Friday

10:30 am – Jon Acuff – Quitter

12:45 pm – Me Ra Koh – Your Baby in Pictures

12:45 pm  Heather Solos – Home Ec 101

1:45 pm – Kyran Pittman – Planting Dandelions

1:45 pm-  Jeannette Kaplun – Todobebé: Todo lo Que Necesitas Saber para el Primer Año de tu Bebé

4:00 pm – Meagan Francis – The Happiest Mom: 10 Secrets To Enjoying Motherhood

4:00 pm – Anna Lefler – The Chicktionary: From A-Line to Z-Snap, the Words Every Woman Should Know

Saturday

8:45 am – Amy Cotta – Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans

9:00 am – Danielle Smith – Mom, Incorporated: A Guide to Business + Baby

11:00 am – Ananda Leeke - That Which Awakens Me: A Creative Woman’s Poetic Memoir of Self-Discovery

11:00 am Courtney Dial – Push-Up Pops

2:00 pm – Claire Diaz Ortiz – Twitter For Good

4:00 pm – Tami Heim  - @stickyJesus: How to Live Out Your Faith Online

4:00 pm – Tsh Oxenreider  – Organized Simplicity: The Clutter-Free Approach to Intentional Living

We also have what we call Sponsor Suites just up the stairs in the Magnolia Mezzanine and we wanted to share a little bit about what they have in store for you next week.

Location: Cheekwood F

Keep It Real with California Raisins! There’s nothing like having a warm cookie out of the oven with a cold glass of milk or fresh coffee. Follow your nose – and your stomach – to the Let’s Keep it Real Country Kitchen. We’ll be serving all-natural, healthy snacks and while you’re at it, enter to win one of two amazing Williams-Sonoma prize pack giveaways.

We’re keeping it real in Cheekwood F.

Location: Cheekwood C

Ebates is proud to be a part of the Blissdom experience, and we welcome attendees to join us in our first ever Ebates Café located in Cheekwood C. Bloggers will be able to grab a cup of coffee, relax in our chic café, and get to know the largest cash back shopping site. See you there!

Location: Belmont B

The Extra Space Storage suite is designed to help attendees lighten their loads, recharge their electronics and relax at BlissDom.  The suite will be filled with refreshments, comfortable seating and power strips to recharge your electronics, and there will also be an area for a limited number of visitors to unload their belongings and ship them home, free of charge!  Be sure to stop by and organize your thoughts and belongings!

Location: Belmont A – FRIDAY ONLY

Glade® Expressions™ Belmont AGlade® Expressions™
Experience the newest Glade® Expressions™ fragrance collection and receive a “prettiair” spa experience inspired by four new scents – Cotton & Italian Mandarin, Pineapple & Mangosteen, Fuji Apple & Cardamom Spice, and Lavender & Juniper Berry. Enjoy a manicure, get your make-up touched up, and sample hors d’oeuvres and “mocktails”.  Call 312-233-1382 to reserve your appointment or stop by to sample the new artfully designed collection.

Additionally, BlissDom is the first stop on the Glade® Expressions™ “Happiair” 30-city road tour. Stop by the mobile experience parked in the Magnolia Canopy 1 parking lot to get exclusive demos of the Glade® Home Style Studio and free product giveaways. Friday, February 24, 2012 9.a.m. – 4.p.m. - One Day Only!

Location: Cheekwood G

GoGo squeeZ, the fun applesauce on the go, invites you to stop by our suite for some simple good fun. Try our yummy squeezable applesauce flavors, including the newest member of our family, AppleBerry. Let your hair down with GoGo on Saturday from 6-7pm in Cheekwood G where we’ll squeeZ in some extra fun by hosting our first ever cocktail party. And believe it ladies, we made a cocktail especially for you out of your kids favorite snack! Check us out at www.gogosqueez.com and connect with us @GoGosqueeZ and #gotsauced.

Location: Magnolia Boardroom B

Everyone you know has something they need to hear. Tell them they inspire you. Tell them they’re your superhero. Tell them you miss them. Tell them – whether they are at Blissdom or at home – anything they need to hear with a free card from Hallmark’s suite (Magnolia Boardroom). Just select, sign and seal. We’ll do the rest. www.facebook.com/tellthem

Location: Hermitage E

At BlissDom 12, Johnson & Johnson wants to learn about what inspires you. Swing by Hermitage E to discover how J&J is working with families and connecting to communities through programs like text4baby and &you. Come experience our interactive photo gallery and be inspired by the caring stories behind the pictures. Join the conversation @JNJStories #inspirecare.

Location: Cheekwood B

The Microsoft Office and Windows teams will be hosting a Live Webcast with Janice Croze, 5 Minutes for Mom on Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. in Cheekwood B.  During the webcast, Janice will be giving away a number of Microsoft products including copies of Office home and Business 2010, Office Professional 2110, Arc Mouse. LiveCam Show (Microsoft Webcam) and a Windows PC – The Acer AspireS3.

Pre-Blissdom, you can download your BlissDom Microsoft Office OneNote 2010 note book here.  A digital “catchall” to collect and organize notes, photos, audio clips and websites for any project. Microsoft and Hotmail will also be giving away goodies after the webcast and throughout the weekend. Plus there will be snacks, soft drinks and charging stations all weekend long!

Location: Cheekwood A

Picha is Life Captured and Shared.

Where the entrepreneurial spirit and social good meet to change lives. Come to our suite to see how it works and how to get involved. There will be lots of amazing photography equipment for you to experience, hands-on learning with stations for playing with videography, water droplet photography, motion photography, and of course a photo booth!

 BEAUTY & FASHION SUITE – LOCATION: Hermitage B

Do you want a little pampering?  Come visit the Beauty & Fashion Suite (Hermitage B) and Ritani will pamper you with a relaxing manicure.  You can then show off your fabulous fingers while trying on our new Stackables for size!  You’ll have a chance to create your own custom fabulous looks and be entered to win some stackable rings of your own.

Alberto VO5 invites you to sit back, relax and let us make your hair look fabulous! Stop by the VO5 suite (Hermitage B) to make an appointment for a professional blow-out.  Look chic and get glamorous for your day in or night out with the ladies.  Learn about the big secret VO5 is revealing right here at BlissDom: that VO5 contains 5 essential Vitamins for healthy, beautiful hair.  A secret only VO5 has and is worth sharing with women everywhere!

Follow this email link to schedule your appointment today!  cmcnamara@360publicrelations.com

Today’s Insider’s Guide comes from an attendee with a  special expertise – feeding the family easily! Check out these great tips to get your family fed while you’re at BlissDom.

You have been anticipating this weekend for months. You have been counting down the days, piecing together outfits, emailing your best blogging friends and you can’t wait to land at the Opryland Hotel and get the party started. BUT. Don’t you just loathe that word sometimes?

BUT first you have to get the house and the kids ready so that you can go enjoy yourself without getting a text every five minutes asking where you put that frozen pizza your husband is sure you purchased but he can’t locate because the chicken nuggets are blocking his view! Some of you are blessed to have husband’s who can fend for themselves in the kitchen (kudos to them) but most of you are likely leaving your family in the care of someone who could use a little help in the food department while you are gone for 3-5 days.

Well we have some good news for you! We have some quick and easy solutions for you. Take an hour or two and freeze some meals for your family to have while you are away. You can rest assured that your family is eating well (and not spending hard earned dollars in the drive thru) and your husband can feel confident in his ability to parent because you have set him up for success.

Here are some easy to throw together meals that are also easy on the husband to prepare while you are away:

Toddler-ific Pizza Snack Cups

Traditional (All-American Family)

• Cereal Bar Cookies (breakfast)
• Frozen Yogurt Fruit Cups (breakfast)
• Breakfast Cookies (breakfast)
• Tacos in a Sleeping Bag (lunch/dinner)
• Enchilada Meatballs (lunch/dinner)
• Roasted Tomato Soup w/Grilled Cheese Croutons (lunch/dinner)
• Toddler-ific Pizza Snack Cups (lunch/dinner)
• Sweet & Sour Meatball Skewers (lunch/dinner)

Gluten Free Diary Free Southwestern Spaghetti Pie

Gluten Free Dairy Free

• Baked Oatmeal Bars (breakfast)
• Spiced Apple Pancakes (breakfast)
• Blueberry Breakfast Cookies (breakfast)
• Teriyaki Chicken (lunch/dinner)
• Southwestern Spaghetti Pie (dinner)
• Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Filling (dinner)
• Honey Chicken Kabobos (lunch/dinner)

Whole Foods (No processed)

• Strawberry Chocolate Chip Scones (breakfast)
• Individual Mac & Cheese Cups (lunch)
• Beef Chimichangas (dinner)
• BBQ Chicken Pizza (lunch/dinner)
• 15 Bean Soup with Pork (dinner)
• Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches (lunch/dinner)
• White Cheddar Chicken Pasta (dinner)

Vegetarian (no meat)

• Healthy Breakfast Cookies (breakfast)
• Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins (breakfast
• Buffalo “Chicken” Bagel Pizzas (lunch/dinner)
• Spinach Ricotta Stuffed Shells (dinner)
• Bean Enchilada Casserole (dinner)

For complete monthly freezer cooking menus for these dietary needs (as well as Baby/Toddler Foods and Diet) or more ideas for creating freezer meals while you are away visit Once A Month Mom.

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Tricia Callahan is founder and author of Once A Month Mom and will be getting her Bliss on at BlissDom 2012! When she isn’t using her Type A personality to create once a month cooking menus, she can be found chasing after her two toddlers who also have discovered a love for cooking at an early age.

Posts abound on what to wear at Blissdom, how to prep for the parties and even how to join the stroller brigade.

If you are pregnant, however, the guidance takes a different twist. So if you are heading to Blissdom, and are pregnant for the first or fifth time, there are some factors to consider to ensure your comfort, health and bliss!

1. Make sure to let your health care provider know you are traveling. Carry the contact information for your OB/Gyn, Midwife, etc. Get the name of a doctor or provider in the Nashville in the area in case you need to seek medical care while you are in town.

2. Make sure to get an aisle seat on an airplane if you are flying. It will enable you to get up to use the bathroom or walk around. Most medical professionals suggest getting up and walking around every two hours to keep blood flowing and reduce the risk of blood clots. The same can be said if you are driving. Make pit stops along the way.

3. When you check in, ask for a room near the conference space or near the restaurants and amenities. While they may not be able to accommodate your request, there is no harm in asking and mentioning why you are requesting a certain room.

4. Wear comfortable shoes that allow for foot swelling. As you know, pregnant women’s feet swell on a normal day. Add lots of walking and standing at the Conference, and poof! So make sure you can allow your feet to breathe.

5. Sit down. It is easy to get caught up in all the excitement but remember to sit down and rest from time to time. Wearing comfortable clothes means you can even find a spot to sit on the floor if you need to (although you may need a hand to stand back up!) Even sneaking back to your room before dinner for a quick cat nap will do wonders and will enable you to gear up for the fun at night.

6. Stay hydrated and carry snacks. While breakfast and lunch are provided at Blissdom, the evening activities are more appetizer-based (though there will be a lot of food available!) and it is hard to find snacks in between lunch and dinner. So pack some nutrition bars to keep in your BlissDom bag to grab if you find yourself starving. A likely chance when you are eating for two.

7. Don’t be afraid to ask or take an offer for a seat. I hate taking a seat from someone even if they are offering, but the sessions can be long and it is a kind gesture. Just make sure to be gracious about it and use it as an opportunity to meet another blogger.

8. Rock the baby bump. It is hard to feel attractive when you see chatter about fitting into skinny jeans for Blissdom. A cute maxi dress can take you from day to night. Add a pretty scarf or a fun bracelet – accessories always fit!

9. Don’t carry too much. It is easy to carry around a bag with a laptop, a tablet, cords, a phone, business cards, water…..but the extra weight can put strain on your back and shoulders, which are already being strained as it is. So think strategically about what you really need to have with you during the day. Besides, it also means you can pack a lighter suitcase too!

10. It is hard to be at a party when everyone is raving about the wine. So ask for a fun mocktail. Here are a couple that don’t involve the word ‘virgin’.

• Kid Cosmopolitan: 3 ounces of cranberry juice, 5 ounces of orange flavored sparking water and one lime wedge. (Note: if the bartender doesn’t have orange-flavored sparkling water, ask for 2 ounces of orange juice and 3 ounces of sparking water to substitute.)
• Mommy-to-Be Mimosa: 3 ounces of fresh orange juice and 3 ounces of ginger ale.

Enjoy your time at Blissdom with all of the supportive women, Moms (and Dads). Who knows, maybe your little bundle could be the next big social media guru. I mean, they are already getting a pretty good start!

*Charlene will be rocking her baby bump at Blissdom while leaving her husband, 2 year old son, and toy poodles at home. Although she honestly doesn’t know what she is going to wear. She is a Community Leader in Social Media and Technology, and she spoke at Blissdom last year on legal issues. After spending years writing laws and regulations that became models for many states, Charlene now blogs about whatever she wants; specifically, fabulous things like technology, travel, social media, fashion and fitness at CharleneChronicles.com. She occasionally steps away from the computer so she can experience the people behind the avatars. (Though you all look very nice in your pictures.) But Charlene still loves connecting with people on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, or Google+ so she hopes you’ll click on one of the links so she can see you there!

We are so excited to be featuring wisdom from our amazing Community Leaders – welcome to the BlissDom Insider’s Guide!  

Today we have fantastic tips on arriving at BlissDom from Jody Halsted, one of our Travel Community Leaders for BlissDom 2012!

The excitement for BlissDom is building.  Twitter and the BlissDom Newbies Facebook page are filled with excitement and nervous questions.  Those of us who have enjoyed the Southern hospitality of Nashville and the incredible Gaylord Opryland can tell you- you’re in for a treat!

As a frequent traveler I understand the nerves that come when you arrive at a new place, not really sure where to go or what to do.  I’m here to set your nerves at ease, alleviate those travel stresses, and get you to the Opryland without frazzling that beautiful new coiffure.

Arriving at Nashville International Airport

Nashville International is a relatively small airport with only 4 concourses and 3 levels.  All concourses converge in the center and you’ll go down the well-marked escalator to level 2 baggage claim.  With only 9 baggage claim carousels you’ll be able to collect your bag quickly and head down to level 1 to catch your ride to the Opryland.

Getting to Opryland via Ground Transportation

At the base of the escalator you’ll find the Opryland Information Center.  Here you’ll find more information you could ever need about the Opryland Hotel.  If you haven’t booked your shuttle to Opryland online you can arrange your ride here.  The shuttle operates from 5am-11pm, departing approximately every 20 minutes; cost is $40 round trip.

Sharing a cab will cost less ($25 trip + $1 per additional passenger) and be just a bit faster. You’ll find cabs waiting just outside the level 1 exit.  A valet will wave down the next cab in line and you’ll be on your way in minutes.

Arriving at Gaylord Opryland by Car

If you’re driving to Nashville or renting a car finding the Opryland is really quite easy.  Hint:  It’s the massive bio dome off Briley Parkway!

But once you’ve entered the Opryland grounds things can get confusing. (Really- I got lost and drove around it (twice) before I figured out where the lobby was.) Here are a couple tips for after you are there:

• After you turn left at the first intersection into the Opryland Hotel complex be sure to keep right. You’ll see acres of parking lots. Watch for the check-in or lobby sign (it will be your 3rd left, I believe).
• Parking is convenient and there is a daily charge of $18; $26 if you valet. Figure this into your budget!

Just a note about renting a car…  It’s not necessary.  The Opryland Hotel is like a city inside a biodome.  There is no reason to leave- everything you need (and all your friends) are right there!

Jody Halsted is known as iatraveler on Twitter.  You can read that as IA (Iowa) traveler or I a traveler, whatever works for you.  You’ll find Jody sharing family travel tips at her Family Rambling® blog and her adoration of travel in the Emerald Isle at Ireland with Kids.  As this is Jody’s 4th Blissdom and 6th visit to the Opryland be sure to tweet her if you’re lost.  She’ll come save you- much like a St. Bernard in a snowstorm, possibly with whiskey.

Are you in Nashville Thursday morning? Got a camera? Then please, join us for a wonderful Photo Walk with Lotus Carroll of I Am Lotus! She’ll be taking you through some amazing and inspiring places at the Opryland hotel, including the Orchid garden, the Biodome and more, all the while providing clever and practical tips for taking great photos.

The photo walk starts at 10am Thursday Feb 23rd in the Magnolia ballroom (a.k.a. the photography ballroom!), and lasts two hours. Bring your gear, and we’ll see you there!

Can’t make it for Thursday morning? Don’t worry because you’ll have time to take in the beauty of the Opryland’s horticulture and settings all weekend long.

Friday, 7-8 am  (Location : Hermitage A) – Get your morning started with a fitness session from Suzanne Bowen

Suzanne Bowen is an AFAA certified Group Fitness & Pilates instructor classically trained at The Lotte Berk Method in New York City and Bridgehampton. She is the Nashville, TN, based creator of BarreAmped, BarreAmped Fire, and BarreAmped Boot Camp. She has created and starred in numerous internationally renowned fitness DVDs including 10 Minute Solution Pilates Perfect Body and Suzanne Bowen’s Gorgeous Core. Her workouts and DVDs have been featured in several publications including Fitness Magazine, USA Today, Prevention, and Pilates Style. She and her husband, Levi, own Seren Motus Fitness Studios in Franklin, TN, where she offers her signature extreme results BarreAmped classes.

Suzanne will be teaching a a fusion-barre class which is a fusion of ballet and modern (dance inspired postures- not actual dance), Pilates and yoga. It will be a core based class which will leave participants worked, centered and stretched. A great kick off!

Sign Up for Suzanne’s session on Friday at 7 am here.

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Saturday, 7-8 am (Location : Hermitage A) – Start your day off right with a fitness session from Amy Cotta.

Amy is the author of Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans, mother of six, entrepreneur, inventor, award-winning athlete, personal trainer, fitness video star, and television personality. Amy is a seasoned fitness writer. She recently co-produced a series of 36 articles, quizzes, slideshows and videos for Disney Inc.’s Lose the Baby Weight Challenge on BabyZone.com, the internet’s largest parenting website. A respected and trusted media personality, Amy is the health expert on many Nashville area talk shows and news program.

Amy Cotta will be focused on body weight exercises to firm and tone your core. Easy step by step exercises that anyone at any age or exercise level can do!  Get jump started on Saturday morning with one of the top fitness experts and author of “Six Weeks to Skinny Jeans”. Let Amy help you get back in those skinny jean in the back of your closet.  Amy will also be doing a book signing at the Barnes & Noble booth at 8:45 am on Saturday.

Sign up for Amy’s session on Saturday at 7 am here.

We are so excited to be featuring wisdom from our amazing Community Leaders – welcome to the BlissDom Insider’s Guide!  

Today we have fantastic organizing tips from Kristi, one of our Blogging 101 Community Leaders for BlissDom 2012!

Today I want to share with you some ideas for keeping organized before, during & after BlissDom. Last year was my first year and I was a bit overwhelmed at first because I was so nervous. I didn’t even think of these things before I went and then I got there and had handfuls of business cards & notes from the sessions and I left all disorganized!

“Who was I supposed to email? What session was this scribbled ‘tweet-able’ quote from? Who was the speaker in the last session?”

So here are my tips and then below you’ll find the link to download a Free Conference Prep Packthat has packing list, who I want to meet list, notes section, who to follow up with & session note sheets. I hope you’ll enjoy it! You can either print it or use it on your smart phone’s PDF reader.

Photo by Angry Julie Monday

1. Actually write out your packing list. I usually make two. One for clothing & one for blog/tech stuff.
2. Bring a way to organize the business cards. I use a hole punch and a binder ring. I punch a hole in the corner of the card then open the ring and slip it on. I usually take 3 rings-one for follow up with, one for sponsors & one for blogs to check out/speakers.
3. Write out a list of a few people you want to meet! I wrote list of 5 last year and I met all of them because I remembered!
4. When you get to a session, find a comfy seat(I recommend never sitting with the same person twice! Network!!) and take out your note taking item of choice (iPad has a recording app which allows you to type notes and record at the same time but you’ll need to be close to the front for it to be very clear) this could be good old paper and pencil, iPad, laptop, whatever you prefer. I use my iPad and a notebook. Sometimes I just like scribbling down what catches my ear and other times I type it out. After getting ready make sure you write the name of the session at the top of your page & the speaker(s). I also suggest getting everyone’s business cards you are sitting with and writing their names on your sheet too.
   

   Photo by Angry Julie Monday

5. Write down the speaker’s contact info and/or twitter handle. Use it when tweeting during the session if appropriate & also to say thanks!
6. When you meet someone you really click with take their card and make some sort of mark on it (I use a star or some other scribble). These are usually the people you want to follow up with. I met a few really awesome people last year and have collaborated with them this past year because I followed up!
7. Relax and have fun! Make sure you tweet me (@creativekristi) I’d love to meet you & hear your blog goals!

Don’t forget to download your free Conference Prep Pack! Click the image below to download!

Print multiple copies of the note sheets so you have at least one per session!

Kristi, better known as Creative Kristi, is the energetic & bubbly force behind her personal blog, Creative Kristi & her blog design business (the idea born at Blissdom 2011), Creative Kristi Designs. She spends her days drinking entirely too much coffee, homeschooling her two little ones & making the blog world gorgeous & fabulous! Her mission in life is to spread some bloggy love & she wants everyone to feel the love so tweet at her, say hi & tell her what your biggest Blissdom fear is.

We are so excited to be featuring wisdom from our amazing Community Leaders – welcome to the BlissDom Insider’s Guide!  

Today we have fantastic tips about Vlogging from Charlene one of our Entrepreneur/Business/Social Media/Tech Community Leaders for BlissDom 2012!

BlissDom is a great time to try something new, like video blogging. As you probably have figured out, BlissDom is engaging and there will be no shortage of video inspiration and opportunities. There are Vlogging and Technology Community Leaders, like myself, that can help you rock it on camera throughout the entire conference. Yet, here are five tips to get you to pull out your video camera as soon as you step into the hotel.

1. The first hurdle is to eliminate your fear. (You can do it!) If you are not comfortable being in front of the camera, at least start video-ing behind the camera. Video the lobby. Video your room or the amazing atrium. Just get started. You can always delete, but start thinking about video-ing opportunities.

2. Look at events with a videographer’s eye. Pictures are great to capture a moment or to document an image for a blog post. However, think about doing quick videos too. Maybe the sponsor in the booth is willing to let you video their demo. (Always get permission first and their card to send them the final product!) At one of the evening parties, video your friends waving at your camera and shouting “We love BlissDom!”. Those 30 second videos are great standalone products, or can be combined into a fabulous final product compilation.

3. Determine what video equipment you need to get started. Many smartphones have good quality video cameras built-in and are easy to transition from picture to video in a couple seconds. You will see some vloggers running around with heavy duty video equipment, but don’t let that intimidate you. Most video bloggers will tell you that some of their best work (and most popular hits on You Tube or Vimeo) were smartphone-based videos too.

4. Most of your videos can be quickly uploaded to YouTube or other social media sites. If you want to do some editing, all you need is a computer with video editing software. Apple computers have iMovie built in and Windows has a free product to download as well.

5. Check out the video session at BlissDom, and track down the Vlogging and Technology Community Leaders for ideas and advice. Pick up even more tips on lighting, location, watermarking, sound and, yes, legal requirements around music and credits.

Lastly, there are some fun products to consider if you want to take your video on the go (or to the next level). I put together a Pinterest board on ‘Video Blogging Must Haves‘. Some pinned products cost as little as $10 and others can hit your wallet hard if you want to invest in top-of-the-line equipment, but there is something for everyone to consider.

I look forward to seeing you, and your video camera, at BlissDom! Lights, Camera, Action!

This year, Charlene is a Community Leader in Social Media and Technology. She spoke at Blissdom last year on legal issues. After spending years writing laws and regulations that became models for many states, Charlene now blogs about whatever she wants; specifically, fabulous things like technology, travel, social media, fashion and fitness at CharleneChronicles.com. She occasionally steps away from the computer so she can experience the people behind the avatars. (Though you all look very nice in your pictures.) She loves connecting with people on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, YouTube, or Google+ so she hopes you’ll click on one of the links so she can see you there.

But you and I both know how we answer depends on our state of mind at the time we are asked.  Ask me in the depths of Winter and I am hoping for Spring.  Ask me at 6pm in the evening and I’m hoping for an end to the chaos of the day.

But ask me in the midst of a family crisis?  And I’m hoping with every ounce of my being for everything to JUST.BE.OK.

For some families…. a ‘crisis’ happens daily as they ‘hope’ for a way to feed their children, as they ‘hope’ for extra hours at work to provide the money they need to buy groceries for the week.

BlissDom and long time supporter, ConAgra Foods, are working together again…. This time it is to introduce the program Child Hunger Ends Here to people just like you.

Together they asked, “What Does HOPE Mean To You?“… and so many of you answered:

Thank you, a million times over, to the amazing women who contributed pictures and video to not only this week’s BlissDom Speaks Project, but to each of them:

How has BlissDom changed you?

Why come to BlissDom?

How do you describe BlissDom to someone who has never been?

BlissDom is MY conference because….

With your voices, your experiences and your love, you have made this project special.

Gratitude also, to our fabulous editor, Nick – who made magic with every little bit I sent him.

Also – a tremendous thank you to ConAgra Foods and Child Hunger Ends Here for the beautiful HOPE they give to hungry children every single day and for once again supporting BlissDom.

As we have each week, we have chosen someone who contributed either video or pictures for our BlissDom Speaks project as the winner of a free night at the Opryland Hotel during BlissDom.  This week’s winner is Rachel McPhillips of Running Backwards in High Heels.  Congratulations, Rachel!

We are so excited to see at BlissDom soon!