Five Things I Learned at Bloggy Boot Camp This Weekend!

As you may have known, I spent the past weekend in Dallas with two of my fellow Austin Bloggers members (Melissa at Domestic Engineering, and Leigh Ann of Genie in a Blog). While a more in-depth post is to come later - once I've caught up with all that I missed in my first overnight trip away from Ava and found time to sort through my thoughts on all that I learned at BBC Dallas - here are five things I learned at Bloggy Boot Camp this weekend:

1. I apparently like to take pictures of my food:

2. Brunettes outnumber blondes in the blogging community...

3. I'm socially awkward. This comes as little surprise, but it is hard for me to come up with things to talk about with fellow bloggers, despite that we obviously have something in common right off the bat.

4. Traveling with people you don't know very well can make for a surprisingly fun time. I had some great convos with the girls I was staying with, and was happy to have roommates - a pleasant surprise!

5. I'm not the low-maintenance under-packer that I think I am...oops!

(Yes, that shit is all mine, all for a 48 hour period.)

And, for a bonus, Dallas is actually kind of a cool place. Who knew?

A less BS post to come with a handful of things I actually learned at Bloggy Boot Camp Dallas and pictures of more than just my dirty clothes on the floor....

Guess Who's Going to Bloggy Boot Camp Dallas?!

Yeah, that'd be me. Definitely not the most difficult guessing game, now, was it?

A couple years back, I tossed around the idea of attending Bloggy Boot Camp in Austin, but was unable to come up with both the time and the money then. I've regretted missing it ever since, though, having heard so many positive things, and so when I heard that the SITS girls would be heading back to Texas this coming September, I knew I had to go!

Though they won't be in Austin this time around (aw, shucks!), they will be heading North of our capital city to the Big D, and so myself and several other area bloggers are planning to head the three hours up IH-35 to attend! 

I'm looking so forward to the opportunity to attend and hear from some amazing speakers, including the lovely Holly Homer from June Cleaver Nirvana, as well as Kathy Bouska from Mama's Losin It and many others! I'm equally looking forward to connecting in person with bloggers/writers that I have only previously known on the internet, and making some great new friendships!

Speaking of, I connect with several of you on a regular basis in the Dallas area, and would absolutely love to meet you, whether you'll be attending the one-day conference as well or not. I'm hoping to be in town Friday through Sunday, though that depends significantly on whether or not I can secure sponsorship, but I would love to meet some of you if you'd like!

If you're interested in attending Bloggy Boot Camp, either in Dallas or otherwise, click here for information on tickets, locations, and how you can benefit!