With the help of my wonderful husband Joe, I’ve finally made the leap to self-hosting my blog and getting my own URL! I’ve been working hard the last few days to get this site up and running and I hope you’ll take a look around and let me know what you think! From this moment on I will be posting here (as you can see, with the exception of a few comments and the YouTube videos, my blog has been imported here in full).
If you have left a comment for my Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters giveaway and you no longer see it in the comment section of that post, don’t fret. All comments are e-mailed to directly to me so I have them all on record!
There may still be some bugs I need to work out (and if I find a theme template I like better I may even switch this one out). I also still need to work on my blogroll (which didn’t seem to make it over to the new site) and would ask you to please update your blogroll (and bloglines or google reader) with my new URL www.stephanieswrittenword.com. Thanks so much!
In the meantime, it’s time to vote for your favorite blogs in anticipation for Book Blogger Appreciation Week! For the first time my blog was nominated and has now been shortlisted in a few catagories including BEST CHALLENGE HOST, BEST CHALLENGE and BEST COMMUNITY BUILDER. Thank you for nominating me (whoever you are). I really appreciate it!
Lastly, I’ll be headed to the body shop mid-week to drop off my car. While driving home from the party store (where I bought glow sticks for the neighborhood kids at our BBQ) I was rear ended by a large SUV. I wasn’t fully stopped when I was hit, but had been slowing down on the highway because I heard an ambulance siren (and wanted to make sure that it wasn’t going through the intersection ahead of me). The impact took my back bumper clear off the car, but luckily my daughter and I were unharmed. We need to pay a deductible to get the car fixed, so I told the kids that those glow sticks were probably the most expensive in the world!
Hey Stephanie!! The new blog looks fantastic!!! Congratulations!
Blog looks great!
All feeds and links have been updated on my end! Lovely new digs! And welcome to the wonderful world of self-hosting your blog!
I’m also glad you and your daughter were not hurt! A bumper can be replaced, you two can’t!
Way to go on the move! I’ve been thinking about doing this myself, as blogger frustrates the living crap out of me.
Hooray! (On the move, not the bumper.) Off to go update everything…
Oh! And CONGRATS on making the shortlists!! That’s so exciting!
Congratulations on your new site! Pretty soon I’m going to be the only one not self hosted!
IT IS SO PRETTY!!!
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The blog looks FANTASTIC! I love it!
Love the new look! Congrats on your new site and for the awards shortlists!
Welcome to your new home! It looks great!
I’ve added the new site to google reader…Congrats on self-hosting.
Congrats on your new site, Stephanie! I’ll change your address in my blogroll.
Thank goodness you and your daughter are fine after being rear-ended.
Love the new look!
Congrats on making the shortlist, Stephanie!
Lovely new site, Steph!! You’ve been busy!
Congrats on the shortlists. I’ve cast my votes! Best of luck!
About your accident, isn’t the person who hit you responsible? You shouldn’t have to pay a deductible! Their insurance is responsible for your repairs, no?
Congrats on the new site and on making the shortlist!a
Many congrats to you Stephanie on your new blog home and the nominations! How very exciting.
So sorry about the fender bender though but glad to hear you guys are ok. Hang in there and good luck dealing with the insurance and such!
Hey, glad I found this! Fixing your link in my blog roll now and congrats on your BBAW nomination! And yeah, isn’t the person who rear ends the other person ALWAYS in the wrong?
Looks so fancy! Congrats on the self-hosting.
Glad you and the kids are unharmed after your bumper incident. Yes, very expensive glow sticks! Haha.
Girl I am impressed! and apparently speechless.
Everything looks great. Keep it up and good luck in your new home.
Glad you and your daughter are alright. Guess that driver never heard not to tailgate.
Sorry to hear about your car! I am glad you and your girls weren’t hurt.
On another note, how did you get your own URL and still have it through wordpress? I’m very interested in doing that with my site.
Congrats on getting your own domain and for the nominations! I’m going to have to go over and vote (and discover some new-to-me blogs in the process).
Glad to hear you and your daughter are OK – sucks about the deductible, though.
Yay on the move and on the short lists!! You rock!
Congratulations on all! I’m excited for you!