// Photo by Beneath the Chandelier

 Whew! What a weekend. I spoke at GoBlogSocial’s Chicago pop-up event on Saturday about balance and some tips for blogging success without a full-time commitment. Feeling balanced is such a huge part of being happy and feeling fulfilled and for those of us running a blog in addition to working a full-time job, it can be really really tough.

For me, balance is something I’m constantly working on and it’s something in the past I’ve not been very good at. Actually, to be fully honest, I’m terrible at it at the moment. Just when I thought I had things figured out (and planned to speak about balance at this conference) – life threw me a curveball; travel, lots and lots of work travel. My whole routine feels a bit off at the moment and as I created my presentation, I reminded myself of all of the things that need to be in place again for that balance to come back.

I’m working on creating a new version of my presentation that captures all of my voiceover and plan to upload it online in case anyone is interested. If you have any specific questions before that’s done, just let me know and I’m happy to answer or build it into the presentation as well.

A big round of applause is in order for the wonderful women behind GoBlogSocial – the event was a huge success with a great variety of speakers, a beautiful space and an overall inspiring atmosphere. Thanks again to everyone who joined us on Saturday! It was awesome to meet new bloggers and share my perspective on balance with you all.