Baby Steps...

I’ve been taking baby steps with this whole blogging thing for almost a year now. Actually it will be one year a week from today, so stay tuned for a Give-A-Way next week. I’m not doing a contest, just giving something away. What’s the prize? You’ll have to wait and see.

When I dipped my dainty size eight wide feet into the blog pool it was with trepidation. My knowledge of blogging at the time was from the little I had done on MySpace and from reading The Pioneer Woman. I had been following Ree pretty much from the beginning and after awhile discovered that other people had blogs. I know it sounds lame that I wasn’t aware of the blogging community, but I just wasn’t. I started poking into other blogs through comments and then bounced around for a bit. I then decided I wanted to try my hand at it; my first baby step (mom, how is this not in my baby book?)

After blogging for a couple of weeks I was able to take another step; I got a laptop. This was huge as I was using the computer in my husband’s home office; I was now able to post when I wanted to.

The next step for me was having my own camera. Not just any old camera but a Nikon D70. My husband purchased a new D300 and I got his old camera, not too shabby. Although I still have a long way to go in learning all the ins and outs of it, I’ve done okay with the pictures I’ve posted. A few months ago I decided to buy what I call my SpyCam. It allows me to take pictures inconspicuously. Not the best quality, but I have it with me at all times and won’t miss a photo op if it presents itself.

Another step, and truth be told it was a big one, was having Badass Geek redesign my template. Seriously, I couldn’t be happier with the results. It all happened kind of quick; ‘Wham bam, thank you mam’; no dinner beforehand or even a kiss good night; and before I knew it my blog looked the way I wanted it to (and it ‘felt’ good too, thanks Mike.) On a side note, if you’re looking for an overhaul or just a little tweaking, you need to go here, no really you do.

Another recent step for me was discovering Google Reader. What a time saver!

Okay, I’ve just subjected you to a bunch of rambling and way too much linkage just to bring this up; my latest wobbling step. I have my own domain so please take note. I have gone from:

www.therandommemorandom.blahhhhhhhhgspot.com

to:

www.randommemo.com

Fin~