {Summer School} and now I remember what school was like...not a lot of sleep, parties and early morning classes...phew! Although alternatively, I was jumping out of bed every morning ready to attend sessions taught by some of my blogger idols. It was amazing! Not to mention, my fellow peers were some of the sweetest gals ever:)

It may be nearly impossible to talk about all of the topics we touched on but these are a few bits of advice I loved:

•  Learning keeps us humble.
• Challenge yourself.
• Be specific about your goals.
• Make connections that are personal.
• Teaching = learning
• Happiness is a choice!
• Attend Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University
• Quit slackin' and make shit happen!
• Don't drink and blog.

After all of the hullabaloo, I'm only going to continue to improve my blog. I want to keep challenging myself to do things I may think I'm terrible at. After all, nothing about my life is perfect and I don't ever want to portray that. I DO believe in stepping out of comfort zones and I'm so grateful to have people in my life that support my shenanigans.

*SHOUT OUT to all of our sponsors and the amazing LuLu's for hosting our clothing swap. They hooked me up with my prom dress, I felt so lucky! I'm definitely planning on shopping with them and Ruche in the future...great prices too!

And by the way, everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt.

- Sylvia Plath

Motivation Monday {1}

Happy Monday!

I wanted to start a weekly post that encourages and inspires...because I think we all feel a little slow-movin' on Mondays.

This quote has given me so much patience and motivation when I feel discouraged. Heck ya, life is frustrating. The inevitability of rejection is a constant. So why fear it?  If I always got what I wanted, when I wanted it, life would be SO boring!  

We are living in a world of instant gratification and it makes me question my role in society as a consumer vs. a contributor. How am I contributing? Am I learning new things or staying stagnant because it's easier that way?

 

Is the idea of delayed gratification easy? No way! I believe that God's timing isn't always my timing and that I must trust in Him to let things fall into place when they are meant to. Meanwhile, working your butt off helps too:) 

Would it be worth your while to challenge yourself...at home? at work? physically? mentally?

I guarantee you won't regret the hard work. Okay, I'm done with my rant. Have a wonderful week, ya'll!

*BONUS song:)
Train – Bruises