Mud Bunnies + Collagen • Kath Eats

Right here’s a recap of my journeys to DC with Compass Datacenters and Austin with Historical Vitamin.

Hi there hiya! Final week was an enormous journey week for me with again to again work journeys with Compass Datacenters and Historical Vitamin! I left city on Easter and got here again on Thursday morning, heading to Washington, DC after which Austin, TX. It’s been some time since I’ve traveled alone like this, and I had a good time!

The logistics of this journey had been a bit loopy with each journeys being again to again. Right here’s what I did:

Drove to Dulles airport and parked my automotive
Took the Metro (1 hour) into DC
Walked to the JW Marriott; spent the night time
Walked to the media day
After the media day, walked again to the Metro and went again to Dulles
Moved my automotive throughout the road to the Marriott Airport
Spent the night time
Flew to Austin the following morning
Showered within the spa
Collagen Convention!
Spent the night time on the Fairmont
Collagen Convention day 2
Flew dwelling, bought in late
Took the shuttle to the Marriott Airport; spent the night time
Awoke rested and drove dwelling!!!

WHEW! So right here’s all of the enjoyable in between automotive/metro/airplane journey.

Digital Mud Bunnies with Compass Datacenters

I discussed in my e-newsletter that I partnered with Compass Datacenters for his or her 2025 Digital Mud Bunnies marketing campaign for Earth Day. You in all probability noticed my weblog put up about cleansing your digital closet, and I additionally posted some Instagram ideas for spring cleansing your units. The principle occasion of this marketing campaign was a satellite tv for pc media tour. That is if you’re in a distant tv studio and get plugged into morning information and radio reveals all around the nation! The is the second time I’ve completed this (the primary being with a probiotics model in 2017).

I spent weeks getting ready for the day, finding out speaking factors and practising them in mock interviews. Whereas I do know my digital muddle very effectively, you by no means know what they’re going to ask you reside!

I drove as much as Washington on Easter Sunday and made my strategy to the JW Marriott the place I loved a stunning salmon salad dinner earlier than I nested for the night time. I used to be asleep by 9 so I’d be brilliant eyed for my day!

The media tour began at 8, and I bought there at 7 for make-up, hair, and breakfast. LOVED my lengthy pretend lashes! Right here’s the pic I took later to protect the look. It certain can be good to have my make-up completed extra typically haha.

Media began round 8 and went virtually straight via to 1pm with just some breaks. I plugged into 15+ stations and gave the identical messaging again and again. It didn’t go flawlessly with a number of awkward moments on my half, however it went very well general!

Watch one in every of my clips right here!

Curious if any of you noticed the interviews in your information! My mother mentioned one in every of her associates did.

In a single day in Dulles + Journey to Austin

After the media day concluded, I made my method again to the airport through the Metro and crashed into my resort room for the afternoon / night.

I took the primary flight out to Austin, however in fact not earlier than stocking up on meals from the Capital One Lounge!! My glad airport place.

Mid flight salad + sandwich

The Fairmont Austin

Our collagen occasion was at The Fairmont Austin, which was tremendous good!! My room wasn’t prepared upon arrival, so I truly went to bathe and dress within the spa (that was an costly bathe – eeek!) However I did use the sauna whereas I used to be in there! Liked all of the Rose 31 merchandise, too.

My room was so lovely!

Liked the walk-in bathe and plant within the rest room. Plus extra of these Rose 31 Le Labo merchandise!

Collagen Dialog with Historical Vitamin

Historical Vitamin had about 40 Registered Dietitians to Austin to huddle about faculty and be taught extra in regards to the model. I’ll be sincere that I wasn’t acquainted with with Historical Vitamin previous to this journey, however I realized a lot about what an incredible firm they’re and in addition how I ought to’ve began taking collagen years in the past!

A couple of high-level takeaways on collagen:

Collagen declines a bit of annually beginning at age 30.
It’s exhausting to get sufficient from an actual meals weight-reduction plan as a result of we don’t eat a ton of slow-cooked meats or bone broth like our ancestors did.
It helps SO many alternative processes within the physique from intestine, reproductive, and joint well being to hair, pores and skin, and nails.
It’s an effective way to get a bit of additional protein in your day, whether or not you’re including it to smoothies or your morning espresso or stirring it into soups or baked items.
Historical Vitamin’s Multi Collagen has 10 differing types
When you’re a girl over the age of 35, you must in all probability be taking it! I’ve already began including it to our morning smoothies.

We met with the Historical Vitamin group who shared numerous particulars in regards to the model’s dedication to R.A.N.C.H. (regenerative agriculture, diet, local weather, well being), Regenerative Natural Licensed® (ROC™) farms, B Corp standing, and ingredient high quality and transparency. Mainly they’re doing all the great issues! And they’re actually devoted to serving to their ideally suited buyer, ladies my age, help her well being. I used to be very impressed!

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Dinner at Geraldine’s

We wrapped up our day with a cheerful hour and dinner at Geraldine’s. Dinner was SO good, and we loved a household type meal with drinks and networking. I liked assembly so many different RDs!

Day Two

I slept so effectively in that tremendous mattress and packed up my room earlier than breakfast. Liked all of the swag they despatched us dwelling with!

Oatmeal with whey protein and smoothies with collagen

Mediterranean lunch buffet

Liked the dips and pita chips to go together with wholesome salads and salmon.

Journey Residence

I do want I might have stayed to discover Austin. I do know it’s an excellent cool metropolis, and I hate that I solely bought out for one meal!

I headed again to the airport round 3 and arrived after 9:00 EST. I debated whether or not or to not drive dwelling or keep and determined I’d a lot reasonably be well-rested and drive within the daylight than exhausted and driving dwelling at midnight, so I booked one other room on factors.

I grabbed this “protein bowl in a jar” from a merchandising machine within the Austin airport referred to as Farmer’s Fridge and it was so good!! Mini ginger ale from the lounge as a mocktail as a result of I actually wished a drink and compromised 🙂