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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Redesigning my blog

As some of you know I have been blogging since 2007 and only made a few changes over that time span. So my old blog was overly ripe and needed to be picked and changed. Well I did exactly that.

I must admit it has taken me days, evenings and grey hairs but a few days ago I felt ready to let my baby go public (while I hold my breath). I'm, excited to show you and a bit nervous, a lot actually
...I hope it gets your blessing

So whats new? Well first of all I moved my main column to the left and I have cleaned up the side column. I freshened up my "about" page and added a "New Reader?" page which also includes FAQ. So if you ever wondered something and didn't dare to ask, now's the time.


I have a brand new navigation bar, that will make it easier for you to find posts with the topics you like the most.

I also have a new image based archive. But since image-archives means lots of html work I have only included some of my past posts. However, all new posts will be found there. For everyone that is nostalgic, the old archive which is searchable by date is put further down on the blog.

You might wonder how I suddenly became the html queen of the year. Well it is as simple as an e-course offered on a Beautiful Mess by the very colourful and creative Elsie & Elise.

They have truly made a practical step by step (yet eye pleasing) course. The course helped me narrow down my ideas through the home work we were given in the first sessions. In addition they took me through the difficult html (at least for me) in portions big enough to handle.

Now I feel like the goddess of html. I AM the goddess og html!

(...at least until my next html challenge).

I know, it sounds like I've seen the "spirit" or something, but honestly it is so gratifying and empowering to be able to materialize your ideas... A huge sense of accomplishment.

17 comments:

  1. It looks fab Anne Marie! I love the header in particular. I have never been brave enough to do much to my blog beyond changing the header. But now I see your new look.....

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  2. Wow!! Så utruleg kult! Eg må seie eg likar det nye designet :)
    Måtte sjølvsagt straks sjå etter om du brukar Blogger, du òg.. Hm, dette betyr muligheter for min blogg ;)

    Takk for hyggeleg kommentar! Ha ei fin veke :)

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    1. Det er alltid muligheter (så lenge du har tid) :-)

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  3. It looks fantastic! Congratulations!

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    1. Takk Astrid! Det betyr ekstra når det kommer fra deg som jobber med design.

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  4. Stilig design! Og veldig koselig blogg. Har kikket litt rundt og kost meg veldig! :)

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  5. kjempefint design, veldig imponerende!

    Jorunn

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  6. It looks really nice!! Cute illustration!

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  7. Det er virkelig fint Anne Marie. Jeg får helt lyst til at prøve det e-course.

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    1. Ja prøv. Det er kjempegøy!

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    2. Jeg skal lige høre dig, hvordan foregår det? Er det e-kurser som du bare kan følge når det passer dig? Har du Photoshop? Hvor lang tid tog det at tage kurset? Mange spørgsmål, som jeg håber du kan svare på:-)

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    3. Hei Marie-Louise. Det foregår slik at man får tilsendt en kode og en webadresse. Der ligger alle "sessionene" og du kan gjennomføre dem når det passer deg. Du kan også laste ned hele kurset og skrive det ut på papir dersom du vil. Du bruker så lang tid som du selv ønsker. Ja jeg har photoshop. Hvis du går til "New Reader? her på min side og til "Frequently answered questions" vil du finne link til gratis photohop. Det er ikke nyeste versjonen, men den fungerer like godt. Lykke til! Bare skriv til meg (privat e-post) dersom du vil ha hjelp med noe.

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  8. Thank you so much everyone for you nice words and encouragment!

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  9. I can see it is so rewarding for you! Your new blog looks absolutely amazing! Now I am thinking about taking the class and learn how to spiffy up my blog!! Thanks for sharing the link :)

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  10. it looks BEAUTIFUL around here !! congrats !
    and i'm so honored to be on your list of reads. i really am....
    and i had to smile at your comment today. i'm glad you feel you aren't alone. i LOVE my life and my family but we all need some time to ourselves, right? ;)
    xo

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  11. I can't believe that you had a relative that owned the hotel where my parents stayed on their honeymoon. It really is a small world. They stayed in the Hotel Wassiliof from about the 2nd of July 1964 to about the 9th. There was scaffolding outside the hotel whilst they were there and the men started working about 830 every morning. I remember asking my parents recently what did they do with men outside the window - they just laughed and just said that they kept the curtains closed ;-)

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  12. beautiful beautiful beautiful. anne marie you have always been one of my most favorite people to visit although it has been a while since i have done any blog reading! i am happy to visit here today!

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