As you are aware I am in the process of getting this new (and maybe improved) blog off the ground. After a promising start {in which I found the theme, learned to upload & use it, and imported all the post (and pics) from the old blog} I have run aground.
While trying the seemingly simple task of adding the Blogroll (yes if you ask nice I’ll consider adding you) I managed to put it up in some weird triplicate. Not to mention that I have zero (nil, zip, zippo, the big goose egg, nada, zilch) idea on how to add plugins…or even what plugins I would/should be using.
I have some great people (you know who you are) helping me with this mess of epic proportions. Of course since they have lives outside of my blog (I know right…who knew?) we haven’t been able to connect. Not that I’m bothered all that much by this fact. I figure that it’s just more incentive for me to do some stuff myself & then show off how smart (I’d say and beautiful but I don’t want anybody to die laughing) I am.
Of course this all sounds good in my mind. I’m notorious for deciding I can handle something I’m just learning about on my own so I go off half-cocked & usually manage to make a fine disaster of things. My mind can’t seem to slow down & wait for results. I want to do something & I want to have learned all about it, perfected the skill and finished the project last week.
I can only assume that this drives everybody completely insane. Of course if I try to rein myself in then I just go completely bonkers & pick fights with anything around me including the house plants.
Tonight was no exception….
I sat down to read (another giant project I won’t begin to discuss here) but ended up staring at the code for this blog again. After deleting all the blogroll & other links, changing the theme several times (even deleting the one you are looking at only to regret it in 3 seconds & re-upload it) I did manage to do one thing I wanted. There are no longer 3 completely identical blogroll areas on my blog. Do not ask me how I did it….I have no freaking clue!
Anyway, to the great, fantastic, patient, obliging, kind people (you know who you are–if you don’t try asking me for a favor & see what happens) THANK YOU for tolerating the one track mind I possess when embarking on something new. I shall continue my attempt to be rational and relax a bit (rather than over-analyze every single aspect of how this thing looks & functions). I know I (we) will get this done.