EXCITING, right?
I am in so in love with my new digs!
I hope you feel comfortable too. Pull up a chair…can I get you a drink or anything?
I want to thank my son D for taking my design and recreating it in Photoshop with sharper colors than I could get while just using the program I was using, and for making my funky little social media icon stars. I also owe a HUGE thanks to my friend Ri–who rocks–and is a total genius. She helped me immensely with all of the back-end web craziness and I couldn’t have done this without her.
I have a few minor kinks that I’ll be working out over the next few weeks, like changing the links to past posts so you’ll actually be able to read them here instead of getting a 404 (they’re–obviously–linked to my blogspot url, which will be disappearing soon), but it’s coming along nicely, don’t you think?
By the way (and this is VERY important!), with a new dot com comes a new feed. Please subscribe to my new feed by clicking the RSS star, so you don’t miss a thing. If I were you, I’d do it now so you won’t forget. (Or is it just me who forgets stuff like that?)
Thanks, and WHEEEEEEE!
46 Comments
Patty
WOWSER!
It’s BEAUTIFUL!
Congratulations on your new blog home! I love it! 🙂
Melisa
Thanks Patty! 🙂
Mom24@4evermom
Wow! Very exciting.
The new site looks great.
Now…who did it and why did you switch?
Melisa
Thanks!
I designed it, and Ri helped me (ok, she did most of the work) set it up.
I bought this dot com about a year ago and just haven’t had the time to switch. I just wanted to get off of Blogger and be self-hosted!
Liz
Love it. It’s so you 🙂 Congrats!!!
Melisa
Thanks! 🙂
HouseofJules
Looks great!
Melisa
Spank you very much!
megryansmom
Wow! This is nice. Got some coffee?
Melisa
Yep! Cream? Sugar?
Ri, The Music Savvy Mom
…whiskey? 😉
Melisa
On the rocks? (*pouring a double*)
megryansmom
Just cream please, I’m sweet enough *cough* * cough*
melissa
LOVE it! love you!! mazel tov on the new digs, gorgeousness!!
Melisa
Thank you, PH! <3
Headless Mom
Looks great!
Melisa
Thanks so much! 🙂
Dawn
I love it! It looks wonderful! xoxo
Melisa
Thank yoooooou!
Tara R.
Very nice! I like this new space a lot… very sassy!
Melisa
Thanks Tara! I was going for sassy with a side of city! 🙂
(The header is a twist on the Chicago flag. 🙂 )
Momo Fali
Oh, you’re going to love it here! I do! It’s SO pretty!
Melisa
Thanks! Stop by anytime! haha
k a t i e
Woaaah…. love it. LOVE it!!!
Melisa
Whee! I’m so glad!
lceel
Love the new site, Melisa. Your boy done good.
Melisa
Thanks Lou! I agree!
Heather
Wow, this is INCREDIBLE! You make me want a .com blog again. Ahhh, the colors and the layout– just GORGEOUS!
Congrats girlie 🙂
Melisa
Thanks so much!!! 🙂
SurprisedMom
I love your new eye-popping site. It’s great! Congrats on your new home. And yes, I’ll be following you.
Melisa
Yay! You rock! 🙂
As Cape Cod Turns
You are seriously going big time. I will have to humbly follow along on your path to fame and fortune. Don’t forget the little people when you replace Oprah as the Queen of Chicago.
Melisa
You are so silly. And too kind. 🙂
Mrs4444
Congrats on your new digs! Lookin’ good in here, you! 🙂
Melisa
Thank you, you! haha
Grandma W
Love It you guys did great. Good Luck and Happy writing.
Melisa
Thanks, Mom! 🙂
Jason @ The Devoted Dad
Hey, I’m glad I checked in before you left blogspot so I could keep following you. Congratulations, I like what you’ve done with the place! I hope things are going well. From the looks of it they must be- It looks great!
Melisa
Yay! Me too! 🙂
Michelle
Yay you! So ummm do you have to manually go in and change all your links? You realize that’s yet another thing holding me back, right? 🙂 Yay to the new site -but what’s up with only 4 people following you? I’ll make it five!
Melisa
Yep, I think I do. I’m not in a hurry to do it, though. Maybe if I get some spare time this summer…haha!
Lynn @ Walking With Scissors
Super fantasmic new digs!!
Melisa
Thanks Lynn!
Mari
Nice! And I’m follower #7. 🙂
Melisa
Yay! Seven IS my lucky number…
PJ Mullen
Obviously I’m way behind on my blog reading and as a result late to the party, but loving the new look. WP and Thesis is a great platform for a blog and D did a great job.