So back in May or early June I started seeing information pop up about this Influence blogging conference everywhere. Now, I may not be the best blogger, but oh do I love to read blogs! And a good majority of the blogs I read were talking about this christian blogging conference and I couldn't get it out of my head. And then I found out it was being held in Indy which is only a few hours from where I live. Then I REALLY couldn't get it out of my head.
So I chatted with my husband and thought about it and prayed about and and decided that as much as I would LOVE to go, I was just too chicken. I wouldn't know a single person there and I am kind of a homebody. I would miss my baby girl and my husband and the whole thought of leaving for THREE nights just made me all kinds of nervous. So I put it out of my head and moved on.
And then something funny happened. I just couldn't get it out of my head. Hmmm....maybe God was trying to tell me something. So once again I thought and prayed and talked to my husband and then next thing I knew I was taking a deep breathe and buying a ticket. At first I was elated! I was actually going to do this! But to be honest...I'm feeling those nerves much more strongly than excitement right now. So this whole meet and greet couldn't have come at a better time! :)
I'm actually going to be staying with a friend who lives in Indy to save some cash, but she is close to the hotel so I will be able to just drive back and forth. Yet another thought that makes me nervous. Which is sort of frustrating because I can be fairly outgoing...but new situations??? Nervous!
Anyways here is a little info about me and I can't wait to "meet" more girls online and then in person in a few weeks!!!
3 get to know me things:
1. I have a hilarious daughter Lucy who will be 2 in December and a pretty great husband Pat. We will be celebrating our 3 year anniversary in just a few weeks!
2. I LOVE to cook! Although working full time and having a kid make it a lot more difficult. I am pretty passionate about whole, clean, organic foods and am a mostly vegetarian :) Sometimes I have chicken. But mostly not. But seafood? Mmmm....yummy goodness! :)
3. I am fairly new to blogging and pretty uneducated. My big dream would be to blog and run a health coaching business. I am looking into going to school for this early next year.
2 things I am looking forward to:
1. I am really looking forward to meeting so many amazing ladies!
2. I can't wait to learn from the best and then apply all that knowledge once I get home.
1 thing I can't leave home without:
My iPhone. FaceTime does this mama wonders when I missing my sweet girl!
So glad that you are coming to influence! I am so excited.
ReplyDeleteI am grateful for facetime too!
P.S. I love the name Lucy. Such a sweet name!
Hey Lyndsay! So glad you are coming to The Influence Conference. It will be so great even though you're a little nervous:) Looking forward to meeting you and soaking up lots of great knowledge with you. See you soon!
ReplyDeleteHey Courtney! Can't wait to meet you there! Just checked out your blog and saw you are doing the "7" challenge. I am super impressed and would love to hear about it. See you soon!
DeleteHi, Lyndsay! Nice to "meet" you! My daughter's birthday is in December also (she'll be 5), and my husband is mostly vegetarian--the kids and I are 100% vegetarian :) Look forward to seeing you at the conference!
ReplyDeleteYea my husband isn't totally on board with the whole vegetarian idea...but he goes along with it pretty well :) Except for his weekly Wednesday Wings nights with the guys! When is your daughter's birthday in December? See you soon!
DeleteI felt kind of "chicken" to attend the conference, too, but I think it's going to be an amazing event! Looking forward to hopefully meeting you in person!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to meeting you too!
Deletei bought my ticket for influence and i think it was only after that i realized what i had gotten myself into! haha! i don't think i could go to a blogging conference if i didn't know people who are going and thankfully three of my close blog friends decided they were going to go, too!
ReplyDeletei'm excited to meet you, Lyndsay!
I just checked out your blog and was laughing! My husband is from Michigan so I quickly learned all about Michigan left turns! :) Looking forward to meeting you at the conference!
DeleteI really want to try the clean eating. I like my steak and seafood- but other than that I don't care much for meat. Excited to meet you!
ReplyDeleteHi Nicole! We can get together and talk about how much we miss our babies! And then talk about how fun it is to eat a meal that you don't have to share and/or eat cold once away from our sweet babies:) Hope to see you soon!
DeleteI love the name Lucy- what a cutie! I love to cook too and am leaning more and more toward fresh/organic/local/nonprocessed ingredients! I'd love to hear some of your favorites. Excited to meet you!
ReplyDeleteI am right there with you being excitedly nervous! This meet and greet has really helped to calm my nerves in some ways, but elevate them in other ways. :)
ReplyDeleteI have a little girl, Paisley, who will be 2 in March. This will be the first overnight away from her. WOW!
I'm also a vegetarian and my husband and I have an online meal planning service www.veggiemealmaker.com.
Sounds like we'd have a lot to talk about. :) Looking forward to meeting you at the conference!
-Shae
I was so nervous when I bought my ticket. It took me forever to get up the nerve! I can't wait to meet you and everyone else :) See you SOON!!
ReplyDeleteI was nervous when I bought my ticket! I'm so glad I did though, it's only 2 1/2 weeks away and I am SO stinking excited!
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