Glamchella 2015

This one particular day was, well…challenging. Between the office and home I had an awful lot going on.
I was in a meeting with two people from different companies and I honestly was not listening to either one as I silently was lost in my thoughts. My husband called me, I hit ignore. Truth be told I cannot be in a meeting, taking notes, not really paying attention AND juggle a call from my husband. He called again, I got the ever so courteous “please feel free to take that,” I answered. He was so excited on the other end…”Babe you won!” To that moment I had yet to play the lotto and though I was super confused I was also elated at the same time…”Woho I Won! Wait…won what?!?!”

My hubby explained that he entered me for a day called Glamchella hosted by Mrs. Bosh and Team Tomorrow Inc. and that I had won. I was so excited that my meeting turned into a full investigation of Glamchella in which everyone there participated. I can laugh now at the humor in it all and how awesome the people I work with are!

Fast forward to me getting emails about the event, and starting to get nervous. I began following the Sparkle And Shine Darling movement and read in almost every South Florida publication about Mrs. Bosh and the opening of her new fabulous store long before I got my hubby’s call but now I would meet her along with other mothers that had all been through something in their lives. The more I thought about it, the more I became very uncomfortable. I’m being honest, though I am perfectly comfortable being a mom, a wife and in front of my clients…doing my job. I am not one that goes to events alone or that can really interact well with strangers…there you have it folks…my Achilles Heel…socializing & networking!

My so awesome husband helped me pick out my outfit and was so in tune with my fear that he offered to drive me down to Miami (with our two children) wait for me and drive me home. I decided that maybe this day was a day to conquer my fears and go it alone.

When you hear people talk about moments that change their lives, this would be one, one that I didn’t plan for or expect, but one that I am truly thankful for. It’s taken me so long to “blog” about the night because its so hard to put into words but from the moment I entered the event I felt at peace and all my fear and panic melted away. I met beautiful people that day. Women talking and sharing and an environment that welcomed everyone in. To the picturesque Miami beach background complete with a Glamchella theme, we talked, crafted, ate, did yoga and meditated. I mean this was the most connected I ever felt to myself, my goals and the universe and I was with complete strangers, strangers that became friends…doing Yoga! Me…doing yoga…

In my husbands entry, he told Mrs. Bosh about me and the last year of my life. As hard as this year was, it gave me the opportunity to be apart of Glamchella, while I was there I remembered where I was a year before on that same day, a hospital bed, still unsure of what was going on with my body but expecting my second child. I told Mrs Bosh that and she gave me the most heart felt hug I ever received, one that I unknowably needed (those that know me know I am not a hugger) The point is simply this, you never know what will happen in life! Sound cliche? Listen. I’ve always been a fan of women supporting each other especially in a world that pushes the opposite. Mrs. Bosh showed me a whole new level to that, and afforded me the opportunity to meet women, with exceptional stories and hearts of gold! I don’t doubt that I will remain friends with the ones that truly touched my heart. I’ve found a new place in my life, motherhood, womanhood and even business…I’m not afraid, and I’m ready to go wherever the road leads, equipped with a new sense of purpose, an oh so fancy vision board, Road Opener candles, Fearless and Fabulous Books, incense and an open mind.

Hears to Glamchella 2015, to the people that put it together, to my husband Amed, the beautiful people I met including Mrs. Bosh!

Goodnight
-J