How to host a vision board party and create the ultimate dream board

This post is all about how to host a vision board party.

I have been creating vision boards since 1996 ish. Even before The Secret came out, I was making these amazing dream collages. For me, it was such a fun creative expression. Fast forward to today, I still make these things but now with so much more intention behind it. If I have learned anything in life, it’s that you can achieve absolutely ANYTHING you set your mind to. Little secret tip for you: VISION BOARDS WORK!

You just have to know how to do them in a certain way. Don’t worry, I am going to tell you how. But first, I want you to understand WHY you need to be creating vision boards if you haven’t already. They will absolutely change your life.

Watch this video where I share more about my love for vision boards:

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Last year, I made my bestie Allison Crawford make a vision board with me and this year, that she came to me and said “OMG!!! Everything on my board happened! This is amazing. Let’s have another vision board party!!” So our vision board soiree planning began.

Last night was our first live event and let me tell you it was AMAZING. We met so many amazing and inspiring girls, learned so much advice and learned wisdom from each other. The night was so magical and powerful! I saw so many gorgeous dreams created and I can’t wait to see them come to life.

So, I am going to share a few tips, tricks and ideas for you so if you want to throw one, you can too.

VISION BOARD PARTY TIPS:

One. Get together a group of people with vision. Do not invite negative nancys or hater hannahs. You want to keep this to people who will support your dreams and encourage you to dream bigger! People who want to see each other win! This is the most important part of secret behind these boards. When you create your dreams around other people, you will be held accountable for reaching for your dreams. Having supportive friends is so essential for manifesting your dreams guys.

Listen to this podcast episode for more on cultivating friendships:

Two. Prepare yourself to be honest and vulnerable. At the beginning of the party, we each went around and shared our name, our current job, our side hustle, our astrological sign and our big dream for the year.

When you open your heart up to others, you will find that many of you share similar dreams. It connects you in a way. This helps you really tune into your actual dreams.

YOUR INTUITION knows your true dreams better than your mind does. So try not to create a dream for others but create your dreams for your heart. Here’s the deal, sometimes its hard to get to know what is your intuition and what isn’t.

So, we gave each girl a copy of my book The Blissful Living Journal, because in it, is THE steps to get you to connect to your inner wisdom.

Three. Surround yourself with pretty and inspiring things. Here’s the deal. We could have hosted this party at my house but you want to create your dreams in an inspiring place. That’s why Allison’s fabulous Austin AirB+B Hotelette was SO important to this process. It is totally an inspiring place that came straight out of Allisons vision board.

A literal manifestation of girl boss dreams. So make sure that wherever you decide to make your board lights you up and makes you feel inspired!

Four. Have a plan. Make sure you have downloaded my guide to making a vision board that works this will help you make your game plan! It takes you step by step through my secret vision board process and gives you a few rituals to help make it powerful.

Also, I am a big Feng Shui enthusiast. I use the approach on almost everything. Especially my vision board. And it works! Basically the map helps to ensure that you have balance in all areas of your life. You want to lay out your images to inspire each category. I taped up the map on the wall with pretty hot pink duct tape so the girls could see where to place what.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

There are a few essentials you will want to have on hand as you prepare for the party:

• Dream boards that are easy to frame or hang. I really like using the 12 x 36 foam core boards.

• Plenty of scissors. I prefer these pretty pink ones that come in a set. There is nothing worse than having to wait for others to finish cutting.

• Magazines. Ask everyone to bring a few of their own and you have a stack yourself. I love to go by used bookstores ( Half Priced Books is my favorite ). You can typically get a stack of old magazines for a very affordable price.

• Champagne & Sparkling water. There is something about bubbly that just gets everyone is a good mood. Garnish it with strawberries and pour it in a pretty pink plastic flute.

• A motivating playlist. Grab your spotify and play music that you and your friends love!

MANIFEST YOUR VISION BOARD RITUAL:

1. Choose to place your vision board in a place where you see it daily.

2. Place the specific crystals next to the board that will help manifest what you are dreaming of the most.

3. Grab a candle and as you focus on the visuals of your board, light the candle to activate it.

MORE HELPFUL RITUALS INSIDE MY VISION BOARD GUIDE:

**You also want to put together a little goody bag for each attendee. We did pens, journals, candles and notepads for fun. Play around with it and do whatever feels cute to you. Your guests will love it!

oh and just fyi…Drake makes vision boards too. Check out his tips on the process.

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Blissful Baby: my 10 newborn baby must haves for 0-3 months

I love being a mom. I especially love being Roman’s mom. It’s been a completely life changing experience for me. I am still learning as I go through it. Nobody can quite understand the transition to motherhood, unless you have done it yourself. At 37, I felt I had a good handle on what it would be like as I have seen so many friends & family members go through it. However. I had NO IDEA what I was in for. It is hands down the hardest thing a woman can ever go through.

“Biological, structural, and neural brain changes support a woman's transition into motherhood; they serve to help her prioritize and be responsive to her baby's needs, increase bonding, and even impact her planning and judgment.” - You must read this fantastic MindBodyGreen article on how it alters your brain.

For the first month, I literally felt like I was drowning. I never slept, I was nervous and anxious about everything. Breastfeeding is a whole experience that literally takes the life out of you. The feeling you have looking at your little baby like you just want to protect it and give it only the BEST. It’s so surreal, you won’t even recognize yourself. Along with a baby, a whole new you is born.

Having the support of my love, my parents and his parents was incredible. But for me, the most important and impactful thing to have around me was support from other moms with newborns. There is something so nurturing about connecting with other women who “get you” and are in the moment with you. I joined a group called MamaBloom in Austin, Texas and this was the ABSOLUTE BEST experience. If you are a new mom, find one in your town or start one yourself. You will thank me later.

Another thing I didn’t realize was how much money I would spend. You’ll need so many things and there are so many things to try. After a rough night with your baby, Amazon boxes will come flying to your door. Trust me, you will want to join Amazon Prime. This was a savior for me. Anywhere I go, I love to buy things for my baby. So, I wanted to share my absolute essentials for the newborn life. This is just what has worked for us, I’m sure there are many other opinions out there but these are all tried and tested by me.

THE 10 NEWBORN ESSENTIALS I HIGHLY SUGGEST

1. I cannot stress enough how much I think the Dockatot is one of the most necessary things you need. Roman can sleep anywhere as long as he is in his Dockatot. I just love this thing. I suggest you buy a patterned one (I went with carrera marble) versus the white one because it WILL get dirty. There are many chic covers you will love…

2. The Baby Swing.

Okay so, this is a super controversial item, some people love it, some hate it. For Roman, this was the magic nap trick. Before becoming a mother, I had no idea babies would resist sleep so much. Roman falls asleep in his swing no matter what. The range of motion apparently is the best. I have the very popular MamaRoo which was $250 and that did nothing for Roman. He would hang out for about 8 minutes max in that thing. To me, this swing was half the price and absolutely worth every penny.

For Roman, he is mesmerized by the mobile owls and the secret convex mirror that sits above the seat. It puts him right to sleep. I turn the swing on the highest speed and he loves it. They say the gravity is good to help settle the stomach.

3. Britax B-Free Travel System.

This was probably the best purchase I made for baby. After look through about 375 options, I decided on this travel system. There were a few others I really liked, the Cruz and Vista are very stylish and trendy strollers. A lot of my mom friends have these and love them! However, I still think my stroller is the winner. Here’s why I love it so much: The 3 wheels. This stroller turns on a dime and can navigate through any nooks which makes getting around for us so easy. The wheels are super durable and you can take this thing jogging, on a hiking trail, whatever. That’s very helpful for me because I love taking Roman on gravel trails. There’s plenty of storage, cover for rain or too much sunshine. Also, the car seat is awesome and super safe.

The only drawback of this stroller is there is no bassinet and I wish I had a bassinet when he was super small to walk him in the neighborhood.

4. Infantino Baby Carrier

I tried several baby carriers but Roman loved this one the best. I really was so in love with the look of the wraps. The Maya Wrap was the one I really loved and one of my nannies let me try it. Roman didn’t really like it. I didn’t really like all the pressure being on one shoulder. He loved the freedom of the Infantino and he enjoyed sleeping upright like this. It’s super affordable, breathable, easy to clean and feels so comfortable/supportive even now when Roman is a good 17 pounds. This has been another nap time savior.

5. Skip Hop Vegan Leather Backpack Diaper Bag.

Let me just start this with, I get so many compliments on my diaper bag. It’s awesome. I hate the look of regular diaper bags so for me, this one is the best looking. It fits right on the handlebar of my stroller, so everything is so easily accessible. I chose the tan leather but the black one is also so chic. It has tons of compartments and comes with a changing pad. Love this thing.

6. Love to Dream Swaddle.

A Swaddle is a definite game changer when it comes to sleep. My parents were really persistent that I shouldn’t swaddle because I was never swaddles and I slept great. However, I really love the idea of the swaddle. Keeping the baby snug and preventing them from waking from the startle reflex. I tried every swaddle you could think of. Roman hated them all. That was until I found this swaddle. Roman loves to sleep with his arms up and so he needed the room for that. This helped Roman sleep good long stretches at night starting at 2.5 months.

7. The Diaper Genie.

This is a must have. Seriously, don’t skimp out on this. With all the diapers going on, you will want one of these next to your changing table. Trust me. On that note, for me, Pampers Swaddlers are the best diapers. I tried the Honest ones and every other brand out there. These hold the most and the best in my opinion.

8. Zip front outfits.

Mamas, these are my favorite. They just make it easy to zip, no snapping. It’s easy for the dads too. I can’t tell you how many times his dad changed Roman and the snaps were all confused. Just save yourself and everyone the trouble and get some zip fronts. I love them.

9. Hatch Baby Night Light and Sound Machine.

Man, I just love this thing. It is a wonderful white noise sound machine that I place next to Romans bassinet at night. You can control the colors, the sounds and volume from your phone. It also has the ability to set a timer with your sound routine. Birds in the morning, lullaby at bedtime routine and white noise for sleep. It is wonderful! I can’t live without it myself now.

10. Kimono Robe.

This robe has literally been my uniform for the last 3 months. I’ve ordered a couple more because there has been so much spit up on my last one. You want to be comfortable and sleep well when you are up many times throughout the night. You want something easy to feed baby, hop in and out of the fastest shower ever and I even wore this in the hospital for comfort. It’s just the best. And its 20$, which is fabulous because you don’t want to ruin all your clothes with the many things that baby will get on your wardrobe. Trust me. This one is essential!

Hope this post is helpful, if you are looking for new mama inspiration, read this post too.