Hey friends!
I labeled this post decisions because I am such an indecisive person. Several weeks ago, I was reading some blogs and thought these are "so pretty and I like the layouts." Well, they were WordPress blogs - it got me thinking, perhaps I should switch platforms. After doing my research I decided I would stay on Blogger. I really didn't want to pay for hosting and wasn't familiar enough with WordPress to be able to switch over my feeds and so forth.
Since I had "blogs" on my mind I thought maybe I would create a new blog design and switch over to a 2-column format. The ultimate goal was to be able to post larger images. My mind was immediately swirling with so many ideas. As I started to create a new blog header, I found myself constantly changing the design. My first thought was a clean modern look with a minimalist design. Soon I had three different designs, but none of them "spoke to me", but it was finally time to start the testing process. Once I had my new template installed with all my gadgets & widgets set up I exported the data from my old blog, then uploaded it to the new one. I then had an OMG moment! All the posts imported fine, but every photo was so blurry you couldn't even make out the images. I knew this could possibly happen since my left sidebar would be larger in the new template. I played around with it for a while ... long while, but the only fix would have been to delete the images from 900+ posts and re-insert them :-(
Ok, so I put that issue aside and forged ahead. Within a few minutes I realized some of the coding from my original blog was also pulled over to the new template. At this point, I realized I can't import any information. I would literally have to start a new blog from scratch with no content. Among all this design stuff, my husband asked me again, "Why are you creating a new blog?" My response was "I want my images to look a little bigger." I knew I had to take a step back - I was becoming too frustrated. Just the thought of having to create all new social media icons and banners was weighing on me. I couldn't even settle on a color! I know - design is supposed to be fun, right?
Saturday morning I woke up, made a cup of coffee and sat in front of my desktop. As soon as I opened my blog I immediately thought "I really do love this design." I could never re-create the feeling I get when I see this. It was at that moment I decided to abandon the idea of a new blog. I sipped my coffee and thought all I need to do is make a few changes. I went to work creating a navigation bar, updating some coding, cleaning up the sidebars and adding a few new designs. It's a work in progress. If you had any suggestions, please let me know.
Although my images may not be as large as I would like them to be, I have "fallen in love" again with my blog. Over time everything comes back in style so perhaps one day 3-column blogs will make a comeback ... LOL!
Blessings,
