NaBloPoMo is here

Check it out: I'm blogging two days in a row! The NaBloPoMo wind is at my back. :) I'm excited that Rena and Shannon are doing it with me, and I think more of you should join in.

So, to celebrate my month of blogging, I've given A Blog Of One's Own a face lift, as you can see. A big shout out goes to Rena for turning me on to Aqua Poppy. Her designs are so easy to implement that I now have a hankering to change the blog's look all the time. I think I'll keep this through the month and then shop around for something festive for the holidays.

My weekend was filled with happiness at Todd's return. He's been out of town on business for the last two weeks, and I am thrilled to have him back. I'm disappointed that he has to fly back to Dayton, Ohio in the middle of this week, but I'm soaking him up as much as I can in the meantime. It was also really fun to see the kids again, who I haven't seen since he headed out. We spent a little of Halloween with them carving Jack-O-Lanterns.

Yesterday was supposed to be all about work for Todd and homework for me, but we got a very slow start to the productive portion of the day. Some work got done, but there is — sadly — plenty more to do.

Another New Look

I appreciate all the nice comments I got on my recently updated blog look, but I had to change it once again. That other design was ok, but there were some quirks with it that proved too annoying to keep (no dates on the posts, wacky margin issues, some archiving flaws).

I realize this template is girly in the extreme, but I'm a girl and really like it. Apologies to the boys who have too much testosterone to tolerate this much pink. :)

Obviously

I changed the look of my blog. New year: new design. The minimal look suited me well for the last year and a half, but I think it's time for something more interesting, colorful, and exciting.

Putting this in place was a far more tortuous process than I had anticipated. After looking at about a thousand blog templates online, I spent the afternoon being noncommittal. Then, the first two designs I decided upon proved annoying after they were put in place. Todd and I tried to customize away the aggravating bits, but in the end it was better to just go with a different design all together.

I hope you like the new look!