Simplify… this word is influencing my every decision. Therefore I have decided to extend my hiatus indefinitely. I will post here if and when I choose to continue my pursuits in web/blog design work.

[Web hosting is not included in the hiatus. If you would like to have your blog or website hosted by WebExHosting.com please contact me through that website.]

May the God of peace fill you with all hope.

Blessings,
Lauren

I know I haven’t updated here in ages and I apologize. I’ve officially gone on a leave of absence from website and blog design due to an upcoming move. Moving a family and business out of state isn’t always easy. I’m working hard at being completely organized so I don’t lose a kid, dog or file cabinet along the way.

I expect that we will be settled by the end of June and I’ll make an announcement when I’m back in the design business.

Please note that the hosting segment of the business is still up and running; I expect there will be little to no effect on it during this process. I’m totally able to host websites and pack boxes at the same time. I’m quite the multitasker, no?

Updated: The Family-Friendly network has Moved to http://b-nn.com/index.php/ffnetwork-info/

I’m not going to give you any hints. I’ll just say that you should be watching for the launch of something new. Something to help promote the blogs on our Family-Friendly Blogroll.

I hope I didn’t give the surprise away.

Updated: The Family-Friendly network has Moved to http://b-nn.com/index.php/ffnetwork-info/

Some bloggers have been having trouble adding the Family-Friendly Blogroll code to their sidebars. The majority of these bloggers are either blogspot bloggers or wordpress.com bloggers; I’d like to address these two groups.

First, if you blog at wordpress.com, the free blogging service from wordpress, it is not as easy to add the code to your blog as you might wish. They do not allow javascript which is used in the code given to you. There is a way to join the blogroll but you will be required to follow a step-by-step plan and you will have to do this again each month in order to update the blogroll manually. If you want to attempt the process, please request and implement these wordpress instructions in order to be added to the blogroll.

Secondly, for blogspot bloggers who are now using the new blogger, you can not use widgets (maybe known to you as Add an Element) to add the code to your blog if you want to add it in a scrollbar. With the new blogger, once you add a new element and save the code, the code is changed in a way that makes it useless. You will end up with a blank white box instead of the blogroll. You need to be able to go into the actual HTML code of your template and add the blogroll code there in order for it to appear properly in your sidebar.

If you do not know how to do this then please use the code from the following page: New Display Code for Blogroll

I am a wife, mom, a homeschooler, my family’s only housekeeper, and cook. Sometimes I am even a chauffeur. I am a sister, neighbor, and friend. I have many demands on my time.

I also work from home as a web designer. I host web sites and sell domain names. I also blog - I know that one should be kind of obvious - and I run two blogroll networks. Each network is made up of a blogroll, a custom search engine, a mailing list and a RSS network.

I am a busy woman. I really, really don’t have much time to spare. My days can get crazy.

So, I am requesting that everyone who would like to join one of the blogroll networks please read the corresponding Join the __________ Network post thoroughly and then give me at least a week to respond once you email me your information. I do not add people daily. I simply don’t have time for that.

I also do not have the time to get all ready to add blogs to the networks only to find that the people requesting to be added have not read through the whole post, have not added the blogroll to their sidebar or not followed the instructions in some other way. It means I then have to email you and request you do what I asked you to at the top of the post. Read.

Please be considerate of my time. I want to add you, really I do. But even more, I want you to read the instructions.

I’ve just finished the redesign for Laurel Wreath’s Reflections. Have a look/see, very soothing and inviting wouldn’t you say?

I think that is a pretty good representation of who Laurel is and the feelings she evokes in me when I visit her blog. It was great to work with someone I’ve come to know through blogging. Visit her today, I think you’ll enjoy her.

We started with the photograph below taken by her sister-in-law while she was Italy.

I think the end result is very… Laurel.

{{Hugs}}, Laurel. Hope you enjoy your new home! You’ll soon find out that Wordpress Rocks!

Only because I know how much most people love a great deal, I’ve placed an ad with a coupon code in the sidebar. If anyone is looking for hosting for their website or blog, feel free to use the code when signing up to save a total of $36 a year when you pay monthly.

I know a lot of bloggers use free services but when you’re ready to commit to paying for hosting, owning your own domain name, having your own email address and really so much more, please contact me.

I am not only available but I actually (and oddly) love to answer your questions. I believe in the importance of spending a few dollars to have complete control over your own blog. I never used a free service although I know some people believe it’s their only option.

If you’re considering the switch but don’t really feel you know that much about it and just want to ask some questions, please contact me. I’d love to answer questions on blogging platforms, designs and other stuff. It’s hard to have all this information filling my head and no way to let it out. Now that my family won’t let me talk RSS, CSS, cgi and any other letters anymore, I’m afraid my head may explode. Which means you just may be saving my life. How’s that for incentive?