Hope to See You at SoFabUOTR Seattle!

I am writing this post as a member of the Social Fabric community. I received a grant and ticket to SoFabUOTR in exchange for sharing my experience. All opinions & experiences are my own. 

I really enjoy working with Social Fabric. I haven't been a part of other networks or communities that encourage, educate and promote their bloggers like this they do. I really do owe a lot to this supportive community.

If you have followed my blog for a while, you have probably noticed that I have better photos in my posts, I've worked with some amazing brands and have had a chance to share our lives with you. All of this has been encouraged by Social Fabric and the bloggers I have met there.

But until now, I haven't had a chance to attend a blogging conference. Babies, busy schedules and life have prevented me from taking that next step.

So I am over the moon to say, SoFabU isn't just putting on one conference this year, but instead SoFabU is hitting the road and traveling across the country to connect bloggers to brands, bloggers to new ideas, and bloggers to ...well, other amazing bloggers.

I will be heading up north to meet all my blogging buddies in Seattle next month! 

SoFabU On the Road Seattle  

April 18th at the Crown Plaza 

Check out all the details for Seattle, or see which other cities SoFabU will be stopping in - http://ontheroad.socialfabric.us/

I will be tweeting out photos and posting on Instagram during the day, but will be back here to share highlights when I return.

Follow the fun with hashtag #SoFabUOTR

Farm Update: Step into my Office

Step into my office. Just watch where you step.

I do a fair amount of my blog writing, reviews and photo editing inside the house, but a lot of inspiration happens while I am doing my morning chores around the yard.

I would like to think that the yard, the house and the farm are all my office. My iPhone allows me to stay connected and shoot off emails from wherever I am. Conference calls? Yes, I can take them while picking kale or waiting for my bread to rise. Most of my writing is done from the craft room/office, recliner or kitchen table. Thank goodness for laptops.

Social Media is a constant. There is always something to read, comment on or reply to, but life and the farm keep moving, too. I can't really stop and devote time to one or the other. I have just found a way to make it all work for me.

The cooler weather and shorter days have me reaching for pumpkin flavored coffee in the morning, but has also caused my hens to molt for the Winter. This has made my office quite messy. Feathers are everywhere in the yard and they get tracked into the house along with loads of mud on little shoes.

My blogging is about our life and that is always swirling around me. No post is completed without interruptions from the kids, the animals or the UPS driver.

Basically I write wherever I can. The million sticky notes and scribbles on the back of shopping lists are evidence of that. I write my posts ahead of time in my head and then try to bang them out on the keyboard as soon as a spare moment presents itself. I think this is why blogging has become such a big part of my life. I couldn't imagine not planning my next post.

Where do you write?

#blogathon2 Has Begun! Let's Be Productive.

Juggling general life, family and blogging can be hard. Seems like one area always suffers while I succeed in another. There are so many reasons why I was excited to join in on my first Blogathon. I could give you excuses all day why I have such a long to-do list, but first let's just look at what I hope to tackle this weekend.

My goals:

1. Finish my recipe index (formatting and links)
2. Get products photographed for the week
3. Write and schedule 3-4 posts for the week
4. Schedule my tweets
5. Start on my Editorial Calendar for the year
6. Update my expenses/income spreadsheet

Yes, very ambitious, but I also have pregnancy insomnia on my side. Most of these tasks, except writing and photographing, are the types of things I put off way too long. If I kept my bookkeeping and calendar up to date, I am sure it would save me time in the long run.

There is still time to join in on the Blogathon. Just sign up and link up your kick off post.
What do you need to accomplish for blogging this weekend?