Each year around this time, I see all of the bloggers I admire tweeting and posting about Blissdom, a fun, sparkly blogging conference. Well, this year, I’ll be one of them! The Blissdom organizers announced last year that they were moving the conference to the Gaylord Texan in Grapevine — right down the road from me. I couldn’t have bought a ticket any faster.
I am so excited to attend Blissdom this year. I’ve ordered my business cards, planned my outfits and bought a portable cell phone charger. I’ve booked my room at the Gaylord Texan with fellow Dallas blogger, Dawn from The Frugal Mom. Did I mention how excited I am to sleep childless for a few nights? Dawn will have to pardon my enthusiasm at having my own bed.
There was one more thing… oh yeah! I redesigned my blog! The new design launched this morning, and I love it. The ladies at Hello Monday did a fabulous job. Don’t you just love that little nerdy boy? He’s my favorite.
This weekend, I sat down with the agenda to plan out the sessions I’d attend.
Here’s my game plan:
Thursday, 3/20:
10:30 am – PBJ Trade Event at Dallas Market Center. This is unrelated to Blissdom, but I’m really excited about it!
3:00-4:00 pm – Blissdom Photo Walk
4:30-5:30 pm – Newcomer Meet-up
7:00-9:30 pm – Opening Reception
8:00-10:00 pm – Shot@Life Cocktail Party
Friday, 3/21:
7:00-9:00 am – Breakfast
9:00-10:30 am – Opening Keynote with Scott Stratten
10:30-12:00 pm – Break
12:00-1:00 pm – Session #1 – Business: Sara Hawkins – Legal Bliss For Online Influencers & Professionals
1:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – VO5 Salon Appointment
2:30 pm – Head Shot Appointment with One2One Network
3:00-3:30 pm – Session # 2 – Life Development: Lisa Leonard: Telling Your Story: Authentically And Without Apology
3:30-4:15 pm – Break
4:15-5:15 pm – Session # 3 – Photography: David Molnar: From Meh To Amazing: Lessons From A Celebrity Photographer
5:15-6:15 pm – GoGo squeeZ Happy Hour
7:00-9:00 pm – Girls Night Out featuring Amber Riley & Chris Mann with CongraFoods
Saturday, 3/22:
7:00-9:00 am – Breakfast
9:00-10:00 am – Keynote with Susan Cain
10:00-11:30 am – Break
11:30-12:30 pm – Session #4 – Photography: David Molnar & Alli Worthington: Photographer Bootcamp
12:30-2:00 pm – Lunch
2:00-3:00 pm – Session #5 – Life Development: Sheila Lirio-Marcelo: Redefining Success
3:00-4:30 pm – Break
4:30-6:00 pm – Closing Keynote with Jon Acuff
8:00-12:00 am – Girls Night In
Wow! There is so much going on!
If you want to keep up with me this weekend, you can follow me on Twitter or Instagram. Follow all the bloggers at Blissdom using #Blissdom or use #NerdyBliss to follow just me!
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