March 14, 2016
Hello, hello from my brand new(but still sort of the same) WordPress website! I recently updated my domain name, so hopefully finding me here wasn’t a problem at all.
I’ve been hard at work for the last couple of weeks getting my blog things in order to be able to make this switch. (If you follow me on Pinterest, you probably had a good idea that this was coming!) I hired Lisette from High Note Designs to make the transfer for me, because, as much I try to be tech savvy- I’m actually not that great at it. So I hired someone who was! Because seriously, risk deleting/ruining/messing up over 600+ posts that I have loving worked on for over 4 years?? No way, Jose.
I also purchased a pre-made template from Restored 316 Designs(the Flourish, if you’re curious!) which Lisette then installed for me.
I still have soooo many things to tweak and work on with this site- so I hope that you will bear with me over here as I figure out all of the things my new space has to offer me.
In the meantime, I’ll be busy resizing photos, categorizing and tagging every single post I’ve ever written, learning and installing new plugins, updating my pages, updating old posts, tweaking my design, and of course, posting new content! I have a really full calendar of amazing posts to share for the rest of March and I’m so excited to be doing it here in this new space!
For now, I’m keeping the same header and about me image- just so that everyone who shows up here recognizes that they’re in the right place! But, over the next few days and weeks I will be working on refining the look of this space into something a little more fresh and new. But, even with that, I’m seriously loving how seamlessly my new design seems to flow right out of my old one. Perfect!
Okay, okay, so one last bit of shop talk- I’veΒ updated my RSS email, so if you’re interested in having A + Life posts delivered directly to your inbox(which, who wouldn’t be interested?) there are two places that you can subscribe. There is one on my sidebar and one at the very bottom of the page!
Oh, I lied. One last and final bit of shop talk- comments. I always reply to my blog comments via email and that is exactly what I hope and plan to continue doing. That being said, WordPress does work a little differently than blogger, so I’m still figuring out how all of that works. So! Whenever you comment(which I always love love LOVE!) I will be replying via email- it just may take me a smidge longer than usual to get back with you(for now)!
And I really can’t express this enough, but thank you so, so much for being here and for following along. I hope you love and enjoy my new site as much as I do!
Here’s to many, many more years of love, fun, and laughter(just wait for a post coming later this week!) here at A + Life.
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Woooohoo! Cheers mama. And the tagging and categorizing…HA! Took forever. But in a weird way made my organizational loving heart happy. I mean, I couldn’t NOT do it.
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YAY! I didn’t know you were moving to WP – Congratulations! Lisette actually did my transfer too, two years ago now! Let me know if you need any tips. tricks, etc! Excited for you!
How exciting! I don’t know if I will ever be brave enough to move to WordPress. Or I will ever have the time, but I always get a little antsy about when everyone else is doing it, ha!
Congrats girl!!! I still have SO much to do too, I need to get on that. Welcome to Word Press and here’s to hoping we both figure out what we’re doing lol.
I love WordPress. Hubby is a graphic designer and swears by it. With his help, I was able to buy my own domain, install WordPress on it, and install my own theme! I didn’t have 400+ posts to migrate though (that sounds scary!) Your blog looks great and I’m sure you’re gonna love all the cool stuff you can doo in WordPress!
I made the move a year ago and still have not categorized/tagged everything!
How exciting! I swear you are probably the 5th person in the last couple of weeks that have made the big switch! Makes me want to change, but just the work involved frightens me! So I put it off even longer, and then like you will have a bazillion posts to recategorize, etc.
I just made the move to WordPress about a month ago and could not be happier. Your blog looks great and I know you are going to love the functionality. I am definitely still working on the tweaks – re-sizing, categorizing and adding tags back to all my old posts, etc., but know they will happen when they happen. Congrats on the move!
Oh man! I have so been wanting to move over to WP, but just don’t know if I can handle it haha. It looks GREAT though π
ahhh the blog looks soooo good!! i really have been considering doing this myself, but… i’ll admit, i’m intimidated. if i do, i’ll be hitting you up with my q’s! …insert awkward hesitant grin face emoji…
It looks great! XOXO
It’s such a big transition but worth it in the end! I’ve been on WP for almost two years now and still find myself organizing as I go! Good luck with everything!
Everyone is upgrading to WordPress, but I just feel so comfortable with Blogger!!! Not to mention, I don’t even have the slightest idea how or where to get started. So, if you need me, I’ll be the lone girl over here at Blogger… Your “new” blog looks great, by the way! π
Yay!!! I’m excited to see the new looks you’ve got coming–but everything looks great so far!! I’m still categorizing and tagging from my switch in January. Eeek! Slowly but surely, I suppose!
Everything looks great! I used Lisette to and she is just lovely π
I still haven’t recategorized all of my old posts and they’re all a little wonky.. I just don’t have the time (insert crying face here) haha
Seriously though it look awesome! Hope you love WP! XO
So exciting!!! Im expecting a post about your how/why/what you’d do differently and some pointers for those of us who are contemplating a platform change too. Please and thank you π
welcome to wordpress π i promise its worth the switch!
well i don’t know if i want to follow you now that you went to the dark side! just kidding. congrats on the move! good luck with doing all the things you need to do. i would definitely hire someone if i ever moved to wordpress!
Woohoo!! It looks great!!
So exciting! I keep saying eventually I will look into making the switch when life slows down, but you know life keeps getting in the way! Maybe one day I will pick your brain about it!! Everything looks great! Congrats!
YAY!!! Congrats on making the switch! It’s something I’ve thought about too but I seriously don’t have the time and Blogger is SO easy to use. I’m curious to hear how you like it!
Yay! Congrats on the move. I’ve been contemplating switching as well. Maybe I’ll pick your brain one day?! It sounds like a crazy amount of work!
It looks great! I need to make the move…but I am terrified. I’ve been on blogger forever. I’ve heard that there are so many more options on WordPress, though! I would have to hire someone to do it for me.
I just barely made the switch over, too!
Yay! I’m about to make the switch with Lisette too. I am nervous as all get out, but I’m ready for the change. I’ve only been talking about it for over a year! Are you adjusting well to the new format? I mean, obviously you are because you’re still a blogging machine. π
Yay! I’m glad I’m not the only blogger that paid someone else to make the switch and make it awesome for them, tech-savy I am not. π