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August 9, 2013 · 10 Comments

Haven 2013 Recap Part I

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Haven Was Pure Heaven  www.somuchbetterwithage.com

Imagine you went to a place for three days where all your favorite go-to experts were in one spot? That may be easy for a blogger to imagine but harder for someone like my husband. When I proposed going to the Haven Conference, he was clearly a bit skeptical.

Hubby:  “So you want to fly across the continent to hang out with people you’ve never met and even share a room with someone you never met before?”

Me:  “Um, yes. But I already know them! And I’ll be learning tons”

I knew I had to explain it to him in a different way, a ‘guy’ way.

I told him, imagine a room filled with all YOUR favorite go-to experts. You read TSN, CNET and all your real estate Twitter feeds daily, right? Well, now imagine them all in one room. And everyone attending is a major TSN, CNET and real estate fan just like you.

Whoa.

Now imagine that you not only get to meet these people but they will give you all their tips! They will even give hands-on demonstrations on how to use those gadgets and then let you have a chance to use them too.

Double whoa.

NOW imagine that there will be brands there – BIG brands – and you can leave your business card with them and even follow-up with them after.

Add in the sponsored cocktail parties, delicious meals, and dance parties.

I think he finally got it.

What Haven Would Like For My Hubby

To say it was mind-blowing was an understatement. I’m still reeling from that whole weekend. Soon after I got home I had a planned family vacation to go on. All I wanted to do was put all my tips into place on my blog and email all my new found friends. But with sketchy wifi service it didn’t happen until today. Drop the bags, grab me my laptop!

The Sessions

The welcoming talk was with the lovely bloggers that we a part of  last year’s GMC Hidden Treasure Adventure. You can read about Lindsay’s adventure here. These amazing bloggers helped makeover a home for a family in need. There is also a GMC Hidden Treasure Adventure going on right now! It’s awe inspiring!! {to find more about this, just google GMC Hidden Treasure Adventure}.

Ana White was the keynote speaker. She has an amazing following with her blog and her talk really focused on how the blogging world has become like a small town and it’s so true! We should make our blog like a small town store and have amazing customer service. She had such great tips!

The Sessions at Haven  www.somuchbetterwithage.comTop R:  Rhoda from Southern Hospitality, Brooke from All Things Thrifty, Lindsay from Better After, Traci from Beneath My Heart 
 
Bottom L:Ana White from Ana White Homemaker
 

All the sessions at Haven were unbelievable. Tips, tips and more tips. The hardest decision was “what class to go to?” as many were on at the same time! I went to the amazing advertising class given by Cassity from Remodelaholic,  Becky from Infarrantly Creative and Rhoda from Southern Hospitality.

Brooke from All Things Thrifty and her brother Court gave us incredible SEO tips {watch the near future for So Much Better With Age climbing the Google ranks!}

Marian Parsons, Miss Mustard Seed herself {my fave! EEK}, and Shaunna West from Perfectly Imperfect gave an awesome advanced painting class. I learned a lot and even though I have Marian’s book {that I just adore} and I have Shaunna’s ebook {so many great tips!} it’s so different being able to get the actual hands-on tips from the masters themselves! Don’t look at my samples…not the greatest but I know what to do differently now.

Painting Class at Haven www.somuchbetterwithage.comL to R clockwise:    Cassity from Remodelaholic,  Becky from Infarrantly Creative
Brooke from All Things Thrifty and her brother Court
Marian Parsons from  Miss Mustard Seed  and Shaunna West from Perfectly Imperfect
 

Brands

I don’t even know if I can list all of the wonderful brands that were at Haven but I’ll try! I hope I don’t leave anyone out!!

 Home Depot, Ryobi, GMC, Rust-oleum, Homes.com, ForRent.com, Bondo, Porch, Shaw Floors, Cottonelle, Moen, Frog Tape, Online Fabric Store,  Pure Bond, Kreg Tool, 3M, IZEA, HomeRight, Fish Window Cleaning, Thompson’s WaterSeal, Duluth Trading Co.

Ballard Designs had some wonderful rooms set up throughout the main room. Gorgeous!!

Ballard Designs at Haven www.somuchbetterwithage.com

  Annie Sloan Unfolded – I could spend all day in this booth!

Annie Sloan booth at Haven  www.somuchbetterwithage.com

 

 Southern Accents Architectural Antiques and Lucy Inspired‘s booth. So swoon-worthy!

Southern Accents Booth at Haven www.somuchbetterwithage.com

 

 Royal Design Studio Stencils had the best stencils. I’m ordering some soon for some BIG home projects.

Royal Design Stencils  www.somuchbetterwithage.com

Okay, I have so much to write about that tomorrow I’ll be talking about the swag I got, the parties I went to, and the people I met!!

You won’t want to miss it!

 

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  1. Jenna says

    August 9, 2013 at 4:44 am

    Your “What Haven would be like for my hubby” totally cracks me up!

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    • Jamie says

      August 9, 2013 at 4:46 pm

      haha, thanks doll!
      Jamie

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  2. [email protected] says

    August 9, 2013 at 8:25 am

    What a great recap! Thanks for including my link! I hope to have more to share about this year’s events with the Habitat for Humanity house soon! 🙂

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      August 9, 2013 at 4:47 pm

      Thanks Lindsey! Can’t wait to read all about it!
      Hugs,
      Jamie

      Reply
  3. Laura says

    August 9, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    Love your recap, Jamie! And glad you’re back to the world of wifi. 🙂 Can’t wait to read part 2!

    Reply
    • Jamie says

      August 9, 2013 at 4:47 pm

      Thanks Laura! Part II is on the blog now!
      Hugs,
      Jamie

      Reply
  4. Donna @ My Sweet Things says

    August 10, 2013 at 4:51 am

    Hi Jamie! Haven was a memorable event! This was my second year and it was everything I hoped it would be. I was exhausted when it was all done. Swimming in that talent pool wears a girl out! We did not get to meet but there’s always next year! Have a lovely weekend!

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    • Jamie says

      August 18, 2013 at 2:47 pm

      It was exhausting! I felt the same way as you to be among such talented ladies. I’m still soaking in all the information. I’m definitely going next year too so hopefully we meet!
      Hugs,
      Jamie

      Reply
  5. Homes.com says

    August 20, 2013 at 11:01 am

    Hey Jamie, Love the way you described Haven Conference to your husband! So happy to hear you had a great time at the Haven Conference! Homes.com & ForRent.com enjoyed sponsoring the event and hope to connect with you even more! Be sure to take a look at the photos from the event on Facebook, tag yourself & share with family/friends! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151682489139086.1073741827.280285049085&type=3 🙂

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    • Jamie says

      August 30, 2013 at 7:40 pm

      Haven was amazing! I won’t forget it and hope I can go every year! Thanks for stopping by 😉
      Jamie

      Reply

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