Why I can’t be trusted with my own blog.

Do you like my pretty new blog face? It comes courtesy of a very patient Jo-Lynne of DCR Designs. I say “patient,” because, well, she worked with me.

I’m sure you can just imagine. After all, what could be more fun than designing a blog for someone who has a teensy little problem with perfectionism and expectations? Oh, I know! Perhaps if said perfectionist with ridiculous expectations also worked briefly in advertising, giving her the hilarious illusion that she has an artistic eye.

I knew that I wanted a better look for my blog and after Blissdom, I knew it was a must. I met Jo-Lynne briefly at the conference and realized I’d admired her own blog’s design before. And since her prices fit within my budget, I decided she was the one.

Yep. Lucky her.

One month and 64 e-mails later, Jo-Lynne has left me with a fresh, clean, cute blog – just as she promised. And she was so very easy to work with, which is more than I can say for myself.

I thought that asking for a redesign after I saw the first header would be my biggest gaffe. Turns out, no. Because just hours after seeing the final, finished product…I deleted my nifty new navigation bar.

Just deleted it.

You know what happened next, right? At first, I didn’t realize what I’d done, but when I did? Oh, when I did, I just sat there. In shock.

Next, I do believe I literally hung (hanged? I don’t know.) my head in shame. No one was around to see it, but please believe me, my head was hanging low. And my stomach? It was definitely feeling the “Oh no, I’m in trouble, what did I do? How do I fix this without anyone finding out?” feeling.

And then I sighed. I e-mailed Jo-Lynne to tell her what I’d done and beg her forgiveness. Thankfully, she is much more together than I, and she sent me the code to restore my nav bar immediately.

So, today, I present to you: My New Blog.

What? You’d already noticed? Oh. Well, okay. Check it out anyway. Let me know what you think.

Anything exciting happen to you this week?