Born to THRIVE

We are born and were created to THRIVE in this life, one way or another.  We all are passionate about something.  

It’s how we act on that passion that will determine our future.

Happy Sunday!  Hope y’all have had a fabulous week!!  I am still pondering over this past weekend!  I went to my first ever blog conference, Thrive for Bloggers.  If you guys have read my earlier posts, you know that I’ve wanted to start a blog for years now. Well, with that comes a lot of research because it’s a HUGE blogging world out there.  Little did I know how much goes into creating a website and all the other details of building and growing a blog.  So I was a happy girl when I heard there are conferences where you can learn and build relationships with other bloggers.  I come from a sales and marketing background and since networking is in my DNA, this was right up my alley.

We shopped, ate yummy food, mingled and soaked it all in as we listened and learned from one another.  There were so many amazing speakers with a wealth of knowledge that they were kind enough to share.  Everyone from different parts of the blogging world!  I’m so excited to go back through everything and apply what I’ve learned!  If you haven’t heard of their blogs, they’re listed below and are amazing!

Ashley {The Shine Project},  Audra {The Kurtz Corner}, Caroline {House of Harper}, Ashley {Fancy Ashley}, Megan {Greetings from Texas}, Sarah {Pretty Providence}, Meg {Everyday Meg}, Rachel {A Southern Fairytale}, and Kristyn {Lil’ Luna}.

The theme of this conference was so perfect…THRIVE! Regardless if you blog or not, we all want to thrive in the areas we are passionate…really life in general.  I long to thrive in my role as a wife and mother, a blogger and all other areas of my life.

I like to think that I thrive in situations where I’m pushed past my comfort zone and get to meet new people. Needless to say, I met a lot of girls this past weekend that are so sweet and have super cool blogs. Unfortunately, way too many to name them all. If you girls stumble upon this blog post, comment below!  I would love for my friends and readers to connect with y’all as well!! Thank you, Channing & Michelle, for inviting me!  It was so awesome getting to room with you two, Meg and Katie!  All of you ladies rock and I’m looking forward to a girls’ night!  If any of you guys have not checked out their blogs, do it! These girls are super sweet and their personalities shine through every one of their posts!

Also, a big thank you to the lovely ladies who made it all happen, Whitney and Bree!  It was fabulous and I can’t wait for the next one!  I also want to thank Meg for all of the amazing photos!  Whatever camera you are shooting with…I. NEED. IT. Lol!! Such a fun weekend with great people!