- A dozen sustainability grown roses
- A half dozen Godiva dark chocolate covered strawberries as big as a baby’s fist
- And a kidney stone
That explains why I’ve been carrying this kidney infection around like luggage for the last month. It won’t be gone in time for my Blissdom conference trip.
Boo.
Needless to say, preparing for this conference is a little difficult because I feel like I’ve been kicked in the kidneys all day every day.
On the upside, it has kept me from being too nervous about my Newcomer Community Leader duties and the session discussions I will be leading for the Food niche bloggers.

I still needed some cute and comfortable shoes to wear because the Gaylord Opryrland Hotel is ginormous! It's about the same size as an airport terminal. I don’t want to relive last year’s blisterfest which left my feet covered in swag SpongeBob Squarepants band aids. Which I rocked, of course :)