You know the saying...
What happens in Vegas... stays in Vegas...
Well...
call me a bit of a rebel
but I'm going to share just what happened in Vegas
and it's nothing like you are thinking I'm sure ;)
(view from my (amazing) room)
(Indoor mall- wow!)
Remember the Kmart Outdoor Living Makeover I did back in the Spring?
(For those of you who are new to my blog,
I was 1 of 5 bloggers who participated in an Outdoor living makeover with Kmart-
Just click on the photos below to see the posts)
Well, it turns out that the campaign was a big success
for Kmart and the social media company I work with and they were nominated
for an award for the best campaign of the year.
:D
I know~
WOW!!
So Kmart & Collective Bias were going to be speaking
about brand turnaround at a marketing conference
and asked if I could come and speak with them at the
WOMMA Summit in Las Vegas
about my role as a blogger in the campaign.
Whoa...
I type, I decorate,
paint furniture and move things around
A LOT...
but Speaking?
In front of A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE?
Uhhm...
But...
I have been working on pushing myself to get out of
my comfort zone and try new things recently...
Do you know 'Bob' in the movie 'What About Bob' ?
(Seriously one of my all time favorite movies!!)
I can relate to Bob.
I am a baby stepper for sure and I have been working on growing
and taking bigger steps.
I have never spoken in public-ever
- let alone at a conference ...
But after a pep talk
Promises of Dramamine
&
knowing that they would pick me up off the floor should I faint...
(Yes, CollectiveBias is the best!)
I said yes and I was SUPER EXCITED!
As part of the presentation
we were going to set up some examples of patio furniture from Kmart
We were thinking there would be a few boxes maybe..
a couple big ones- a couple little ones...
Turns out- there were 2 pallets
and some of the pieces
(a beautiful travertine table top)
were enclosed in wooden crates
Oh my.
As well, the fork lift must have punctured the box and broke
the packaging with the screws in it...
they were all over.
With no power tools or tools of any kind, just 2 of us working
it was a little crazy but lots of fun
It took several hours but we conquered the furniture
and the finished pieces were beautiful.
They got lots of attention
and were being used by Summit goers' right away.
At the Kmart Presentation- just listening to Brent and Jennifer talk about
thoughts, ideas, brainstorms of marketing campaigns and
the behind the scenes of how
Kmart Outdoor Living campaign came together was amazing.
I was a very small part of the presentation and
hugely grateful for the opportunity
I said a little bit about being a blogger who participated...
and the presentation went great!
and
I didn't need any dramamine
AND
I didn't faint!
(Haha! PHEW!!)
As well, Kmart graciously donated ALL of the brand new patio furniture
to Habitat for Humanity after the conference was done.
I came home exhilarated,
SO thankful for the opportunity to sail ;)
and am hugely grateful for the opportunity~
it was just amazing!
Thank you Brent & Jennifer!!
The very next weekend~
A couple friends and I had a girls trip planned to a cabin in Tahoe...
But after it snowed early
we switched to heading to Santa Cruz for a bit of antiquing fun.
I went with two great girls and antiques dealers
Sandy and Michelle
We junked, laughed lots and lots
and enjoyed gathering inspiration at
some wonderful shops.
(Sorry for the iphone pics- that's all I had on this trip)
We even were able to meet up with the Trinidad, Martin and Martin's brother
from ATELIER DE CAMPAGNE.
I have known the Atelier guys for awhile through blogging and FB
but was excited to finally meet them in person!
They are so sweet and absolute fun
& they have THE most amaaaazing antiques from Europe!!
Oh. My.
We bought just a couple treasures on our trip-
but the real treasures are the moments, memories and fun we had together.
Love you girls!!
Can't wait for the next trip! :)
