I'm thinking about ditching my blog of 7 years and starting fresh. Road Not Chosen never really recovered from my long absence during my son Evan's "Year of Horrible Surgeries". Perhaps I never recovered. Maybe that blog will always be tied in my mind to those events. I do know that it isn't fitting me anymore.
Will I keep my url? I think I'll ditch it and try to come up with something new and exciting. After all my big move back to Cali after a 20 year absence is rapidly approaching. I feel like I have chosen a new path. A new blog makes sense to me.
First, of course, I'll think about if I should make the change. I'll ditch TypePad and go to WordPress for sure. Then will come the obligatory playing with themes/designs. I may even pony up some money and hire my wonderful friend, to come up with a suitably beautiful theme.
Have you ever ditched something old because it didn't represent you any more? Feel free to share.
*I am now on Google+ which I find a more secure, less privacy stealing social platform than Facebook. If you’d like an invite just let me know.
Oooooo. Ooooo. Oooooo. This is me raising my hand Horscheck-style. (I didn't spell him right, but I figure you remember the Cotter kid from t.v.) I want to read a blog about your transition to a whole new adventure in Cali. Do it. And, hire Dan :)
Posted by: Kathy.m.nickerson@gmail.com | July 17, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Kathy, I cracked up at all the OOOOOO's! Yeah, I think transition blog is where I'm headed. Thanks for the encouragement.
Posted by: Lori | July 17, 2011 at 03:37 PM
Maybe instead of the Road NOT Chosen, you should call it The Road CHOSEN. See the literary juxtapositioning and ironic imagery in that? The whole "Wecome Back" aspect of Kotter is not lost on me here either. My mind is spinning out of control with possibilities of new names for your blog! I will go away now and calm myself down.
Posted by: Harold Forbis | July 17, 2011 at 05:43 PM
Wow, that will be a big move. Will Evan be ok with it?
Havong a new blog would be fun. I know what you mean. I think I changed , and the blog didn't keep up.
Posted by: Julana | July 17, 2011 at 08:52 PM
Julana, Ev wishes we were there now. Nearly all my family is out there so that makes a big difference. Evan has a friend here who was particularly upset at the news. When I told Ev his friend was upset, Ev replied "Why? I'll make new friends!" Yup. That's my boy. :)
Posted by: Lori | July 17, 2011 at 10:13 PM
So excited for you and your big move. Would love to read about what its like to create home again in a place you've always called home. Pretty cool.
Posted by: Felicity | July 18, 2011 at 09:59 AM
I'm excited for your news too. People embracing big change like that - albeit, back home in this case - is always inspiring to me. (I kind of crave it for myself, but I can't seem to inspire my husband that way). I think a new blog for the new season is a brilliant idea. Lately I'm trying to ditch all kinds of things at home that don't represent us well, but it's hard to do this quickly. (Especially if it's a vaguely functional piece for which we don't have a replacement.)
Posted by: Serenity | July 20, 2011 at 04:32 PM
I'm glad for Evan, and thatbyou'll all be closer to relatives.
Posted by: Julana | July 24, 2011 at 07:14 PM