What you will learn at SITS Bloggy Bootcamp.

Women, learning, bonding, sexy shoes, and FUN is what was on the agenda for last weekend at the SITS Girls Bloggy Boot Camp in San Diego.

We stayed at the Bahia Resort Hotel, where I had a fabulous room.  Just look at this view:

Breathtaking, right. 

We listened to amazing, inspiring speakers like Lisa Leonard:

and Ashley Stock, Anna Viele, Mary Burt-Godwin, Denae Handy, Amy Bradley Hole, Danielle Liss and the SITS Girls.

We bonded over wine with thanks to Mirassou.  The favorite of the evening being the Moscato.  Seriously, AMAZING.  If you like fruity wines, you will love this one.

We made new friends and caught up with old friends.

Photograph by Lindsey Garrett.

A few Social Media Moms.  Theresa (@RockOnMommies), Candice (@FashOrganized), me, Amy (@AmyBHole), Jennifer (@piggiesandpaws) and Kadi (@DigitalKadi) 

Photograph by: Lindsey Garrett

My mother's group friends (also bloggers): Natalie, Dana, and Ali.

Katie (La Jolla Mom) and Sharlene (Trekaroo)

Of course, we left with loads of swag, bags of First Street goodies from @SmartFinal (I'm honored to be one of the #sfsmarties) and a bag of kitchen utensils with thanks to @GoodCookBrand.

5 Things I Learned from Bloggy Boot Camp:

I need to FINALLY put together my Media Kit, and now have the tools to do so.

I need to stop eating so much bacon – or not, maybe it will become my trademark.

There is a wide angle lens and tripod available for the flip cam.  I must find these. And buy them.

I need to look into myemma.com for newsletters; I've been using Mail Chimp for client newsletters.

Driving from San Diego to Monterey in a storm is the WORST idea EVER!

One more thing.  I love my Collective Bias friends.  They make me laugh, they make me cry, they inspire me.