10 Things My Relevant Roomies Should Know

I am very excited to be heading to the Relevant conference! I’ve got some awesome IRL and online friends who have supported me and encouraged me to go to this conference this year.

 Simply Sarah, Granola Mom 4 God, and Me!

I will be rooming with Sarah from Simply Sarah, and Jodi from Granola Mom 4 God. We  had the chance to meet-up once before the event, which was so much fun! Here are 10 things (in no particular order) that they should know about me:

1. I am a shy extrovert. I don’t usually go up to new people and introduce myself. For some reason I always feel like I’m imposing or bothering them. It will take me a moment to warm up to new people, but once I get talking, I talk! :)

2. It only takes me about 20 minutes to get ready in the morning so I will probably be one of the last ones to roll out of bed and get going.

3. I don’t think I snore, but it is allergy season so I’m not promising all will be quiet.

4. Once I start laughing, it’s hard to get me to stop.

5. I cannot guarantee that I won’t need a Coke (or two) in order to keep going. I know—not very granola—but I’m trying.

6. I don’t cry easily and am not very outwardly emotional.

7. I probably won’t process half of what is going on in the conference until a week (or two) later. It takes me awhile to think things through.

8. I will probably forget to check my phone if you try to text me. Ok, I never text so we’ll need to set a meeting point.

9. I can get slap happy.

10. I stay up late and have a hard time waking up in the morning.

During the conference I am hoping to be posting tidbits of info. about the conference. You can follow me @Spelloutloud or my Facebook page. You can also follow the hashtag #Relevant11 .

Linking up to Brooke’s Relevant Roomies Linky.

Relevant Blogging Conference

 

I have been mulling around the idea of attending a blog conference in the upcoming year. After reading all the Blissdom reports, I feel like I'm ready to take that next step of learning more of the ins and outs of blogging and connecting with other bloggers in real life. I really had no idea which conference I should go to or even what was really out there for bloggers. Then today I stumbled across information regarding the Relevant blog conference. When I read their mission-statement, I was hooked. I knew that this is the conference I needed to go to at this time in my life. So, tonight I participated in my first Twitter chat hosted by the Relevant team. 

The chat topic for this evening was getting a sponsor for the Relevant conference. I have to admit that it was a little difficult for me to keep up with the Twitter chat! Things kept freezing on me, but there was a wealth of good information shared.  Tommy Nelson, a Christian children's publishing company that markets books, Bibles videos and more, is one of the main sponsors of the conference and also participated in the chat. They hosted several give-aways and one special person actually won a ticket to the conference compliments of Tommy Nelson. 

What makes me excited is that this conference centers around my passions: my Savior, my family, and friends. Here's a quote from their site:

"We support women turning their hearts toward home and using their blogs to bless their families while also engaging the world for the glory of God." ~Relevant Blog Conference

This evening, before I put my daughter to bed, she brought me her favorite book. We have read it so many times that she knows all the words. She loves the characters. I love that this story gives me another opportunity during our day to talk about God. When I flipped the book over I realized that the same company that published that book was going to be a part of this evening's Twitter chat. How cool! I am thankful for Tommy Nelson for making godly materials available for families. And I think it would be so awesome to be a part of a conference that they are sponsoring.