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Maybe it was because I was so hungry, being social and excited for the day ahead, but I failed to take any photos of breakfast. However, I seem to recall eating a frittata and fruit so let’s just skip to other details about the conference day.

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*Photo courtesy of Josh Hallett

One of my favorite speakers, Rene Syler, was not only speaking but hosted the entire conference day. If you aren’t familiar with Rene, stayed tuned to the OWN network, as well as, the Live Well Network for her new shows.

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We also heard form other speakers including Olympian Shannon Miller, Ashley Eckstein, learned more about the Story app (which I am sure I will be toying with!), Disney park bloggers (who shared their jam-packed editorial calendar shown below), and Dayna Steele.

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Now onto lunch, and as I expect from you, I tried a bit of everything. There was a good selection of main proteins….

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Naturally, during the spring and summer, we all spend much more time outdoors and out & about. For us, that often means packing our picnic baskets and exploring: We may go for a hike at the nature center, to play in the park or to listen to an outdoor concert.

Often packing for a picnic also includes some non-edible items in addition to food so since we are on the subject, let me share some picnic-packing tips with you: Non-edible items that we pack include a blanket, sunscreen, bug spray, Frisbee or bottles of bubble ‘juice’ and of course, napkins and utensils.

Depending on how many people you are packing for and how far you need to carry your picnic items, you need to determine whether to pack foods in disposable light-weight plastic or reusable (and dang cute) glass jars, as well as whether you use a picnic basket or a backpack.

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