Blogpodium Recap Part 1 of 2: Overview of the Day

<div style="text-align: center;">On Sunday I attended Blogpodium with about 250 other amazing bloggers. </div><div style="text-align: center;">You guys, I had the BEST time. If you were there, then you are probably as inspired as I am by all the talent, creativity and advice that we were surrounded by all day. The blogging community is just as amazing and supportive in person as it is online - and that is something to smile about. If you weren't there, you best be coming next year - but in the meantime I will catch you up:</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will admit I was a bad blogger while I was there...I took about zero photos. I'm going to chalk it up to being in the moment and being busy socializing! Luckily the always amazing <a href="http://www.annawithlove.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Anna with Love</span></a> captured the day better than I ever could:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsJURcngg5uf2FHNdc_8qjC4ZXpLfnaF5eqxa7Pm2jcCRBLfVaNIabjVn4i3bsZWfrP_MWvhGrmBu9lY5CobYAreQduc9a2CU5rvsZ0bpv0N5dwDCxygeuaOvH-5MLT79jppLVLM7ndI/s1600/blogpodium+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsJURcngg5uf2FHNdc_8qjC4ZXpLfnaF5eqxa7Pm2jcCRBLfVaNIabjVn4i3bsZWfrP_MWvhGrmBu9lY5CobYAreQduc9a2CU5rvsZ0bpv0N5dwDCxygeuaOvH-5MLT79jppLVLM7ndI/s640/blogpodium+1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ^ The decorations provided by <a href="http://www.minted.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">minted</span></a> were absolutely perfect! I loved all the pretty details.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xkCHAzJ9TcG36P-nstijFq2BTXns3TlTc5xOQlW-jHEATCoHrL8CvMZwf9xKTMJumEDHSXpcpDnbFUT0u4jDHW29dcNkClgH1BsumMy_6ltBk-KnVvnFSEunwXKs_3MKbpWhfpnOAAM/s1600/blogpodium+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6xkCHAzJ9TcG36P-nstijFq2BTXns3TlTc5xOQlW-jHEATCoHrL8CvMZwf9xKTMJumEDHSXpcpDnbFUT0u4jDHW29dcNkClgH1BsumMy_6ltBk-KnVvnFSEunwXKs_3MKbpWhfpnOAAM/s640/blogpodium+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^<span style="color: #ea9999;"><a href="http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/">Sarah Richardson</a><span style="color: black;">'s</span></span> keynote speech was one of the highlights of the day for me. She spoke about her struggles to get to where she is today, about her family, her style, her business. She was totally open.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS696z0F7bSlp7WH4GitSI84eezhyZWrurQzLc-0H-lY7dLVaxV5D4AA_DN0-EXFMGTu9OPpuAymKCCI_lmt3803IR4vBwecEwGBo-zRkIeYfztNYfHQp9yLvxuBhdXcwEnF5TlOiqufM/s1600/blogpodium+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS696z0F7bSlp7WH4GitSI84eezhyZWrurQzLc-0H-lY7dLVaxV5D4AA_DN0-EXFMGTu9OPpuAymKCCI_lmt3803IR4vBwecEwGBo-zRkIeYfztNYfHQp9yLvxuBhdXcwEnF5TlOiqufM/s640/blogpodium+3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^Getting ready to learn from fabulous <a href="http://www.stephaniesterjovski.com/"><span style="color: #e06666;">Steph Sterjovski</span></a> with some old and some new friends! Elyse, that hair flip is pretty unreal.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uksWh1LUuqOrpj4n5AeN7aHR3ZVC6wOTKr82M_mX-m10-LAT1qdWTsFsBIhaIQPszcaZlbeg4ypJl1rid-NCFwwrwiRgvl4rPCqnP6st5obm9VtTgkcWeQ8nIZ3Ljk3AsqgFkEGgBOc/s1600/blogpodium+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9uksWh1LUuqOrpj4n5AeN7aHR3ZVC6wOTKr82M_mX-m10-LAT1qdWTsFsBIhaIQPszcaZlbeg4ypJl1rid-NCFwwrwiRgvl4rPCqnP6st5obm9VtTgkcWeQ8nIZ3Ljk3AsqgFkEGgBOc/s640/blogpodium+4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^ So proud of my girl <a href="http://www.stephaniesterjovski.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Steph</span></a>!  Her presentation was invaluable. Such a genuine heart!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbDp4-dhD3f8rhFgYuy5Rdg1EAX5Q0557H6pfyychWGof2bAfzQvz005nd8DaLl6vka8fRzreSgxT07w_YFvpoNnshgCin-tOpOpvnLu3txhGgJ8PIM-suQRPfsakYzOMu6P7KD5NPdw/s1600/blogpodium+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTbDp4-dhD3f8rhFgYuy5Rdg1EAX5Q0557H6pfyychWGof2bAfzQvz005nd8DaLl6vka8fRzreSgxT07w_YFvpoNnshgCin-tOpOpvnLu3txhGgJ8PIM-suQRPfsakYzOMu6P7KD5NPdw/s640/blogpodium+5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^ Amazing food all day long keeps this blogger very happy</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL-ETBwJmqRdjJfHP1hpx51ygBGUTmegpJmP1XlkouQ_A9exD-dLwArA1qii9myvForN4bfr7bibT5ioj_li8rbqtcMpgdSpAAJLLVvUwI6VEFMe5ZsqLu_42zwFPPRIO-xwKH8Mf5gY/s1600/blogpodium+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL-ETBwJmqRdjJfHP1hpx51ygBGUTmegpJmP1XlkouQ_A9exD-dLwArA1qii9myvForN4bfr7bibT5ioj_li8rbqtcMpgdSpAAJLLVvUwI6VEFMe5ZsqLu_42zwFPPRIO-xwKH8Mf5gY/s640/blogpodium+8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ^A seminar on "How to grow your blog using Social Media"...I have to say <a href="http://meredithheron.com/blog"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Meredith Heron</span></a> is exactly as I imagined her to be...hilarious, honest, and amazing. I got to spend some time with her throughout the evening and learned so much from this inspirational woman!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyVA9UQk8Uc2qO96VGguVWvqN9tdLskmp2wlV5lhagGm9R_wAZeWeCLMIDXvXsA0RCDufy4SHXaQK2HsTJGUEjgPtGS1iw_SBOq3tFo-osrFeQ4VMKdu6y4ghgqQT6ahPHnWO9424Mis/s1600/blogpodium+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyVA9UQk8Uc2qO96VGguVWvqN9tdLskmp2wlV5lhagGm9R_wAZeWeCLMIDXvXsA0RCDufy4SHXaQK2HsTJGUEjgPtGS1iw_SBOq3tFo-osrFeQ4VMKdu6y4ghgqQT6ahPHnWO9424Mis/s640/blogpodium+6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> ^Cute ribbon wall to display all of our business cards!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVZBrLQHBZe_eacsWiSrccnr7G9KmS2qHPkJKmPTJEnbQfv_FjoTLONlaw5h-DdJiZS8eQC1cxN8v6CTWAez4_iTrbJf37IrZPe_06upc4D8PXFjARPZvXv3VT9JXqVawgxhT9FQxEeQ/s1600/blogpodium+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiVZBrLQHBZe_eacsWiSrccnr7G9KmS2qHPkJKmPTJEnbQfv_FjoTLONlaw5h-DdJiZS8eQC1cxN8v6CTWAez4_iTrbJf37IrZPe_06upc4D8PXFjARPZvXv3VT9JXqVawgxhT9FQxEeQ/s640/blogpodium+7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">^"This is my goodside" - evening photobooth backdrop...You will see it in action tomorrow.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And in case you are wondering what I wore, this is the only picture I have of my outfit. Luckily it's a cute one and features me with my newest bloggy friend, Lynsey of <a href="http://www.froufrouandfrills.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Frou Frou and Frills</span></a>!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRGVD1Pg-IdEVWEkj_T-FqdBIHcPZJrtmoh-3TgTyb5_UbjQcBN5WlyI0ynT7Kx5M8IIqn8F3zENF9gtAfGYjRa6gqeZriJh7_7mwHQOpzsEZC2wKJUn_VW4nHeISFqvfM_HmwlhgG3M/s1600/my+outfit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRGVD1Pg-IdEVWEkj_T-FqdBIHcPZJrtmoh-3TgTyb5_UbjQcBN5WlyI0ynT7Kx5M8IIqn8F3zENF9gtAfGYjRa6gqeZriJh7_7mwHQOpzsEZC2wKJUn_VW4nHeISFqvfM_HmwlhgG3M/s400/my+outfit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A red/orange pencil skirt, basic grey tee, some bling bling and a little leopard belt. With some gorgeous studded flats that have left me blistered and defeated.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Come back tomorrow for some of the most useful things that I learned and some photobooth fun (way too much photobooth fun).</div><div style="text-align: center;">How was your weekend?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">**All photos except the last one courtesy of <a href="http://www.annawithlove.com/"><span style="color: #ea9999;">Anna with Love Photography</span></a>.<br />Too see the rest of the photos from Blogpodium,<a href="http://annawithlove.smugmug.com/Blog-Podium"> <span style="color: #ea9999;">click here</span></a>.</span><br /><a href="http://s1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/?action=view&current=Tiffany-27.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i1254.photobucket.com/albums/hh609/tiffanyleighinteriordesign/Tiffany-27.jpg" /></a></div>

Blogpodium Recap Part 1 of 2: Overview of the Day

On Sunday I attended Blogpodium with about 250 other amazing bloggers.  You guys, I had the BEST time. If you were there, then you are proba...

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Anyone Ever Eaten One?

<div style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace; text-align: center;">I'm back from my trip to Halifax! Loved the Maritimes as always. Unfortunately, a couple of my meetings fell through, but I'm staying on the positive side because this meant more time with the boyfriend. I also started a second job today, serving at a local sports bar! Between these two jobs and school, I'm a busy bee, but I'll always find time for blogging.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBZdGltDadao3poqkgY4fyU4Df5no-HCm-hpxIItYBUtmq8dHO-7r8YrxHkRg1MIlU2WvESV5NdEHNBs2tjJbB-x5YtdfycA79WRniMJzbhrhYOCAu7AQYtsqEo-BhP-Z8SFYWPS9IOI/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdBZdGltDadao3poqkgY4fyU4Df5no-HCm-hpxIItYBUtmq8dHO-7r8YrxHkRg1MIlU2WvESV5NdEHNBs2tjJbB-x5YtdfycA79WRniMJzbhrhYOCAu7AQYtsqEo-BhP-Z8SFYWPS9IOI/s320/028.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">One of the best restaurants that I ate at was the Five Fishermen. This place has a really cool history, and is rumoured to be haunted! The building was once a mortuary where many bodies off the Titanic were kept! While I didn't see any ghosts, this little (big)guy definitely creeped me out when he showed up on my plate! Sure I ordered lobster but in Ontario, it never comes in full form like this! After getting over my fears of touching it and alot of hard work, I was so satisfied. Yummy and fresh. Have any of you ever eaten a whole lobster like this?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">xox Tiffany Leigh</span></div>

Anyone Ever Eaten One?

I'm back from my trip to Halifax! Loved the Maritimes as always. Unfortunately, a couple of my meetings fell through, but I'm stayin...

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