I’ve heard from many people that the Blissdom conference was a transcendental, transformative weekend filled with glitter and unicorns, so I wasn’t really surprised to find that most of the sessions were more motivational-speaker than how-to. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, but I didn’t come home with a plan to take over the world. And I’d sort of expected to, after hearing of so many other people who’d had that experience.
I did, however, come home with the conviction that I need to be more present in my own life. That’s kind of depressing and humbling to admit. And it’s going to be a little painful, because it means I’m going to have to put down the internet and pick up the Hot Wheels and My Little Ponies more often.
Right now I’m going to read the kids a few bedtime stories, and then I’ll continue tending to Rockford, who is in the basement trying to fight off what looks suspiciously like the flu. (The basement: It’s where we keep our invalids.) Rest assured, though — by the end of this week you’ll be thoroughly tired of hearing about Blissdom. In the meantime, here’s what a few other people thought about the conference:
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One phrase really resonated with me during the closing key note speech by Jon Acuff: Being a mom is enough. … What I pull from this statement is not to focus only on raising my kids, but rather to make them my priority.
- from “Blissdom reminded me to take it slow” by Amy at The MomBot.
The sessions were only an hour long, and I know that was on purpose so that we were not overloaded with information. But I wanted to be overloaded with information. I wanted to leave with a long to-do list of things I could implement on my blog. That just didn’t happen.
- from “Some thoughts on Blissdom” by The Nerd’s Wife.
Unlike the mass of Blissdom attendees who write about their excitement and expected life change, I just showed up. I assumed the common thread of those women was that they had little else going on. Turns out why they love Blissdom was because they are like me and have too much else going on.
Blissdom gets you away from the else.
- from “Leaving My Past in Grapevine, Texas: What Jon Acuff (& other People I Didn’t Know Six Months Ago) Gave Me This Weekend” by Lilly at Pancakes & Beet Juice