I’m a creature of habit.
I don’t even like to change my clothes.
And that’s only a SLIGHT exaggeration considering I wear the same hoodie every single weekend.
Making changes to a blog design that I already loved and a host (blogger) that I was perfectly comfortable with were not decisions I made lightly.
I can’t begin to tell you how thrilled I am with what’s going on with my blog right now.
I’ve been emailing and yapping about these possible changes since June.
JUNE!
I wanted to clean my blog up and I was ready for something new…but with the same feel…and I think got it!
Shannon has been working on my blog and dealing with me for weeks now and she’s been spending this entire weekend switching me over. So far the biggest drawback was that none of my comments made it with the move. All of the lovely things you have ever said to me….and that one comment about me being the devil’s spawn…they’re all gone.
Well. That’s not entirely true…they’re still attached to the blogger blog, which still exists. Maybe I’ll go back to it every once in awhile to say hello to my wonderful old design. Maybe I’ll sit down and read all those old comments and reminisce. Maybe I’ll copy and paste them all into their rightful positions on this blog here. Or maybe not.
There is still some work to be done over here though. I need to add content to that super fun navigation bar. I suddenly want to categorize everything in my life and create a tab for it up there. Slightly addictive, that tab making. I need to learn the ins and outs and take some time to bond with WordPress. I can say right now though, that I feel like we’re going to get along okay. WordPress is complex, yes…but so clean and pretty self explanatory.
The great thing about all of this is that I feel invigorated! I didn’t know I needed that…but I’m really excited about blogging right now. And the interactive commenting there is to be done. So easy to reply back to specific people this way.
We’ll see how long the honeymoon lasts…but right now I’m feeling really good about all this newness.
And I KNOW I was supposed to publish my WordPress Vs. Blogger thing, but I couldn’t NOT address the makeover.
It’s coming though…soon my pretty pets. Soon.
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Awesome new blog banner!! :) Did you have any problems losing your Followers from Google when you switched over? Everything looks amazing, and I am so wishing I had some tabs (in my blog and in life) right now. ;)
It’s beautiful – like your face! Love it :)
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Looking good in here!!! :) I’m switching to wordpress too, as soon as I move around all my pictures!!
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You did it!!!! Woohooooo!
I dig your new design. It looks fantastic!
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Lovely, like you!
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I love how it looks! I’m planning on making the same switch at SOME point but can’t gear up for it. Can’t wait to hear how you like it… the commenting part of Blogger drives me nuts. I think that’s reason enough to switch.
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Love the new look. Wish we were drinking wine right now. Hope you stay excited…
Oh my word! I LOVE!!! I have been so busy switching mine over as well, I haven’t been reading blogs for the past 2 weeks so I didn’t know you were doing it this week. I just opened mine up today:) I love yours. The new pic is awesome. And Tabs…don’t even get me started. I had to cut down and now rethinking how to set them up. Love ya lady!
I myself changed my blog because something happened to my old one and now its kaput. I need a whole new design but I suck at it. I’m hoping someone who is good at this could go over and do something about it because I’m going to give away a prize just for doing it!
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Oh my GOODNESS! I love this so much! And are you smokin’ hot in your new picture or WHAT? This is a GREAT new look. :)
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Kathy, I love your new blog! It’s so fresh and clean looking! And that picture of you is super sexy!
Although, I must also say that I will miss the retro-1950′s housewife look of your old blog. And Blogger misses you. LOL!
Okay so I must say I am feeling deserted!! Just kidding maybe one day I will take the leap and join all you hot mommy bloggers on Wordpress BUT for now I will just stick with blogger and come visit you all! Love the new look! You are a hottie!
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So weird that your comments didn’t come… we got all of ours except the welcome post, which had over 3,000 comments on it.
LOVE your new look.
So chic. So classy. So PRO.
MUAH.
T
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I so love this new look….it’s so you! If I had as many followers and was as popular as you, I’d switch too!
It’s so pretty – just like you!
I love it!!!!
Looks fabulous! Isn’t Wordpress Thesis the best?!? Shannon did a great job for you.
-Aimee
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Ooh swish! Lovely digs, babe.
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Congratulations! Love the new look!
Well I must admit…the new look is great!!!
Can’t wait to read the Blogger v. Wordpress post.
I’ve been hearing different things about each one.
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It looks great!!
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I found you! I always have Wordpress envy but am not willing to pay money to self-host. Perhaps I will make the switch now that you have done so. I don’t have nearly the amount of followers you do so I can see that you would want to protect your investment and have professional help. It looks nice here … and I can see that it might be invigorating! : )
Welcome to the darkside :D That means I can finally once and for all completely dump my blogger profile (that I literally only kept to follow your blog)…woohoo!. I so love having my own domain and working with wordpress. So I hope you enjoy!
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