Blog It Better: Philly Blog Connect Recap!

Headed back to Philadelphia for the 2017 The Blog Connect conference!

Recapped the kick off party yesterday on the blog, 

today we get down to business! 

When I saw that we were getting Erin Condren planners on Instagram,
I was PUMPED!
I've never had an Erin Condren planner, but I have heard amazing things
and I am so excited to use it!

With my new Moo blog business cards, I was ready to go!
{+ blog pens from Vistaprint are a favorite!}

The Blog Connect was held at Saxbys headquarters with free coffee all day!

The first speaker was Sarah Morgan for "Ten Game Changes to Take Your Bog to the Next Level",
lots of good tips and lots of things added to my to-do list!

 Next up was "Creating Your Own Space in The Blogosphere" by Sola Onitiri,
where she talked a lot about honest branding and finding motivation in your niche.

 The next speaker was Andy Shaw for
"Finding Your Voice: Write With Confidence, for Crying Out Loud"
where he shared his strengths and struggles as a daddy blogger at InstaFather.

I loved his honest talk about being a new dad and reaching out to other new dads,
it was a great talk that included being authentic in your blog voice
and the struggles of sharing the good with the bad.

You know I had to hit up those balloons for a photo op!
Shout out to Pri from Paintthetownchic for my 📷

 What I Wore: glasses- Bonlook, lips- Essence "Coral Calling" & e.l.f. "Pout Perfector" in "Glow", top- 8 Traxx Vintage & Velvet Sash Vintage {via April TPRFM}, sweater- Kohl's, pants- Gap, flats- Circus by Sam Edelman via Poshmark seller @sbock78

I love these swag bags!

Lunch was provided by Grateful Plate and it was nutritious and tasty!

After lunch we had our breakout sessions and I attended "#FeministSockBoss: How to Monetize Your Blog with Physical Products" presented by Jennifer Dziura from GetBullish

Next up we created unicorn masterpieces with Cupcakes by Ruth

Even with my limited drawing skills, my unicorn still had to have glasses:

To power through the last sessions, we had some sweet snacks from honeygrow:

I learned so much from the "SEO Bootcamp for Bloggers"
presented by Jess Herbine from BrokeGirlsGoOut,
it was interesting to get some insider information about how Google search works behind the scenes
 and the best ways to take advantage of it as a blogger

& last but certainly not least
was the panel discussion lead by the PHLBloggers founder Chrystina Noel
with Erica from Coming Up Roses, Nicole from Simply-Nicole, Amber from Ember + March

Finished the day off with an ice cream happy hour!

Thanks to Saxbys for hosting the 2017 Blog Connect PHLBloggers,
and all the people who made this event happen,
it was lots of fun and I learned a lot!

& home to explore all the swag!
Especially love the tote & of course the Erin Condren planner

Such a great event,
looking forward to the next!

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Blog It Better: Philly Blog Connect- Kickoff Party!

Saturday was the kickoff party for the 2017 The Blog Connect conference in Philadelphia!
Perfect opportunity to rock my new bug dress from the Victoria Beckham x Target collection.

What I Wore: glasses- c/o Faniel via 10/10 Optics, lips- e.l.f. "Rich Red", dress- Victoria Beckham x Target, blazer- Kate Young x Target, stockings- Nicole Miller, flats- Calvin Klein {via Burlington Coat Factory}

A rainy night but hello Philly, looking pretty!

The kickoff party was held at ellelauri
& was full of meeting lots of new people, wine, snacks, and of course, shopping!

I fell in love with this denim puffer vest,
Would love to add it to my collection!

I also loved this laundry bag and makeup pouch,
both would be perfect for travel.

Great night out to kick off The Blog Connect conference!

Recap of the The Blog Connect conference tomorrow on the blog!

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Start Making Sense!

We have been trying to see Start Making Sense, the Talking Heads tribute band, 

for years now. 

The last time we tried, a hurricane came through Asbury Park and it was cancelled.

The Talking Heads are one of my all time favorite bands. 

I mean, "Once In A Lifetime" was our first dance at our wedding...

{See our wedding pics HERE 💗}

They do not play together anymore and will likely never play together again. 

I have heard that Start Making Sense is amazing 

and I could not wait to finish off my hubby's birthday celebration week with this show! 

Perfect opportunity to rock this bedazzled vintage sweater

What I Wore: glasses- Bonlook, lips- Lancome "Pink Power" matte shaker c/o Influenster to review, sweater- vintage, pants- Primark, flats- Express, bag- Vera Bradley {thrifted}

We got to The Stone Pony nice and early to get the best seats in the house,
& you know... tag AP with some InTheLeopardCloset love...

The place filled up!

Usually videos taken during concerts suck,
but these recordings my mom took are surprisingly good!




The concert was AMAZING!
I am so happy my family came to jam out with us,
we jammed so hard my hands were bruised from banging on the table...
it was awesome.
Anytime we get to blast Talking Heads, I am definitely there for it.

Midnight tacos at Mogo was the ultimate way to end this night.

I love this new family tradition

Since today's post is all about music, I found this on Facebook and I had to share it.
Derived from my favorite song (yes of all time) "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band:

{via The Rod Ryan Show on Facebook}

In case you have never heard my favorite song of all time:


TGIF!

I am attending the The Blog Connect in Philly this weekend:

I'm so excited!

{Recap next week, obviously! Stay tuned!}

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