So I figured I should actually post something on my blog so that you all don’t think I’ve forgotten about you. I have just been busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. I have been finally getting my Shan’s Shreds off the ground a bit and making a bit of money. Mostly from Blogger to WordPress switches. I actually like doing them. I get to give a client a great blogging platform, learn a new theme without buying it and also learn several different hosting platforms…and know which ones are good (Hostgator, FatCow) and which ones BLOW (DreamHost).

My last completed switch was for Candace at “Deal”ectible Mommies. She’s fabulous. And I customized the ever loving crap out of that Thesis theme. I have one more thing to  do, but the font plugin does not understand that it needs to bend to my will, not it’s own.

I am currently working on another WordPress switch and theme customization. The switch is completed, but we are still waiting for her header so that I can begin customizing her theme and make her a matching background. The blog is currently nekkid, so I am not going to reveal it yet. I also have another WP switch that I have been working on, but this is not a normal kind of import. This customer is on a blogging platform called DoodleKit and I have to use the RSS feed of her blog to import it into WP. Problem is that, DoodleKit {Which is a giant POS and totally hoses it’s customers in fees. Run, run far away from this place. Never let any of your friends blog on DoodleKit. Ever.} does not want to give my client the back up of her site because they say they own it. I says she pays $30/month and should be able to get a current database back up one time. It’s been interesting. It is a very complicated thing to do this from an RSS feed. And I don’t want to screw this up. This woman truly deserves a beautiful blog and a great platform to blog from. I intend to give that to her.

I also have a couple of headers, two theme switches/customizations and a few Blogger clients to finish up with. So yeah, I’m a busy girl. But it feels good to work and make money. I have a steady monthly goal in mind. I’ll let you know when I reach it.

So do any of you still want to participate in Shan’s Week~End Wordles? I know it has been forever since I posted one, but I have had so much going on, both personally and online, that I just kind of ran out of steam. My Wordles posts do take a while to get up because I am so particular about how they look, how the colors blend…or don’t. But I will have one up tomorrow morning if anyone is still interested. {Please???}

The Asylum will also be getting a face lift soon. I am putting the snow away for a while and going with a watery design. That’s all I’m going to say for now.

Stay tuned.

Yes, I’m Alive. I’m Just Busy. {Asylum Announcements} is a post from: Last Shreds Of Sanity | Blog Designer | California Mom Blog

So, I have been nominated for the Hot Mom Blogger Calendar for the month of March. Fitting because my birthday is in March. However, a couple of my friends are also nominated along with me. My bloggy idol, The Bloggess, Kadi Prescott formerly of  A Womb At The InnSane, now Girly Gazette, Jenna from The Love Of Baby, and my awesome friend that I talk to several times a day, Jessica from Riding With Jessica. Now how am I supposed to compete with that? I have embedded the voting widget in this post so that you don’t even have to leave my blog {Clever, I know} to vote. So please vote, no matter who you vote for because the winner gets a trip to New York City {In the Fall, I believe. I have always wanted to go to NYC in the Fall or Winter…} and a professional photo shoot. How awesome is that? I plan to get nominated until  I win a month, so just keep that in mind. You will be asked to vote for me several more times as the year progresses.

I will, of course, return the favor. If you need comments, tweets or votes on something, let me know and it will be done. In the meantime, GO VOTE.

The second announcement I have is about the Spring Fling going on over at Wickedly Chic, the awesome event that seeks to promote a large group of independently owned fashionable businesses that runs from March 25, 2010 to April 24, 2010. You really need to check this out. She has 30 participating businesses who are not only offering some discounts on their merchandise, but also debuting their new Spring merchandise. Liz will be having many giveaways for these items over at Wickedly Chic’s main site. So go. Take a look around and start shopping!

The last announcement is that Shan’s Week~End Wordles WILL BE BACK next week-end. I know I have been spotty in doing and I am sorry for that, but you have no idea the things I have had going on lately. I have just been so busy doing so many other things, that I have just run out of steam. I plan to be better organized and have everything running like clockwork in the next couple of weeks. Next week’s theme will be Easter or Spring. You can do this either by the colors you choose for your Wordle or the words. So go get them all done up and come back here next week for Shan’s Week~End Wordles, Easter/Spring Edition.

Please Note: I DID NOT close the comments on this post. Something happened and they were disallowed. Comments, as always, are open.

Asylum Announcements: Vote For Me For The Hot Mom Blogger Calendar is a post from: Last Shreds Of Sanity | Blog Designer | California Mom Blog

Hey kids, what’s up? Yes, I know I have been a horrible meme owner and not done Wordle in a while. I’m sorry. I have been really busy doing design work, learning WordPress, trying to get my Bento working so I can put up that theme, looking for a work at home job and dealing with all the day to day of being a SAHM, wife, etcetera. But never fear my friends, Shan’s Week~End Wordles will happen Sunday. I promise.

This week we will have a theme, of sorts. The 2010 Vancouver Olympics and Valentines Day. Make your colors match the theme or write your own text pertaining to the theme. I think it will be fun.

I can’t wait to watch the opening ceremonies tonight. Plus, I want to see how they are going to deal with the fact that Vancouver has gotten almost no snow at all when just across the border there are several feet of it!

So come on guys, will y’all come back? I really am sorry. Life just gets in the way sometimes.

Asylum Announcements: 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Valentine’s Day And Shan’s Week~End Wordles is a post from: Last Shreds Of Sanity | Blog Designer | California Mom Blog

Shan’s Week~End Wordles will be on Sunday because of the Word Press switch and the blog propagating-

That is all….

~~ Stitchblade ~~

Hey You! is a post from: Last Shreds Of Sanity | Blog Designer | California Mom Blog