From Blogger to Wordpress: What's Working (and not so much) Wednesday

What's Working:
1. Blogger to Wordpress Website Makeover: 
Back in November I decided I was ready to take the leap and invest more time, effort and money into my business website and my baby blog. So...I reached out to an old friend who is a BIG Wordpress Guru to help me makeover my site. So I'm in that process and it's pretty fun. Here's an idea of what my new header will look like:

Also, my blog will be under my new business website most likely in the next ~2 weeks. I'll DEFINITELY keep you posted!


2. Feeling my purpose: 
This is the first week of 2012 where I've been able to actually DO my work. I led a workshop, met with a client, created art with my kids, cooked taco tuesday for dinner...ya know,  it's all been flowing this week and it gives me the anchor of feeling needed and purposeful. Which may sound hokey but when you are creating your own business which is a nebulous feat- it feels good when your feet feel grounded.

3. Moving from Blogger to Wordpress:

With the website makeover, I'm moving over to Wordpress and I know it'll be great. I know I will have more options and ways to make my website work for me and my business and blog. Change is good...

and now, not so much:

1 Moving from Blogger to Wordpress:

AGHH! I'm still a bit freaked that I'm makin' the move! It's just, well....I know Blogger so well, that's where my roots are- where I'm grounded- and this whole move has made me feel uprooted!  Now... I'm learning all the ways and words of Wordpress. And with that figuring out how I want my site to look- what the heck do I want on each page, blah blah blah. Can you feel the upheaval in my voice? 

So that's what's working and not so much for me over here. Now, how about all of YOU? What's working and not so much in your neck of the woods. Talk to me, talk to me! Also- two questions- If you are on wordpress how do you like it? And if you're on blogger- I need to make sure I don't loose you when I switch! AGHHH! :)

GFTW 4: A 5k Date and More!

Happy Sunday All! Here's me and the DH in the San Francisco Bay this morning for a small 5k, put on by the fabulous DSE Runners Club. Yah... we're  cute like that. Truth is though- we haven't raced together since early June at Dipsea. So last night when I realized I had the kid coverage already set in place- I thought 'Heck! I wanna go too- and have a 5k date!' Me and him; mano a mano, pie a pie :)


And this race was my first 5k I did two years ago. So it was rewarding to come back with more wisdom, wrinkles and age under my skin. I didn't deal with the big nerves like the first time and I wasn't shooting for a PR in mid January. The sweetest thing was just running with my hubby. Each of us as equals, supporting each other, racing our race and having an adventure together. It was pretty sweet.


And speaking of sweet, look at the loot we scored! I love it when a $5 race hands out blue finisher ribbons and age group medals. 

And I swear, it's moments like this I need to tap my own shoulder and say 'Girl, you know, this is pretty sweet'. Five years ago I would have laughed in utter disbelief if you told me I'd be running races with the hubs and placing for fun. Really. 


But yup. It's true. That's me. That's us. That's where we are in our life right now. And I don't give myself or us as a couple enough credit. 


So here's to embracing and taking in credit where it's due. Here's what I have lined up for my Goals for the Week:


Athlete: 4 Runs, 3 ST's. extra bike, spin or fun something


Mom: Volunteer for Art in Kid's class this week. Finish and mail b-day thank you's 


Wife: Choose His Own Adventure: coffee, breakfast, lunch or movie date. He chooses:)


Personal Growth: Listen to Intuitive CD #2. 


ME!: WATER


Friend: Be ready for the call: my BFF is due to have her baby this week in LA. When she does...I'm driving down to see her!;)


As always, I write these weekly goals down on a bookmark I keep in my organizer and review them each day as part of my morning routine. This is what I have lined up for me this week. Now...how about you? What's on YOUR docket for the week? Any 5k's or races around the corner? Any loot won in your camp? Talk to me, talk to me!