Organizing On WordPress, Help?
34 viewsOne of the many reasons I switched over to wordpress was for more organization and to make my blog more user friendly. However, it seems like I haven’t had a single moment to catch my breath since I switched over from blogger over a year ago. One of the first things I wanted to address on here was my menu’s. I wanted you to be able to search for a recipe, craft, or review and find is easily. I thought I could just create forms and add in drop down menu’s, re-categorize everything in mere minutes.
While, honestly, lots of things about wordpress are really simple a lot of it takes knowing HTML and I just can’t get it. Even simple things like updating sidebar code gets me nervous and overwhelmed. I was able to use a form builder program for my contact form and that was really helpful and I wish there were more step by step tutorials for doing things to take your site to the next level. I can’t always pay someone every time I need something tweaked, changed or fixed but I often feel like I can’t do it myself without fear that I’m going to make a bigger mess.
Another thing I wanted to do was build pages for my ambassador programs but every time I attempt it I got so confused in the tutorials I read that I just give up before I even get started. I haven’t done any of the things I had hoped to do and it’s over a year later and it just frustrates me. I even picked up a copy of the HTML for Dummies book per advice of another blogger but I guess I’m such a dummy that I can’t even understand that.
Do you have any recommendations on site, blogs, ANYWHERE that could help walk me through the process to bring my blog a more organized appearance? Has anyone used FormsCentral through Adobe? Is it easy? I would love any advice you can give me. My only request is it needs to be simple and it needs to be free.
Meet Charlie. His Story.
150 viewsThis time last week a dog was no where on our radar. Well, at least not mine. It all started Saturday. My husband woke up and announced he was done sitting home. He couldn’t handle it any longer. My husband had surgery last Monday and was down for the count recovering. He is a workaholic and was dying just sitting around. We all got ready and decided to run some errands. Remember that fridge we received? Well, as nice as it is we can’t get the smell out of it since it was left off and closed for a little bit of time. We ran to Petco for some charcoal from the fish department and from there it began.
“We want a pet” is how the cries began. The boys quickly came together and locked on persistently. They began to tell us all the reasons a pet would be such a wonderful idea. Some valid, some just absurd. Hubby was SO against it that I took it as my chance to be good mom since I always get to play mean mom and made it clear that MOM would LOVE a pet. Little did I know we’d be going from guinea pig to dog.
If you know me you know I’m not a fan of dogs. In fact, if you bring your dog near me I’ll ask you keep it away. I swear they sense my dislike for them and take that as a cue to jump on me and slobber. I know getting bit by one when I was a kid probably has a lot to do with it too. The boys knew the only breed of dog I’d ever agree to was a teacup yorkie. I wonder if they really count as dogs considering that the guinea pig is probably bigger. Next thing I knew daddy was excited and reading the paper and on google looking for local breeders.It was happening before I could figure out what was happening. Next thing I knew we were sneaking out of the super bowl party at half time to go meet a littler of Morkie puppies. I was determined to get a girl IF we were going to get a dog. Being in a house of a boys at least this time I could pick.
Then I saw this face.
We didn’t really get a say because when we walked in the door he picked us. He wasn’t over the top crazy and he was friendly and loving all in one without being obnoxious or overly hyper. His sister however shook like crazy when we picked her up and wanted nothing to do with us. When we put her down she either hid or just looked at us making sure to keep our distance.
We left without any puppy that night so we could talk about things and not make a snap choice. It was a good thing because we wanted him. We left there wishing we had a way to get him. We had no means of getting him the things he needed so late on a Sunday night. We quickly went into planning mode on how we would get him the very next day.
The very next morning Hubby took care of everything that would require getting the dog and getting him home. I prepared the house by going to the pet store and getting the basic things he needed like a collar, leash, etc. I cleaned the house and got anything he could eat, chew, or choke on off the floor.
We planned Hubby’s arrival with him shortly after they got off the bus. He let him go at the door and waited until one of the kids found him. Gavin first saw him and about freaked out. He started screaming and the poor dog was so scared. Johnny came flying around the corner and went into complete shock.
He’s been a very good boy. He’s doing well with the training we’ve been doing with him and the kids just absolutely adore him. Believe it or not. I adore him. Me, you know the one who can’t stand dogs. I’m his biggest cheerleader.
We love you Charlie. Welcome to the family.
{I finally broke out the new DSLR!!! What a difference!}
Valentine’s Day Giant Heart Cookie {Quick & Easy Dessert}
59 viewsOn Superbowl Sunday we signed up to bring a dessert and we made the Giant Heart Cookie from Wilton. I had honestly never made a giant cookie in a pan like this and the boys were super excited about making such a big cookie!
As you know we had the chaos of looking at a puppy this weekend. Shortly after pulling this giant cookie out of the oven we found out we had to leave much earlier then we had anticipated. I had planned on making this really pretty cookie that I sat down and took some time on. Instead I spent less then five minutes on it but it was still a great success!
Luckily I had two tubes of the Red/White Striped Icing on hand. I invested in the tips for the tubes long ago and they are great for when time is of the essence. See the swirl in the color below. I was rather impressed that red and white could remain in a tube together and not bleed into pink. Even after twisting and bending the tube as I gripped it it came out striped! It took one tube for the edging and then a partial tube for the inside writing. I think sprinkled with little heart sprinkles I had left over from last year and called it a day.
In very little time we had a fun, festive holiday treat that everyone enjoyed. The pan is incredibly affordable at only $7.99 and you could even grab it cheaper with a coupon at your local craft store! Pick your up today!
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Give It Away Wednesday #Giveaway Linky 2/8/12
151 viewsSorry this is going up so late! I finally got around to turning on that DSLR camera this morning and I’ve been having fun with it taking fun pictures of Charlie! Can’t wait to have some fun with the kids with it now too!
~ Kids Merino Wool Icebreaker Hat & Chute Set – Ends 2.13.12
~ $60 Gift Card to Umi Shoes – Ends 2.20.12
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