GUESS WHAT!
I finally did it. Y’all. It’s here. 
I’m still working on some of the details, but I’ve finally moved to my new layout and I am SO happy!
THE OLD WAY (Early 2012):
And NOW:
My biggest complaint with my other blog layout was that it felt SO cluttered. My goal this time was to keep the look as clean as possible while still having those cute elements I really loved about the old look.
So I cut out a lot of things that weren’t really important and tried to streamline the things I couldn’t let go of. See the left sidebar? I found a way to let my personality come through without cluttering stuff up:
Now for those of you who just like to check in every few days or weeks, you’ll want to pay attention to this part – I moved to an excerpt format for older posts so my page wouldn’t just scroll for days. It means you have to click to read the full post and remember to click previous to check if you missed anything.
This also means you don’t have to wait while the blog loads 600 pictures on each post or what have you so that’s a good thing. If you normally read through a feed reader this shouldn’t impact you at all – my full posts should display there as always.
One of my favorite parts is my footer:
I love that it shows off my Instagram and Pinterest feeds. They make me happy and this seems like a really good place for them since they’re not “essential” elements and just fun ones.
This also shows off one of the things I still need to finish – my buttons! I’m hopelessly behind at updating my blog buttons so that’s at the top of my to-do list. I’m still working on the nav menu, cleaning up some other stuff, and making sure all my pages are up to date.
But for the most part I’m really happy with how it all turned out and though I have some more work to do I’m glad I finally got it done after so much time just talking about it! Check this off my (rather frightening) to-do list for the week!
What projects have you been putting off? How does your week look?
My name is Kate. I'm a makeup and coffee addict (and total Jesus freak) fighting to lose over 100 pounds. But there's more to life than losing weight. This is where I try to balance it all - and hilarity ensues.
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Likin the new look. I’m going to start working on a re-do for 2013. Why does that number seem so BIG… anyways, I like the new elements of your blog. I think it fits your personality (as we know it via your writing), which is nice.
I’m starting my ultra intense Biggest Loser-like weight loss challenge this weekend. I can’t wait to see what my team color is and who my team members are.
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Thank you!
yay!! kate the new design looks SO GOOD! you did a great job, girl!
i am one of the people that has blog design ADD for my own blog and i wanna redesign it again even though i redesigned it like 3 months ago lol!
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Thank you!! I completely understand the blog design ADD. I get that feeling whenever I see a new blog but it’s going to be a minute or two before I feel like taking on that beast again, haha!
Looks great! I need to buy my domain so you can make my blog look as sweet as yours!
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REALLY LOVE the new look!
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Thank you!! And it was awesome to meet you tonight and get my hug!!