My take on Blissdom

I didn’t really know what to expect when I showed up at Blissdom.  I knew it was a blogging conference and a big one.  By the online posts I read most people seemed to be wowed by Blissdom.  I can see why people are.  It was flashy!

I found the people everywhere (staff, bloggers, sponsors) to be very friendly and welcoming.  That was what I enjoyed the most, just connecting with people.

Blissdom’s purpose I found out while I was there was more to inspire and motivate and also to facilitate that connecting.  The speakers were entertaining and fun.  There wasn’t a whole lot of technical help.  I read somewhere that if you can Google it, it won’t be at Blissdom.  So maybe some of the help that I would be interested in is Googleable or maybe there is another conference more along those lines.  I enjoyed my time, but I don’t know that I felt inspired and motivated exactly.  Actually, I really like where I am.  I don’t have dreams of being famous or being on TV.  I just want to…share our life and laughs with those who want to read it, and continue to bless my family with some fun things along the way!

I did learn a few things at some of the workshops, but found much of the content way over my head.  I felt a little hick at Blissdom.  I wanted to say in my best Texas twang.  I’m just a wife and homeschool mom running my little blog on the side.  Could you repeat that in English?  🙂

I didn’t make it to the evening get togethers, so I can’t tell you about them.  Honestly, I don’t drink or dance nor do I watch soap operas–ha ha, so they just weren’t really my thing.

But yes, I absolutely did enjoy Blissdom.  It might  not have been exactly what I expected, but I was mostly hoping to connect with people, and Blissdom made that very easy.  Would I go again?  Yes, if it happened to be local again next year, I would try to go.  I do think it was worth it!