Learning, growing, pushing yourself out of your comfort zone and being inspired to “do good in the world on a grand scale”. Our closing speaker inspired us with that challenge and that is exactly what I want to do. I haven’t figured it all out yet but that is my goal.
If we all had that as a goal, just think what an awesome place the world would be!
Haven was all about being inspired and empowered.
Ana White — keynote speaker — awesomeness (with a baby bump)!
There are sessions for learning, parties for dancing and laughing, meals for nourishing and coffee so you can stay awake to do all that in two short days.
The most important thing I can say about attending Haven or any conference is you get out of it what you put into it.
You give and you take. You look out for others and other’s look out for you. I hope everyone that went got something out of it, learned something new, made some friends and found a potential tribe.
Tribe: People you can help and people you can learn from. Your posse’. Your support group. People that “get” you and you “got” each other!
A tribe doesn’t happen overnight. Blogging success doesn’t happen overnight. What worthwhile thing in the world does?
Reach out to others. Be kind. Be interested. Be invested.
You GET out what you PUT IN!
Top left — then read it like a book!
Carrie, Kelly, me, me, Brittany, Jenna, me
Cindy, me, Jessica, me, me, Ashley
me, Gail, Diane, Cindy, Serena, me, a whole lot of us!
So I have to give a shout out to Duluth Trading Co. for letting Brittany and I borrow their aprons from their booth for our class. I’m definitely getting a couple of these for permanent use. The pockets have mesh on the bottom so the sawdust falls out and there is a strap that goes up the back and pulls down the shoulder straps so they don’t irritate your neck. They were both quite comfy. On a side note: the men’s apron was longer and covered my shorts on the second day and it looked like I wasn’t wearing pants– But I was!
Ok that’s all about Haven now…until I post all my trim tips. I’m drinking a lot of coffee these days!
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Serena @ Thrift Diving says
You said it best: “You get out of it what you put in to it.” If you sit in a corner, no one notices you. If you get out on the dance floor and shake your tail feathers, everything thinks you’re crazy. Oh–wait–surely I’m not talking about myself here! 😉 But yes, your advice is spot on! For example, BlogHer ’13 in Chicago this year–meh–it was okkaaaayyy. However, I made the best of it. I met sponsors. I ate everything they gave me (gained 4 pounds, thank you very much!). And I ended up meeting up there with a couple blogger friends and learned some of the most valuable lessons I will ever learn. If I had sat in my room and complained about how terrible the sessions were (and they were), I would have missed all the other wonderful opportunities and relationships.
There. My 2 cents 🙂
Love ya, Sanda! 🙂
Serena @ Thrift Diving
Sandra says
Girl and you do rock at the tail feather shaking! No one puts Baby in the corner– she either puts herself there or puts herself on the dance floor! <3 you too girl!
Deneen@dreaming-n-color says
Really? You sat on my lap for an hour and no pic? Lol I expect a full post on how I was your dance partner at the last two conferences! All kidding aside, you make me smile! Thanks!
Sandra says
I can’t believe it either. You should totally drive all the way to Knoxville for a one on one little woodworking session and then we can recreate our “dance” pictures!
Cindy says
Sandra, it’s fun to see me and “Tail Feathers” Serena on your post. It’s usually nervewracking for me to put myself out there, but it can be so rewarding when I do! I was pumped to discover how super cool you are in real life!! And I got to tell my son that I met “the lady from the magazine” he brought in from the mailbox. 😀 xo
Sandra says
“Lady from the magazine”! wow, that’s me! I keep forgetting. LOL I’m glad you put yourself out there. It gets easier, trust me. I used to be SUPER shy! LOL Seriously!
Doesn’t it just feel like a blur now? Hope to see you again soon!
Serena @ Thrift Diving says
OH NO! Is that my new name? “Tailfeathers Serena”? HAHAHAA
capturing joy with kristen duke says
awesome recap–fun to briefly chat at the end! I’m writing my recap now and linking to you..even without a pic!
Sandra says
I can’t believe it! No pics again…I think you better travel to Knoxville so we can smoosh our faces together and get a selfie. LOL
Stan Pearse says
You got me all excited about maybe attending a future Haven event….but it looks like all the attendees are ladies………okay…I’ll attend.
Carrie says
Sandra! It was so great to see you again and you were by far one of my Haven Highlights. Thanks for all the joy and laughter you brought with you everywhere you went.
Sandra says
You are so sweet! I LOVED hanging out with you — hope to do it again soon.
ForRent.com says
Hi Sandra! Homes.com & ForRent.com enjoyed the opportunity to sponsor the event and had a great time connecting with attendees such as yourself at the Haven Conference! Be sure to take a look at all the photos from the event on Facebook, tag yourself & share with family/friends! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151783562125943.1073741827.38844010942&type=3 Excited to chat with you soon! 🙂