Design shifting
I’m in the process of switching themes - it’s the same theme I’m using at the new blog I announced yesterday. I’m really in love with it, so decided to use it here too. I will be making modifications to it over the coming week though, so if you happen to drop by and something is broken don’t worry, it’s only temporary. :)
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New book blog!
Just a quick note to let everyone know I have a new book blog!
It’s been at the back of my mind for quite a while, and yesterday I decided to do something about it. If you’re interested in reading reviews of books that I read, head on over to Outside Normality.
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New arrivals
I’ll write more about this in the next few days, and I hope to grab some pictures myself soon but I don’t want to disturb them too much yet. So, without further ado, here are the two latest additions to our family, a pair of leopard geckos!
This one belongs to me, and he is a giant mack snow leopard gecko. No name as yet, but I’m working on it!
And this one belongs to my daughter, a present for her 15th birthday (though guess who will be feeding it locusts and such like!). She is a 6 month old female mack snow, possibly pastel, and so far the name Edwina is favourite for her.
These photos were provided by the breeder we had them from, hopefully I’ll be able to take some of my own soon. Watch this space.
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Catching Up
So, it’s been a while. With that in mind I thought I’d write a general ‘catch up’ post.
At the beginning of this year I took an extended break from my regular online activities (including Jaiku, a rarity for me!). I went over a month without checking RSS feeds, micro-blogging, checking Facebook etc. It really did me a favour too, gave me time to step back and take stock a little. Anyone who knows me will realise how much of a ‘web 2.0′ addict I’ve become, and while I still find those things fun I’ve slowed down a lot.
There are changes coming in my life - my daughter will be 15 this year which means that being a full time mother isn’t quite so full time as it was these days. By that I mean in the sense of she is relying on me less and less. Which also means that soon she’ll be pretty much gone altogether, before I know it she’ll be packing herself off to uni, and I need to prepare for that and have something constructive to do with my time. Preferably involving money! Not that I’m expecting or even wanting to earn fortunes, but I need something. I have two choices in mind and I can’t quite decide between them, one of which is going to depend a lot on personal circumstances as it will take some initial capital to get up and running. At this moment in time said capital is nowhere on the horizon, but things may change in the next 6 months or so.
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Upgraded to WordPress 2.5
It’s been a while since I gave the old blog some love, so when I heard WordPress 2.5 had been released yesterday I thought it would be the perfect opportunity. The upgrade went very well, and I have to say I’m impressed with the new admin interface. Very pretty!
I didn’t stop there either, I changed the theme as well. ‘Steady on there Jackie, before you know it you’ll actually post things too!’ said my inner voice(s). You never know, stranger things have happened. :) If you do happen to stop by, I am still playing a little with the theme, so if something looks very broken, it won’t be for long.
Just so that this post isn’t completely without value, I’ll leave you with a video of the best dog in the world, brought to my attention by a friend of mine on last.fm (thanks Andre!)
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