Tomorrow I’m heading to Atlanta to attend Haven for two full days of inspiring sessions for home bloggers and DIY/decor enthusiasts. It was created and organized by a team of the most well-known home decor bloggers.
When I first heard about Haven a year ago, I thought it sounded like awesome fun, but I didn’t seriously consider going. I’m not a full-time professional blogger or interior designer. What business did I have going? And, let’s face it, it’s a long and expensive trip from Canada. How on earth could I justify the trip simply to indulge my personal passion for home decorating?
But the more I heard about Haven, the more I wanted to go. Like, REALLY wanted to. And, as luck would have it, inspiring quotes like these kept appearing in my Facebook newsfeed and Pinterest stream. Coincidence, lol?
Sources:
1. “Passion”… Source: Pinterest.
Original source and credits to:
www.etsy.com/shop/unraveleddesign
2. “Joy”…Source: Pinterest.
Original source and credits to:
www.etsy.com/shop/whimsystudios
Months went by.
Finally I brought the idea up with my husband. You couldn’t ask for a more supportive reaction. ”You’ve gotta go!” he said. (Seriously awesome hubby, 
) I had the Golden Ticket (haha) but I still wasn’t convinced I should.
Awhile later the idea happened to come up in a casual conversation with a friend. Her reaction was exactly the same: “Go!” And, that was the final little push I needed (thanks Tracey!) to invest in something that inspires me.
[Then I ran and booked my non-refundable ticket before the guilt set in and I changed my mind!]
I never would have guessed a few years ago that I’d be writing a home decor blog; let alone be attending a huge home decor blogging conference in Atlanta. Who’d have thunk it? But, what can I say, life’s an adventure!
I’ll leave you with some advice that I’ve always loved; but that I am only starting to have the courage to follow.
“Twenty years from now you will be
more disappointed by the things you didn’t do
than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.”
— Mark Twain
Smart man, that Mark Twain .
Catch up with you on the other side!
Until then,
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I’m so glad you went! I only got to talk to you for a short time but I was happy to meet you! It was crazy fun, huh? I am seriously wiped out. Seriously.
I just liked you on facebook so that I can keep up with you & your blog. Oh, and I subscribed in my reader too.
Thanks so much Erin! It was great to meet you too, if only for a short time! Hopefully, I’ll see you there again next year! ~Kerri
I hope you enjoyed it as much as i did! It was great to meet you (briefly)! I LOVE your cards. Its the one in the stack that consistently catches my eye!
Whoop Whoop! It was an amazing time! It was so nice to meet you! I am glad to have found your blog as it inspires me as I update mine. Cheers!
Hi Kerry! It was great meeting you at Haven! I have young blog, so I was also apprehensive about going. I loved it! The sessions were great and it was great networking with other bloggers! Hopefully, they will plan one for 2013!
Robyn @Everyday a la Mode
how exciting – hope you have a rocking good time and absorb all the content you hope to bring back with you! I KNOW you’ll be putting it to good use.
can I go in your suitcase with you??
Woo-hoo…yay for you! Enjoy…can’t wait to hear all about it
Laurel
Have a wonderful time!!! I’m a little jealous.