*sigh*

I really like it here. Everything is so new and exciting. You should be able to see my new design, do you like it? (if you can’t see it, hit refresh or ctrl + F5)

I decided a while back that I need to switch to WordPress because it’s like the Rolls Royce of blogging platforms, without the Rolls Royce price tag. Typepad is a Volvo, where it’s difficult to figure things out, and it’s quite expensive and Blogger is like a Ford Focus, it works just fine, but it isn’t all that pretty and fancy. Just your basic free blogging platform.

So, I made the switch. Except I didn’t make the switch, Heather from Desperately Seeking Sanity and Desperately Seeking WordPress made the switch for me and I don’t even know where to begin when it comes to talking about her and her amazing knowledge of WordPress and her patience. She helped me create the layout I wanted and transferred almost 900 posts over….seamlessly. If you ever decide to make the move, Heather is The Girl, I could not possibly recommend her more.

Let me tell you a little bit about what you’ll find with this new site:

-I have a my favorite posts section, right over there to your left. These are posts that stick in my mind, for whatever reason. When I went on the hunt looking for my favorite posts, I came across posts that made me laugh, posts that made me cry and posts that hurt my heart. I decided to include whatever posts I wanted, so there are some from early last year, posts during my pregnancy and posts written with a broken heart.

-The My Photos page is still a work in progress, but it has tons of galleries and you can even watch slideshows, which my kids love to watch.

-I created a button, over there on the right with a code that you can place on your blog, if you want. I had never considered doing that before, but people asked for it, so I thought, why not?

-I have a new review blog, which is exciting to me because it has numbered comments, which will not only make my life easier, but it will make me want to do more giveaways. I have two coming up, one from Home Depot and one from Febreze.

-If you are doing your browsing in the good ol’ fashion IE, then you probably can’t see my cute color blocks in the sidebars below the sidebar titles, but you can see them in Firefox and Safari, because they are awesome. (IE is not.)

We are still working out some very minor kinks, but for the most part, I am here, getting settled in my new blog home.

Feel free to share feedback with me like “HEY! LOOKS AWESOME!” or “HEY! LOOKS AWESOME! How about you add some pictures of Brad Pitt?” or “HEY! LOOKS AWESOME! Loads really slow.” or even if you have a suggestion, something you’d like to see, just let me know.

I’m all ears.

My friend, Jen, at Daily Mish Mash is in need of your creative assistance.  She and I are working on a site redesign for her blog and we have everything just about set…she just needs a new tagline.

So, go over there and show her how smart, witty and creative you are and help a sista out.

Thanks much.  Y’all are the best!