REVIVE

All of the wonderful speakers and people that put the conference together!
via Elan Photography

the other weekend i have the opportunity to attend the REVIVE Blog Conference put on by the awesome girls of Junk in the Trunk Vintage Market. 

it was a lot of fun and a much needed break for me :) 

i went with Janel and Chrissy which i was so grateful that they agreed to go with me cause i always get nervous meeting new people, especially bloggers. 

the conference was awesome! 

it was just for a day but i left feeling very inspired and excited about my goals & ambitions for this little blog. 

what i probably loved most about it was all the amazing people i got to meet.

some of the people that attended didn't have a blog (but were thinking about starting them), only had their blog for a little while, or had their blogs for a long time. 

but they all came with the same goal in mind: how to make their online space the best it can be. 

sometimes with blogging i feel like i'm back in high school, like i have to try really hard to get the "cool people" to like me and if they don't like me then i won't get very far. 

and the only time they will really like me is if i prove i have cute clothes and high numbers. 

does anyone else feel like that ever? 

or is that just me? 

[did i just make this post a little depressing....?]

anyways, my point is that REVIVE felt nothing like that!!

we were just all there trying to learn together, better our crafts, and altogether be better people. 

they set up lots of fun games to network and talk to the people around us and i loved it!

i didn't feel like i was judged by my numbers or traffic statistics. 

but instead we were actually getting to know each other and help one another with our common goals.

annnnnnnnnd we got to dress up in awesomely hilarious vintage outfits and no one judged me for referencing Bye Bye Birdie and almost breaking out in song. 

{remember how i'm awkward?} 

top left: Chrissy and Janel
top right: my sweet Bye Bye Birdie outfit
bottom left: notes
bottom right: me and Chrissy [stolen from her Instagram :)]

along with all that, we got to hear from some amazing speakers. 

i learned a lot from them and loved how honest & real they were about their journeys.

the speakers:

Becki from Whippy Cake

Steph from City Moms Blog

Heather from HELLOmynameisHeather.com

Liz from The Blue Eyed Owl

Jeremy & Adrienne from Dream Book Design

Ashley from The Shine Project

Kimberly from A Night Owl

Karen from Elan Photographie

i'm so grateful for the Junk in the Trunk Market girls for putting together a great conference!

thanks for letting me come! :)