Well, HELLO there!
Things look at little different here, eh? I’ve been toying with the idea of a new layout, but with some pretty specific goals in mind. In the interim (or for real, I haven’t decided yet), I decided to check out Thesis and see if I couldn’t get what I wanted out of this supposedly super-uber-omg-wowsers-customizable theme template. So far? I’m definitely a fan (like, I can’t stop tinkering with it!), but I’ll ask that you bear with me as I tweak and test really fun things like column widths and hyperlink hover colors.
Pleasepleaseplease let me know your feedback. Easier to read? Is it that obvious that I can’t match colors to save my life? Leave nice feedback in the comments (so I look cool), and share things you hate constructive feedback by email. Ok fine, you can leave that in the comments, too. I can take it.
Thanks!
Nice to Meet You / Nice to See You Again
I’ve noticed a few new readers peepin’ around here, so I thought I’d just give a quick holler and give you a quick little overview of the girl behind the blog. My about section‘s pretty decent (if I do say so myself), but I’ll save you the leg work (mouse work?) of scrolling all the way up there and clicking through with these tasty little morsels:
Name: Doniree Walker (pronounced: Donna-REE)
Age: 26 (DOB is May 5, if you wanna go ahead and put that on your calendar)
Topics Often Covered: yoga, cheese plates, things that get a little warm fuzzy feeling, how much I love the community and connections-building nature of social media, relationships, blogging, and following your dreams
Guilty Pleasures: port wine in the wintertime, tiramisu, iTunes, busy coffee shops, t-shirt sheets, pretty scarves, rockbands with European accents, laceless sneakers, champagne, brunch, champagne brunches, stolen kisses, Google Reader, lululemon groove pants, Jimmy Stewart movies, and white boy indie or punk rock.
Wanna keep up with all that?
Subscribe to the RSS feed! PLEASE NOTE new feed addresss; this means that if you’re already a subscriber, you will need to change or update that (sorry for the hassle; thank you in advance). Simply click on this pretty little picture here, and choose your RSS Reader of choice (I heart Google Reader), and ta-da! Doniree at your fingertips.
Finally, if you’ve been hanging around for a little while and like what you see here, check this out:
Some of my own inspirers were so kind as to nominate me for a couple of Mashable’s Open Web Awards… awards – Best Blogger to Follow and Most Inspiring Blogger to Follow. I’m so honored and flattered! I’ve never really been up for anything like this before. So, if you dig this and agree with any of that, why don’t you click on through and share that thought? If not, then stick around and I’ll try a little harder to win you over 
Here, I’ll make it easy for you:
So! Whaddya think?
I think you’re all gorgeous. Have a lovely week!
{doniree}
*Props to anyone who knew this is the title of one of my favorite albums by The Replacements.
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I wanted to let you know that, using firefox, your banner at the top is much much wider than the body of the page. Likewise the RSS banner that you put in this post is wider than the column! Hope that helps to work out any kinks when you're tweaking the layout!
Strange, they both show up on mine alright, but I'll look into that to makesure everything's good in different browsers, etc. Thank you!
love it! switching to a new theme makes me feel all clean and refreshed
p.s. can i steal your little 20sb button? i've been searching for that…
One of your newbies snooping around, …guilt, shame, sorry, …busted. Stumbled on this looking for reviews of Ngon Bistro. -Bookmarking bloggers who are beyond Blogspot templates, trying to figure it out.1st impression, …got caught up in it. Writers who convey experiences with a brand new wide eyed enthusiasm that you can feel, and relive your own, are rare and more fun to read. -Just got back from a disappointing trip to Manhattan – until your posts made me realize how much fun I had, right?
I wanted to let you know that, using firefox, your banner at the top is much much wider than the body of the page. Likewise the RSS banner that you put in this post is wider than the column! Hope that helps to work out any kinks when you're tweaking the layout!
Strange, they both show up on mine alright, but I'll look into that to makesure everything's good in different browsers, etc. Thank you!
Hey lady, love the look, as always. My own personal preference was having your blog the entire width of the page, rather than having the gray border. Other than that, and as I said, that's just my personal preference with all blogs, I love the rearranging you've done!
Steal away! EP cropped that for me from the original 20sb logo. It's up for grabs, but she's to thank for that!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm going to toy with a few different ideas over the next couple weeks or so, so let me know what you think as you see changes!
It looks fine to me too!
I'm totally impressed with your tinkering skills! I want to change things up on my blog, but I have no clue what I'm doing…and unfortunately, all my energy is wrapped up in another (very important) project.
LOVE the new layout! Looks so clean and fresh!
"My about section’s pretty decent (if I do say so myself)"I agree. Mine needs a MAJOR overhaul. Have you read the very good article on this topic at Matt Chevy's blog?http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/blog-insight/wh…..
I actually JUST read his 'about' page, but not that part. I'll check it out- thanks!
I like it, Doni! What did you use to put together that cool lookin' resume on your Street Cred page? Also, your colors match great! What are you talking about?
Thanks for the feedback! I'm going to toy with a few different ideas over the next couple weeks or so, so let me know what you think as you see changes!
Hey lady, love the look, as always. My own personal preference was having your blog the entire width of the page, rather than having the gray border. Other than that, and as I said, that's just my personal preference with all blogs, I love the rearranging you've done!
I'm totally impressed with your tinkering skills! I want to change things up on my blog, but I have no clue what I'm doing…and unfortunately, all my energy is wrapped up in another (very important) project.
Oooh pretty! I'm liking the new look
love it! switching to a new theme makes me feel all clean and refreshed
"My about section’s pretty decent (if I do say so myself)"I agree. Mine needs a MAJOR overhaul. Have you read the very good article on this topic at Matt Chevy's blog?http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/blog-insight/wh…..
I actually JUST read his 'about' page, but not that part. I'll check it out- thanks!
I like it, Doni! What did you use to put together that cool lookin' resume on your Street Cred page? Also, your colors match great! What are you talking about?
You're incredible.
It looks fine to me too!
Oooh pretty! I'm liking the new look
Steal away! EP cropped that for me from the original 20sb logo. It's up for grabs, but she's to thank for that!
You're incredible.
Thanks, love
Thanks! I've futzed around with different Wordpress themes for awhile, let me know if you have any questions! (but your blog is lovely as it is, btw). Good luck w/ your other projects
Thank you! And thanks for the resume design!
I think your tinkering (tinkers?) turned out fantastic! I love the rotating pictures in the top right — you probably just got a lot of hits from me because I hit refresh a few times to see them all.Also, just read your Brazen Careerist post. Amazing! You are such a rock star, and I can't believe I hadn't read that one before. It makes me want to pour my own glass of champagne and celebrate!
It's a program/app called Scribd, and I was inspired when I found it here on one of Jamie Varon's [so so awesome] sites. Let me know if you have any questions!
Thanks! I've futzed around with different Wordpress themes for awhile, let me know if you have any questions! (but your blog is lovely as it is, btw). Good luck w/ your other projects
Yay for cute re-intro posts!
I look forward to everything you have in store for us, milady. <3
Thanks, love
I think your tinkering (tinkers?) turned out fantastic! I love the rotating pictures in the top right — you probably just got a lot of hits from me because I hit refresh a few times to see them all.Also, just read your Brazen Careerist post. Amzing! You are such a rock star, and I can't believe I hadn't read that one before. It makes me want to pour my own glass of champagne and celebrate!
Considering I had to Google that to figure out what you meant, you might want to rethink the music references you choose to use with me. (but thanks for the compliments on the site!)
Thanks for the feedback! YOU are a rockstar. I'm way jealous you and Nicole got to hang out all weekend!
Thank you so much for the feedback, and for popping out to say hi! I'm sorry I didn't have any reviews of Ngon Bistro, but I'm glad you landed here and liked it! Come back anytime
Thank you!
It's a program/app called Scribd, and I was inspired when I found it here on one of Jamie Varon's [so so awesome] sites. Let me know if you have any questions!
Thank you! And thanks for the resume design!
Thanks for the feedback! YOU are a rockstar. I'm way jealous you and Nicole got to hang out all weekend!
Thank you so much for the feedback, and for popping out to say hi! I'm sorry I didn't have any reviews of Ngon Bistro, but I'm glad you landed here and liked it! Come back anytime
Yay for cute re-intro posts!
I look forward to everything you have in store for us, milady. <3
Considering I had to Google that to figure out what you meant, you might want to rethink the music references you choose to use with me. (but thanks for the compliments on the site!)
Thank you!
I am loving all of the new spruced-up changes! especially the rotating pictures.
Love the blue on the background! Just saw it
I am loving all of the new spruced-up changes! especially the rotating pictures.
Love the blue on the background! Just saw it
Tech-nerd question…why did you change your feed url? What fancy-pants new functionality required it?
Tech-nerd question…why did you change your feed url? What fancy-pants new functionality required it?
One of my best musician friends has a fantastic way of thinking about music instruments — he tells you how to make certain noises, but he explains the mechanics behind how the soundwaves are formed with literal science assisted by analogies. This way, you understand the musical instrument on a more "essence" level than simply a "function" level.And then he taught me how to make electronic music. Mind = blown.Never really had a cheerleader as a teacher before, though. I wonder: if I taught you how to play the drums, how you'd teach that to someone else?
One of my best musician friends has a fantastic way of thinking about music instruments — he tells you how to make certain noises, but he explains the mechanics behind how the soundwaves are formed with literal science assisted by analogies. This way, you understand the musical instrument on a more "essence" level than simply a "function" level.And then he taught me how to make electronic music. Mind = blown.Never really had a cheerleader as a teacher before, though. I wonder: if I taught you how to play the drums, how you'd teach that to someone else?
I have the same problem – the site is too wide viewing from Windows in Firefox. The masthead looks stretched out. Oh, and I sorta liked the last masthead, with the picture of your (?) legs against a brick wall. It had a little more personality to it. Otherwise, nice redesign. I wish I were as skilled in web design as you are.
Thank you! I'll take all that into consideration and get those tweaks workedout. I debated rotating the headers too, so I appreciate the feedback onthat! I included that photo in my rotating photos, but it won't always comeup.Not that skilled in web design, but thanks
I used the Thesis theme (whichis INCREDIBLE), and know enough in terms of how to hack things up, but I'mnot much for doing things from scratch.Thank you though!
I have the same problem – the site is too wide viewing from Windows in Firefox. The masthead looks stretched out. Oh, and I sorta liked the last masthead, with the picture of your (?) legs against a brick wall. It had a little more personality to it. Otherwise, nice redesign. I wish I were as skilled in web design as you are.
Thank you! I'll take all that into consideration and get those tweaks workedout. I debated rotating the headers too, so I appreciate the feedback onthat! I included that photo in my rotating photos, but it won't always comeup.Not that skilled in web design, but thanks
I used the Thesis theme (whichis INCREDIBLE), and know enough in terms of how to hack things up, but I'mnot much for doing things from scratch.Thank you though!