Recapping November, the Month of Changes

Ah, we made it to the end. Well, not quite the end, but, there shouldn’t be anymore major changes to the site.

For one thing, we changed the theme of the blog. The new layout seems to be working out well compared to the previous version. It’s simple. I’ve tweaked pages and even created a couple more. I introduced a couple of new features to the blog: Daily Good News and Wednesday Word.

Overall, November went well. I’m happy for that. The idea behind making November the time for changes is because I want this blog to flat line. Meaning, I don’t want to make any major changes unless I have to. I don’t want to add or subtract things unless it needs to happen.

True, you should keep mixing things up to keep things fresh. However, there has to be a level stability and consistency. That’s what I’m going for. Next time I want to make a major change, I hope it’s at least four months away.

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Welcome Back…The New DALANEL Part One

The site is back online! DALANEL makes a return and I’m gonna let ya know what the heck I did.

You like the new theme? Me too. I’m gonna try it out for a while but I think it’s a keeper. I want to hear your feedback on it though.

Okay, so I’m going to split the updates into two posts. This post will talk about the page updates and various widgets and such. The next one will talk about the new features of Daily Good Stuff as well as the new weekly feature. That will be tomorrow. I don’t want to overload you with so much in one post, ya know?

So, let’s talk about the new theme.

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