>2011 Central Florida Blogger Conference

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I love Journey. I walked down the aisle to a strings version of “Don’t Stop Believing”. True story. Today could be described by “Open Arms“. 


What I mean is this….I am a newbie blogger. I am just learning how to share our passion for healthy living with the online world. 


Today I attended the Central Florida Bloggers Conference. I was nervous at first, but blown away by how warm and welcoming all our O-town bloggers were. You could say that they welcomed me with…you guessed it…open arms!

Awesome bloggers, awesome women! I’m happy to say that today was a success! (once I got there- my Navigation was not so hot today!) I learned a lot about growing our blog (and I hope I can implement all I learned).  My twitter followers grew…yeah! (@CarissaAnneB @Fit2Flex do it).  And I became part of the Orlando FitBlogger community!

GPS I can’t turn into a brick wall!

I was especially excited to meet and connect with other bloggers I admire.  By this I mean- Julie, Meghann, Christie, Mora, Michelle, Carolina and Victoria. Please check out their blogs, you will LOVE them!

Wanna be blogger?  Lizard in the bathroom!

The day started with a fantastic and motivating speaker Marc Middleton of Growing Bolder.  Those of you from Orlando may recognize him as a former sports anchor for WESH 2. He was my favorite speaker. Here are some of the “gems” I took away from his presentation:

• Life is a series of leaps or should be.
• How to attract creativity? Fearlessness, hard work, persistence
• How to succeed?  Eliminate the option not to.  (my fave)

I wanted to share Marc’s wisdom with you because I think its very relatable. 


If you want to run a marathon, if you want to lose 30 pounds, if you want to write a successful blog, if you want to achieve anything…the only way to get there is to TRY!  Don’t be afraid to fail. Don’t let that fear hold you back. The only way you will certainly fail is…if you don’t try. Commit to a goal and grow in that journey. If the roads gets bumpy, you know what to do…“Don’t Stop Believing”!


Today was a great day and it only fired me up more to grow my blog and share my passion.  Bloggers are really wonderful people who genuinely want other bloggers to succeed to. 


I also had my first food truck experience too.   Can you believe it?  Big Wheel Truck fed all the bloggers.  They are well-trained chefs who use fresh, local ingredients. I tried to make healthy choices and opted for the curried chicken thigh and local green salad.  The salad was so good!  They had tamarind scallions which tasted like I was eating at Kobe! 🙂

Great food, great people, great event!  Thanks to Bess for putting it all on.

I have a nametag.

For the bloggers out there- what’s the best “blogging” advice you have?


Love and taking risks, 
Carissa & Kyle