Did you all notice my blog got a fresh coat of paint? It’s looking mighty fine. It’s seemed like a good time to make a change. I was starting to get annoyed with my old template. I was talking with a friend about making some changes to the template, but it was clear it would be easier to just find a new one, not change the existing one. I am very happy I did! It was refreshing to have a new look. I am still working on optimizing all the pages for the new template so you might find some wonky pages and wonky images.
I also have some shiny new headshots of myself. Let’s all take a moment to acknowledge how great they are…. My friend Edwin did an awesome job. When I was home in April we set up a time to take some shots. It was a blast. He is a truly talented photographer that has been taking his hobby to the next step. Check out some of his work here.
The last thing I wanted to do in this post was talk about how I haven’t blogged in awhile and apologize. No one wants to read that. But I do want to acknowledge that I did take a little break and I am not sorry. I’m not promising that it won’t happen again. I have been in a weird limbo personally lately and I needed to step away from the commitment. I shared last summer that I was laid off from my job. It was a huge shock and put me in a weird place. I was back to deciding exactly what I wanted to do. Not to mention the endless hours of applying to jobs to never hear back from them. I was lucky to land a contract position in the marketing department at Icebreaker. I really enjoyed my time there and learned so much about digital marketing. I had always worked agency side so it was different going to the client side (aka the dark side). But the dark side has cookies and I was super into it.
Even though I had a job that I enjoyed, it was always in the back of my mind that in a matter of months I would be back searching. It was a short-term home which was harder than I thought it would be.
The good news of this story: just a couple weeks after my contract ended I started at Gerber doing digital marketing. It has been fantastic. It’s the perfect blend of overwhelming, busy, exciting, challenging, and rainbows. But I am probably just in the honeymoon stages.
So with these changes going on, the last thing I wanted to do was force myself to write a blog post if my heart wasn’t into it. And my heart just wasn’t there. I made a couple of necklaces and earrings in the last month and didn’t take a single photo. It felt incomplete but also a little refreshing. But I do plan on going back and recreating them to share because I think you will all love them.
Maybe I went off on a tangent. Here’s to a blog redesign.
Also, I am in a Disney movie now. See photo above.
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You are BEAUTIFUL. And…. what Disney movie? I missed that. I love the redesign and hope you have time to get back into blogging again. We miss reading them and I know other people do too. How about more sewing and knitting. I loved your scarf in black and white but I know it’s too hot for scarves right now. Time to start Christmas presents. Did you ever blog about your grocery bags?
The photo just looks very Disney-esque. Nope, my grocery bags have never made the blog. That’s another good one to share.
Your pictures are stunning! I, too, have missed hearing of your adventures. I’m glad you are back in the saddle!
Thanks! 🙂 I’ll get back into my blogging routine.
Love you new design. Missed hearing from you. And like Diana said … What Disney movie?
Well the photo looks like it could be out of Cinderella. Just need to add some birds and dear around me too.
Oh my gosh… I love this post to pieces. First: Blog design= LOVELY. Beautiful, simple and bright. Just lovely. Second: Job news = CONGRATS! That is awesome. The transition time with job changes is totally unpredictable and your readers will only benefit from you taking time off and only posting when you have the time to really get to post what you want to. Third: Disney movie = I love it! You totally nailed the princess pose!
Thanks Jenni! I’m digging the new look.
Beautiful photos and blog redesign! Congrats on the new job too!
Thank you Marlynn!
The blog looks great and so do your photographs!!! I’m actually headed to wine country to have some new shots done for my blog. Hoping that they come out as beautiful as yours did!
I look forward to seeing them!
You look great in these photos. I like the blog design too. Clean and fresh. I’m thinking about doing the same with my blog, deciding on an entirely new template. How did you decide which one to choose?
It’s hard to decide. I just did a bunch of searching… I don’t think there is any easy way to find the right template.
The new blog design looks beautiful! Awesome that you are feeling re-energized with blogging. Looking forward to seeing more posts in the future! And congrats on the new gig!
Thanks Erin!
Congrats on all the exciting things happening! New job, new blog design, new head shots! Now maybe I’ll be inspired to start blogging again! I miss it. . . just need to get back into that headspace!
It’s hard to get back into the routine of it. I’m still struggling with that.