Beer, Bites and Blogging at the 5B Conference

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Saturday, I spoke about Google+ at the 5B Conference, also known as the believers in better beer, bites and blogging. Hoperatives in conjunction with Cincy Winter Beerfest, host the conference and did a great job of putting together a great line up of speakers. Attendees were treated to great conversation and lots of good information about beer blogging, food blogging and general blogging. During the lunch hour, we are treated to a special beer that was a happy accident. Instead of being aged for six months, it was aged for a year. Ends up it was well received by the conference attendees.

I attended sessions on Pinterest, combating blogging fatigue and using photography to tell a story. Regardless of how much you think you know about any particular subject, you can always learn more if you are open. This is one of the best things about attending a conference and attending one that is not in your usual area of expertise or interest. This is definitely a conference I will look into attending next year and maybe I will be able to hear more from the beer bloggers. They are a great group of people.

When Life Comes at You at Top Speed

I am thrilled by the opportunities coming my way in the next couple of months. Seriously, I am. I enjoy sharing my love of photography, writing, connecting and storytelling and knowing I get to do that by speaking at a few engagements is a blessing. I learned quickly you have to be careful what you ask for. You will most likely get it and it may come in abundance.

Life coming at you quickly can be overwhelming and I find it helpful to take a few moments to ground yourself. Meditating does not come easy to me, but I do take a few moments during the day to get quiet and center myself in the moment. Another helpful thing to do is to not accept anyone else’s chaos into your life.

For whatever insane reason, I believe some people enjoy living in a state of panic, complaint and chaos. And,they like having company. I don’t get down like that and avoid these types of situations and people as much as possible. I will listen and help out where I can, but I will not allow it to stress me out. That is not quality living.

In the coming weeks, I am focusing on building a new business, preparing for my speaking engagements, preparing for many work engagements and being a momma to my children. All of them take time and all of them bring their own forms of stress. All of them come at me at top speed, but I am not afraid. I welcome how each situation challenges me to be better and see the good in every situation.