Exciting News! Nice to Meet You Award Winner and Heading to Alt NYC

This week is starting off with a bang!  First, I'm announcing the winner of our first Nice to Meet You Link-Up Award.  If you missed the link-up party last week about the six things you love to do at home, you can check it out here.

It was great to meet BreAnna from Peacoats and Plaid.  In addition to being a busy mom herself, she loves to craft and create things.  She has some great DIY projects on her blog, so check her out.  Congrats BreAnna - hope you display this badge proudly on your blog!

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And another exciting piece of news, this weekend I won 1 of 8 coveted tickets to the sold-out Alt NYC blogger conference on Aug. 23rd!  The kicker... it is taking place at the Martha Stewart Omnimedia headquarters.  Those who know me need to hear no more to understand how freaking awesome this is!

Needless to say, I am beyond thrilled and can't thank Alt Summit and Bing (who co-sponsored the contest) for the opportunity to go.  I'm looking forward to hearing some amazing speakers, learning some new gems of information on how I can improve my blog, and most all meeting other bloggers.  NYC here I come!