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It’s Been A Year – Time for a New Blog Design

June 13, 2016 By Jessica Filed Under: News 14 Comments

my new blog design 2016

A few weeks ago, I talked about how I made blogging work for me again and part of that was doing more on Instagram.  I wanted to reflect a new photography focus on my blog design so I decided to update my blog theme.  I put a huge photo in the header that I took myself ... Read More »

 Posted on: June 13, 2016 7:16 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Blog
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What Do You Want To Be Known For?

March 24, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary 12 Comments

I came across this question on Delicious Reads.  It's a good question to think about for life, the universe and everything but I kept thinking about it in terms of my blog.  What do I want my blog to be known for?  It's different than asking myself what my focus is.  I would tell you ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 24, 2015 8:07 am By Jessica Filed Under: My Reading Diary | Tagged With: Blog
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How My Blog Design Changed Over 4 Years

February 24, 2015 By Jessica Filed Under: News 9 Comments

I got a new theme again.  This is the 3rd time in 4 years that I've updated my WordPress theme.  I like blogging about it every time I design it because my blog is like a journal of my life and I like to keep track of things like this.  Here's the post for my redesign ... Read More »

 Posted on: February 24, 2015 8:00 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Blog
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I Figured Out How to Design A Blog

September 13, 2014 By Jessica Filed Under: How To 16 Comments

Sadly, my husband is tired of hearing about my NEW! BLOG! DESIGN! after asking him twenty million times for his opinion on my new blog badge that had only slight variations (is the feather better on the right or the left??).  But that's the beauty of the Internet.  Chances are NO ONE cares about the ... Read More »

 Posted on: September 13, 2014 1:29 pm By Jessica Filed Under: How To | Tagged With: Blog
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New Blog Design!

March 16, 2013 By Jessica Filed Under: News 11 Comments

My last blog design was a free WordPress theme with a header that I made myself (I know - you totally couldn't tell, right???).  I actually liked that header even if it was kind of busy.  My biggest reason for getting a new design, though, was because my free theme was severely limited with what ... Read More »

 Posted on: March 16, 2013 8:22 am By Jessica Filed Under: News | Tagged With: Blog
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