May 29, 2010
A Return To The World Of Blogging!
Sunday Stealing: The Just Because Meme
1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up.
My TV, My Dvd player, My lap top, Movies, My desk top computer
2. How do you style your hair? How often do you cut it?
I just pull it up for now but I hope that I can get it permed soon! I don't cut it very often because I hate short hair.
3. What are you wearing now?
My PJ's
4. What's your occupation? Do you like it?
I am a "Receptionist". I have that in quotes because I do a little bit of everything now that there are only two of us doing all of that accounting. It is ok really stressful right now and I don't get paid enough but hopefully I will get a raise soon!
5. When was the last time that you took a nap? Was there a special reason?
I can't even remember because I don't nap.
6. Who was the last person you hugged romantically?
Its a secret...
8. What was the last full meal that you ate?
I don't eat full meals so who knows. I snack most of the day and eat a lot of little meals.
9. What was the last email that you received?
I was from the lady that made my post separater!!!!
10. What one website do you always visit when you go online?
Facebook and Blogger
11. What was the last significant thing you bought?
Probably my laptop
12. What musical artist did you not get at first, but then became a fan?
Not sure I don 't really have anyone that I don't like
13. What do you think about before you go to bed last night?
Its a secret
14. What was the last CD you bought?
Green Day
15. What is your favorite weather, and why? What's the weather like today?
When it is sunny and like 70 degrees out. It was windy and cold
16. If you could have a special artistic talent, what would it be?
I would love to be a writter
17. Did you watch the Idol 9 finale? If yes, what are your thoughts?
No I didn't
18. What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Grow up and leave me alone!!!!
19. Any special plans for this (holiday in the States) weekend?
Nope-I never have plans
20. Besides your current S/O, who was the last person that you loved romantically?
No one!
1. Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up.
My TV, My Dvd player, My lap top, Movies, My desk top computer
2. How do you style your hair? How often do you cut it?
I just pull it up for now but I hope that I can get it permed soon! I don't cut it very often because I hate short hair.
3. What are you wearing now?
My PJ's
4. What's your occupation? Do you like it?
I am a "Receptionist". I have that in quotes because I do a little bit of everything now that there are only two of us doing all of that accounting. It is ok really stressful right now and I don't get paid enough but hopefully I will get a raise soon!
5. When was the last time that you took a nap? Was there a special reason?
I can't even remember because I don't nap.
6. Who was the last person you hugged romantically?
Its a secret...
8. What was the last full meal that you ate?
I don't eat full meals so who knows. I snack most of the day and eat a lot of little meals.
9. What was the last email that you received?
I was from the lady that made my post separater!!!!
10. What one website do you always visit when you go online?
Facebook and Blogger
11. What was the last significant thing you bought?
Probably my laptop
12. What musical artist did you not get at first, but then became a fan?
Not sure I don 't really have anyone that I don't like
13. What do you think about before you go to bed last night?
Its a secret
14. What was the last CD you bought?
Green Day
15. What is your favorite weather, and why? What's the weather like today?
When it is sunny and like 70 degrees out. It was windy and cold
16. If you could have a special artistic talent, what would it be?
I would love to be a writter
17. Did you watch the Idol 9 finale? If yes, what are your thoughts?
No I didn't
18. What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Grow up and leave me alone!!!!
19. Any special plans for this (holiday in the States) weekend?
Nope-I never have plans
20. Besides your current S/O, who was the last person that you loved romantically?
No one!
May 27, 2010
May 26, 2010
News!!!
I posted about some new fun things going on in my life on my private blog!!! If you want an invite to read it leave your e-mail in a comment and I will send you an invite!!!!
May 24, 2010
May 17, 2010
A Little Break
Life has gotten really crazy lately so I am going to be taking a break for awhile. I am not sure when I will be back but I will be back!
I may still read blog here and there but I am not going to be posting until I get the time and life slows down a little bit!
I may still read blog here and there but I am not going to be posting until I get the time and life slows down a little bit!
May 13, 2010
Ethan
I am sure my readers that live in Utah have heard about this story but I really felt like I needed to write about it.
Here are two links to two of the story's about this. I would recommend reading them and then come back and read the rest of the post.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=10728945
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10746226
I am sicked by the people that live in this country and I will never understand how a mother can stand by and let someone beat and murder her son and then help that same man get rid of the body. I don't get how that the mother could justify not getting him help. I mean hell if she was scared of going to jail for child abuse now she is going to jail for murder! I am not going to go into detail about what all did to the poor little guy but it is a total joke and they need to be tortured and then killed for what they did to him. What makes it even worse is that his really dad didn't even want to send him here. He knew is ex was unstable and didn't trust her with his son. Now he is going to have to live with the fact that his son is dead. I guess I am just pissed off and don't understand how any parent could do this or stand by and let someone do this to their child. If I were the mom I would have taken the child out of the environment and sent him back to his dads. I hate how parents use their children as pawns. I was used like that for awhile when I was a child and it isn't any fun at all!
What does everyone else think?
Here are two links to two of the story's about this. I would recommend reading them and then come back and read the rest of the post.
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=10728945
http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=10746226
I am sicked by the people that live in this country and I will never understand how a mother can stand by and let someone beat and murder her son and then help that same man get rid of the body. I don't get how that the mother could justify not getting him help. I mean hell if she was scared of going to jail for child abuse now she is going to jail for murder! I am not going to go into detail about what all did to the poor little guy but it is a total joke and they need to be tortured and then killed for what they did to him. What makes it even worse is that his really dad didn't even want to send him here. He knew is ex was unstable and didn't trust her with his son. Now he is going to have to live with the fact that his son is dead. I guess I am just pissed off and don't understand how any parent could do this or stand by and let someone do this to their child. If I were the mom I would have taken the child out of the environment and sent him back to his dads. I hate how parents use their children as pawns. I was used like that for awhile when I was a child and it isn't any fun at all!
What does everyone else think?
Elinore
I haven't posted about the cubs in awhile because they haven't done anything really post worthy lately but after I took this picture I figured it was cute enough to post!
I hope everyone is having a great Thursday!
May 12, 2010
My Latest Infusion
I had my latest infusion on Friday the 7th. I went to a different place then were I went for this post. This place was so much better. It was even better than it was when I went to the hospital for them. I slept this time which is the first time since I have been doing them that I have actually slept. I slept for about an hour and it was much needed. I would have been worried if I hadn't slept because I had a lot of drugs in my system because I had a migraine when I went it and I had to take my Benadryl(sp) because of the reaction that I sometimes have to the Tysabri. It was really quiet and relaxing there. This time the doctor didn't make me talk to him about stupid stuff because he knew that I was there for the Tysabri and that I probably knew more about the drug and disease then he did. I am glad that I finally found a place that I like and that didn't act put out that they had to help me.
This is a short post but there wasn't much to say on the subject. I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.
This is a short post but there wasn't much to say on the subject. I hope everyone is having a great Wednesday.
May 11, 2010
Great Advice
I try not to post things I get off of my e-mail but this really needed to be posted so that more people can read it! Enjoy...
WW II Battleship sailor tells Obama to shape up or ship out !
This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in Hawaii
for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the president.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as aMaster Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.
One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.
So here goes.
I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish.
I can't figure out what country you are the president of.
You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like:
I'd say shame on the both of you, but I don't think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.
After 9/11 you said," America hasn't lived up to her ideals."
Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn't mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for freedom.
I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected.
Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.
Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don't, I'll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize, and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves.
And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don't want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don't mind offending the police calling them stupid, but you don't want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.
One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you're the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you're thinking of.
You could be our greatest president, because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president. You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now. And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle...
Sincerely,
Harold B. Estes
Snopes confirms as true:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/haroldestes.asp
When a 95 year old hero of the "the Greatest Generation" stands up and speaks out like this, I think we owe it to him to send his words to as many Americans as we can. Please pass it on.
WW II Battleship sailor tells Obama to shape up or ship out !
This venerable and much honored WW II vet is well known in Hawaii
for his seventy-plus years of service to patriotic organizations and causes all over the country. A humble man without a political bone in his body, he has never spoken out before about a government official, until now. He dictated this letter to a friend, signed it and mailed it to the president.
Dear President Obama,
My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don't believe my age because I remain wrinkle free and pretty much mentally alert.
I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as aMaster Chief Bos'n Mate. Now I live in a "rest home" located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.
One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.
So here goes.
I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish.
I can't figure out what country you are the president of.
You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like:
- We're no longer a Christian nation"
- America is arrogant" - (Your wife even announced to the world,"America is mean-spirited. " Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.)
I'd say shame on the both of you, but I don't think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.
After 9/11 you said," America hasn't lived up to her ideals."
Which ones did you mean? Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn't mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for freedom.
I don't think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected.
Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.
Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don't, I'll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead not to bow, apologize, and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves.
And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don't want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don't mind offending the police calling them stupid, but you don't want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.
One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you're the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you're not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you're thinking of.
You could be our greatest president, because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president. You're not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That's not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now. And I sure as hell don't want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle...
Sincerely,
Harold B. Estes
Snopes confirms as true:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/haroldestes.asp
When a 95 year old hero of the "the Greatest Generation" stands up and speaks out like this, I think we owe it to him to send his words to as many Americans as we can. Please pass it on.
May 10, 2010
My Messy Purse
Literally. Quite simply.
Spill the contents of your purse.
Take a photo.
Make a list of what's inside.
Explain if you want or let the evidence speak for itself.
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I am going to show a few pictures of my purse and since it will be dumped out I am going to finally clean it out lol. Here goes nothing! Here is my pretty Baby Phat purse and the second picture is what is inside of it. The little red bag has my prescriptions in it and the little orange one has female products in it!
May 9, 2010
Mothers Day
This is my least favorite holiday but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Mothers Day! I am going to hide until it goes away now.
May 6, 2010
Lost Faith...Karma's A Bitch!
Grab a new Myspace Layout
I have lost total faith in the justice system in Utah. I have a friends who's boyfriend is locked up and was just sent to prison for something that he shouldn't have been sent to prison for. I am not going to get into the story because it isn't my story to tell but I know the facts and it isn't fair in the least that he is in prison for this crime. I am truly amazed at the fact that he is there. It makes me really wonder how many people we really convicted that are innocent and we make them waste their lives sitting in jail and or prison for something that they didn't do. I think at times people that don't have any money to fight it get locked up because people are unwilling to do there jobs and find the person that really committed the crime. It is also upsetting that we are letting people out of prison that really are going to go out and rob people or rape people again and yet we are keeping people in prison for things they didn't do. I would be so mad if I found out that the person who hurt me had be released because the prison was too full.
Now that being said I believe as do his girlfriend that he deserves to be in prison because of things that he did when he was younger. This has taught be that karma is a bitch and everyone will get theirs at some point. I think people think that if it doesn't happen right away then they got away from karma. Well I hate to break it to the world but you will never get away from your karma it will always find you and give you what you deserve!
May 5, 2010
My Trip To The Richfield Jail
A few weeks ago I took a road trip with Misti to Richfield to go to jail! I am sure most of you are wondering why in the heck we would drive 2 and a half hours to go to jail well it was because on of her friends is in jail there and I have started to write him so I wanted to go with her and see him. The drive there was great until the GPS wanted me to go off roding in my car. I was like WTF???? Good thing I am smarter than it and turned it off and we found it with out the lying thing!
It was really good to see him and finally meet him sober. I had met him once before but he was high so it was nice to meet him and he seems like a really nice guy. I have decided that I am going to get back to the old me and that means I am going to have a lot of guy friends but not date or anything like that.
Anyways the visit was supposed to be for an hour but they let us stay for 2 hours! I am so glad that they let us because he hasn't had a visitor and he has been in there over a year now. He was so shocked and yet wierded out because he would see people and what not walk by and he didn't know how to take it. It was funny to see how he acted and how nervous people make him. I can't imagine being locked up for over a year and not having a visitor and he hardly had people writing him until Misti got his address and started writing him.
All in all it was a great trip and a lot of fun! I am trying to get back to posting and blogging again so we will see how well I do. I hope everyone is having a great week!
It was really good to see him and finally meet him sober. I had met him once before but he was high so it was nice to meet him and he seems like a really nice guy. I have decided that I am going to get back to the old me and that means I am going to have a lot of guy friends but not date or anything like that.
Anyways the visit was supposed to be for an hour but they let us stay for 2 hours! I am so glad that they let us because he hasn't had a visitor and he has been in there over a year now. He was so shocked and yet wierded out because he would see people and what not walk by and he didn't know how to take it. It was funny to see how he acted and how nervous people make him. I can't imagine being locked up for over a year and not having a visitor and he hardly had people writing him until Misti got his address and started writing him.
All in all it was a great trip and a lot of fun! I am trying to get back to posting and blogging again so we will see how well I do. I hope everyone is having a great week!
Bling
I got this award from my bloggy BFF Elle. I figured I better get around to posting it and passing it on. The rules for the award are as follows:
“The only rule for this award is that if you accept it, please don't keep it to yourself. Please pass this along to others and share the bling!”
I am going to pass it on to all of my followers that don't have it yet!
“The only rule for this award is that if you accept it, please don't keep it to yourself. Please pass this along to others and share the bling!”
I am going to pass it on to all of my followers that don't have it yet!
May 4, 2010
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• If there is no contact with the client for 14 days or more when I start your design your order will be canceled. If you decide to proceed the design after the 14 days you will be charged a fee of $50. Only for certain circumstances will the fee be waved.
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• I will send you previews while I'm working on your design and changes can be made throughout the process. Once everything is installed and you want changes made I will allow those changes to be made with in 72 hours. After that time period you will be charged $20/hr.
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• Current turn around time varies depending on the number of blogs ahead of you. Once I start on your design, you can expect anywhere from one day to 1 week until the design is complete.
• I like to get your new design up as quickly as possible so it's important that you respond to my e-mails in a timely manner.
• If there is no contact with the client for 14 days or more when I start your design your order will be canceled. If you decide to proceed the design after the 14 days you will be charged a fee of $50. Only for certain circumstances will the fee be waved.
• I add a $3.00 Paypal fee to each order.
•I require full payment before I will start on your design.
• I will send you previews while I'm working on your design and changes can be made throughout the process. Once everything is installed and you want changes made I will allow those changes to be made with in 72 hours. After that time period you will be charged $20/hr.
• Payment for blog designs ARE non-refundable.
• During installation, I will include a linkback credit in the footer and/or sidebar of your page. The design I have created for you is a representation of my work. I ask that you do not alter this.
• While I install your design I ask you to please not go in and move things around or alter things unless I ask you too. This slows the install process down.
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Simply contact me and state the change or addition you are wanting. Your name will be added to the "add-on queue" and the change will be made as soon as possible. You will be charged $5 per picture each time you need that done (note: if the new picture is a different size and requires your header to be totally re-worked, you will be charged $5 per image added and a $10 fee for my time).
Who owns the rights to my design?
As far as I’m concerned, after I finish your design you are free to use your header or the other elements of your design for your own personal purposes. I would ask that you don’t resell or distribute any portion of your design to other people. Nor should you change or alter the work and claim it as your own or as my design.
*How did you learn how to do all this stuff?
I am completely self-taught and everything I know came through lots of trial and even more error. I started out experimenting on my own blog design and then for a few brave friends. All the technical web design stuff has also come through lots of experimenting. Whenever I need to know how to do something I usually consult my best friend “Google” and he teaches me all I need to know.
*Do you offer a discount to returning customers?
Yes. I offer a 20% off discount to returning customers. The discount applies to packages only and not to simple a la carte items.
*What if I really like a blog you have already created for someone else?
I could use the same design BUT I will make it unique to you.
*Do you ask for my account password?
I do not ask for your password, I have seen so many other designers ask for that and I do not feel comfortable with that so I will not ask that from you.
These are some of the questions I am most frequently asked. If you don’t see what you’re looking for here, you’re always welcome to email me.
*Do you do designing for Wordpress, Typepad, and other types of websites?
I design for:
-Blogger blogs
-Wordpress.com blogs
-Self-hosted Wordpress blogs
-Facebook fan pages
-ETSY banners
Do I just tell you what I have in mind and you create it? I'm new to this!
You tell me everything you have in mind. I have you pick out the fonts you want to use, you tell me the colors you want and any kind of images you want. You approve everything you want, and you will get what you want... or even better. In small words: your get what you want, i design for you and give you what you want.
*Do you offer items other than what are listed on your site?
Just send me an email, and more than likely we will be able to accommodate you. If I'm not sure about the item, I'll figure it out!
*How do I sign you on to my blog/site
*Blogger:
-Go into your Dashboard and click on Settings.
-Under Permissions please send me an email invite to [email protected] be an author.
-After I accept your invitation you will need to go back into Settings/Permissions and click on “Grant Admin” next to my name.
*WordPress.com:
-Go into Dashboard and click on Users. Down at the bottom please enter my email address [email protected] with the role of “Administrator”.
*Self-Hosted WordPress:
-Go into your WordPress Dashboard and click on Users/Add New.
-Set me up with a user name and password on your blog and have it emailed to me at [email protected]
*Please note that after your blog installation is done you can remove me as an author/admin on your blog.
*How long will my design take?
Once I have received your order form and your Payment in full, your name will be added to our design schedule. When I am ready to start your design I will contact you and begin working on your design. Designs generally take anywhere between 3-4 days depending on how your response time to emails I send during the design process. If you’re good about checking your email and prompt with your feedback it should only take about 3-4 days once I start designing. However, if you are slow to respond the design process could drag on for several weeks. This one is sort of up to you. If you order a custom blog design, the average wait time in the wait list is about 1-3 weeks (wait time varies according to demand). Once your name reaches the top of the wait list and work on your design begins, it generally takes only 3-4 days to complete your design.
If you order a pre-made design, your design is guaranteed to be installed within one week of your order.
*Why do you require full payment up front?
Full payment is required up front to help shorten your wait time in the queue. I try to move through the queue as quickly as possible and I found that waiting for payments to come in holds up that process. My time is very valuable and so I need to know you are serious about having me design your blog. With a recent event I had to change my payment policy. Someone was stilling something I created for them and was using it on there blog with out payment and blocked me from contacting them. So now I require payment upfront, if I decide to go ahead and start on your design without payment I will watermark all images sent to you’re for approval.
*When do I pay you and how do I do that?
Right away, when I receive your order I will send you a PayPal invoice and you will send an electronic payment via PayPal. If you do not have a PayPal account, please go here to sign up for one. If you do not pay right away and I start on your design all images will be watermarked. Your design will not be install until your payment is paid in full.
*Can I get my blog designed immediately without having to wait in the queue?
For custom blog designs you will be charged a $20 front of the line fee to move to the top of the queue. For pre-made designs there is no wait. Your pre-made design can be installed immediately.
*Are there any additional fees applied to the cost of a blog makeover?
I also add on a $3.00 paypal fee to each package. The price of each package includes labor (including revisions) and installation. You may also acquire additional costs if you choose to add any add on items to any of the existing packages.
*Will gadgets/sidebar items be the same on my new design? (Blogger question)
Yes, the coolest part about Blogger (I think) is that NOTHING is affected by adding a new design. You have the same functionality, but they might be moved around a little. I ask you to back up your Template just to be on the safe side.
*Will I lose any information on my blog by having a blog makeover?
No. Your posts and sidebar information (text, links, music, etc) will remain the same, only the look of your blog will change. If you have requested a 3-column layout, your sidebar information will get moved to span down both sidebars, but it will still be free for you to move around once your design is finished. You will be able to post and add information to the sidebar(s) as usual. It is, however, strongly suggested that you save a back-up of your blog just in case something should go wrong.
*What software do you use for your designs?
I design using a combination of Photoscape and Gimp 2. I use Artisteer 2 to create my templates for some of my packages.
*Do you offer gift certificates?
Yes. Contact me at [email protected] to learn more.
*How do I go about updating the picture in my header as my family grows?
Simply contact me and state the change or addition you are wanting. Your name will be added to the "add-on queue" and the change will be made as soon as possible. You will be charged $5 per picture each time you need that done (note: if the new picture is a different size and requires your header to be totally re-worked, you will be charged $5 per image added and a $10 fee for my time).
Who owns the rights to my design?
As far as I’m concerned, after I finish your design you are free to use your header or the other elements of your design for your own personal purposes. I would ask that you don’t resell or distribute any portion of your design to other people. Nor should you change or alter the work and claim it as your own or as my design.
*How did you learn how to do all this stuff?
I am completely self-taught and everything I know came through lots of trial and even more error. I started out experimenting on my own blog design and then for a few brave friends. All the technical web design stuff has also come through lots of experimenting. Whenever I need to know how to do something I usually consult my best friend “Google” and he teaches me all I need to know.
*Do you offer a discount to returning customers?
Yes. I offer a 20% off discount to returning customers. The discount applies to packages only and not to simple a la carte items.
*What if I really like a blog you have already created for someone else?
I could use the same design BUT I will make it unique to you.
*Do you ask for my account password?
I do not ask for your password, I have seen so many other designers ask for that and I do not feel comfortable with that so I will not ask that from you.
Blog 101
*Well lets start off with what blog host you are using. I design blogs for Blogger hosted blogs.
*Blogger/Blogspot: These are the same thing. The blogging program is called “Blogger” and your blog address will look something like “yourblogname.blogspot.com”. Blogger is a completely free blog service and probably the easiest one to use. I have to different type of blog designs for blogger, The Classics and The Modern Designs. The Classics Designs are based off the Minima template and the Simple template in the new template designer from blogger. The Modern Designs are based off templates that I create using a template designer program. For both types I offer premade and custom designs.
*Columns for your site
Do you know how many columns you want for your site? Well I will explain them to you to help you decide by explaining them to you.
1 Column:
One column designs only have a post area and no sidebars. This design is great for photography blogs. Here is a sample: This sample is not live since I never got to finish the design.
2 Columns:
Two columns designs have only one sidebar. The sidebar can be either on the left or the right side of the blog. I love this layout since it makes the blog look really clean and simple. Here is a sample of a 2 columns design: http://lilypondfamily.blogspot.com/
3 Columns:
Three columns designs have a post area and 2 sidebars. I create this layout two different ways; with one column on each side of the post area and with two columns on the same side. The layout with the columns on the same side you have the option of having them on either the left or right side of the blog. Here are samples of these designs:
3 Columns-same side
3 Columns- split
4 Columns:
Four columns designs have a post area and 3 sidebars. The layout of this design is different then all the other, at the top of the layout it only has 1 sidebar and then it splits into 2 columns. This design is only available for The Classic Designs with the Minima template. Here is a sample of a 4 columns design: http://www.peacefulwishing.com/
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*How do I sign you on to my blog/site
*Blogger:
-Go into your Dashboard and click on Settings.
-Under Permissions please send me an email invite to [email protected] be an author.
-After I accept your invitation you will need to go back into Settings/Permissions and click on “Grant Admin” next to my name.
*Please note that after your blog installation is done you can remove me as an author/admin on your blog.
*Favicon
A favicon is the little icon that shows up in your address bar and/or in the Tab of your page.
*Button
A button helps you get your website/blog out there. The buttons I create will have a code box attached to them so that your followers can take the code and add it to their blog/webpage.
*Post Signature
This is what you sign your blog posts with. It will automatically show up in each post.
*Navigation Bar
They help you navigate through your webpage/blog. I create this 2 ways.
-Navigation Bar With Text
-Navigation Bar with Images
*Post Divider
This is a separator between each post. This design can be as simple or as custom as you want.
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| Simple |
*Social Network Icons
They are icons that will link to whatever social network you choose.
-Twitter
-Facebook
-Myspace
-Networked Blogs
-Emails
-RSS Feeds
-YouTube
-I can also link them up to your email subscribe feed.
-I can also link them up to your GFC follow feed.
-If you have any others you would like to see as an icon let me know.
These icons can be as small as 25x25 and as big as 200x200.
*Sidebar Titles
*only avalible for Blogger Classic Designs*Have custom images as your sidebar titles instead of just plain regular text
*If you have a question about something not addressed here, please feel free to contact me!
Custom sidebar titles instead of just regular text.
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