Blogger vs. Wordpress
OK, blogging buddies, I need your advice: should I stick with Wordpress, or do I switch to Blogger?
Originally, I chose WP because of its more varied templates and popularity. I’d used blogspot for other, personal things, and WP seemed new and different.
What I hate about WP: using the free version means I can’t alter my template very much (i.e., I can’t display banners/advertisements, I can’t rework the HTML of my pages, etc.).
Options to do something about this: I could (1) Buy a domain and use Wordpress at my own site, in which I could have more control (Negatives: I don’t know how the heck this works or what I’d have to do, and it costs money) or (2) Switch to a blogging software that allows me more control (i.e., Blogger).
Do you have an opinion? Have you used both softwares? Which would you recommend?
And, if you are a blogger who switched urls at some point in your history, did you lose a lot of readers?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (8)Money Story: Lunching
Recently, my mom was invited out to lunch by Z, who wanted to pick her brain a little, regarding an organization Mom is involved in. They went to a average restaurant (Z picked), and Z ordered a meal that cost $12.99. Mom ordered something similar, maybe a little lower in cost.
The bill came, and Z pulled out her wallet.
“Well, I have $10,” she said.
No, that’s not a typo: She spent $13 and was willing to contribute $10. So my mom paid the difference, happily.
Anyone been in a similar situation?
Filed under Uncategorized | Comments (6)Room in Progress
I’m still on that home decorating kick of a few weeks back, and here’s the latest update.
The duvet, IKEA: $50
The matching lamps, Linens N’ Things: $25
The rug, Urban Outfitters: $50
The round mirror–far wall–, Meijer: $60?
You’ll notice random papers taped up to the wall above my bed. I’m sort of playing around with a framing arrangement, still to be determined.
Slowly, but surely (and fairly frugally, due to the spacing out of buying), things are coming together.
Raise Your Hand if You’ve Tried Online Dating!
You know, no matter how many times I see those smiling couples on eHarmony or match.com commercials, I still hang my head in embarrassment and shame when I admit I’ve tried them. Yes, I’m serious, both about trying online dating and about being humiliated. In fact, in the interest of full disclosure: I am mentally deleting and rewriting this post, wondering if I’m even comfortable admitting this to the PF-blogging public.
My second cousin met his wife online, after 40+ years of being a bachelor. Unfortunately, they’re now divorced, but I could name a handful of other people who I know successfully found a match on the Internet. Different social spheres, different values and interests; one thing in common: looking for love.
I just don’t know.
A friend of mine is a new tester of the online systems. She’s been on two dates so far and is choosing to be very selective. “I narrowed all my criteria as far as I could,” she told me. The second guy, whom she met last week, seems promising. “I signed up for six months, even though I might be someone sooner. I figure, if I meet someone, it would have been a small price to pay.”
What’s your opinion?
Filed under Uncategorized, questions, relationships, the everyday | Comments (10)more on the 5K
So I finally went to the doctor about my ankle issues, and he gave me his diagnosis: I probably have achilles tendonitis or plantar fascia something, either of which is something I’ll always have.
He told me to get actual running shoes (I was using crosstrainers) and to use arch supports. He gave me a list of exercises to strengthen my weak leg and told me to build back up to my previous rate/distance. I went for an outside walk/jog/run this morning for about an hour and probably distanced four or five miles. It was heavenly, with the fall colors and the crisp, cool air.
I didn’t run a ton today, at the doctor’s suggestion, but I will work on it. My goal right now is just to be consistently active somehow. We’ll see about the 5K. It’s still in the air.
Also: they weighed me, and surprise: I lost five pounds (which means I’m just five more from being at what I weighed at age 16!)
Filed under Uncategorized | Comment (1)Another Update on the 5K
My friend–the one who runs marathons and who inspired me to start this training in the first place–told me months ago that there was only thing that could stop me from accomplishing my goal: an injury.
About three weeks ago, I felt a lot of tightness in my right ankle. I took a break for a day, felt better and ran again. Worse pain. I took a break for a weekend, felt OK and ran again. Worse pain. I took a week off. Couldn’t run. Took another week off. Still can’t run. So now I’m completely off my training schedule and unable to wear heels. How did this happen?
I’ve got a doctor’s appointment scheduled for the 24th (that’s the soonest they can take me). I’m pretty sure it’s just a pulled muscle, but I want official confirmation before I run on it again.
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