so, here she is! My Bottle’s Up! complete with new design courtesy of the brilliant and creative erin of Evince Design… and courtney of Judith Shakes Design. they have worked tirelessly and their efforts are so unbelievably appreciated.

and so now it’s all left to me. me… as though i know what i’m doing with this. ha! i think i could go the rest of my life never again hearing the following words… “cache, domain, hosting, transfer, coding, feedburner,” and worst of all, “configuration.”

(and no, i still do not know what any of those words mean.)

what i do know is that i’m learning, a lot. i need to give myself time, and i need to allow this learning curve to take place gently.

when i started my blog in 2007, i never imagined it would grow to be what it now is… hoped, but that’s as far as it went. and now here i am with a new website, with sponsorships, with design friends, with a copyrighted logo for cryin’ out loud!

and yes, while i’m stoked about all of this, i’m drained from it at the same time.

my mom asked me the other day (after i had been up past 1 am “working”)…

“nic, do you ever get a break from this?”

“uh… yeah, like when i go outside and take jackson for walks and to play and stuff. sure.”

the more i think about her question, the more my answer seems to be “no.” because i’m seeing now that i don’t really get a break from this… perhaps i need to enforce that? i dunno…

part of me sees that writers, true writers, don’t ever get breaks from their “work.” no artist does (do they?) because you’re constantly finding yourself inspired by different things, by everything.

i mean, c’mon, here i am writing and theorizing about a question my mom posed to me about taking a break… and obviously mom, i didn’t take a break from that one. instead, it’s inspired a blog post. oops!

((((big sigh))))

so, be patient with me as i am learning how to handle all of this. i’m trying to be patient with myself, but my husband can attest to the fact that i am quite possibly one of the least patient people on the face of the planet.

while i continue to tweak things here and there on My Bottle’s Up! please know that i know things are missing… i know some of you are missing from my blog roll. i will add you as soon as i know how to even access my blog roll. ~

again, learning curve… and now i need a break.