I’ve done it again– rearranged the blog furniture! I was tired of all the nagging little nuisances of the old template (which was actually a combination of two different ones). I just loved the old header, and hate to part with it, but I couldn’t make it work with this theme.

I like the sleekness of this one. I have a small beef– the sidebar loads first, and if it takes long, the main content doesn’t load for a while. I HATE that! Why is it programmed that way? I want it to zip around like Zero Halliburton luggage, but instead it lags like an old wooden chest of drawers…

How about you? Do like this look or do you prefer the old ladybug in a picture frame look? Does it take too long to load? I’d really like to know.

GRRRRRR. If you are trying to access my other websites, New York Traveler.net, New York Renovator, and Mrs. Mecomber’s Scrapbook… they’re down again. :(

Oh, I just checked and now they are up. But my template to New York Traveler.net is a little screwy. Wha? Any geeks out there have any suggestions? I contacted my webhost (Bluehost) and asked them why my template was messy. They said that when the server was down and restored, the company must have used a backup form to restore my blog. But… these changes in my template are not from backups. The only way these things could have been altered is for someone to tinker with my stylesheet of my blog theme. Is this possible??

I don’t know what it is with me and things like this. I always seem to have problems when everyone else is sailing smooth waters and tech help is more concerned with sexy shoes. :(

UPDATE: Bluehost informed that they did not have to restore anything with backups. So…. how did my template get changed? And why?

I’m tightening security as best I can, and updating everything and anything for this blog. I’m learning the ropes of Wordpress… my favorite site right now is the support forums! lol! So if you happen to find something amiss or not working properly around here, would you please either leave a comment or use the Contact Me form in the sidebar, to let me know? I’m testing out everything I can think of, but I’m afraid I will miss something. Thanks for all your help! :D

I’m getting that urge again. You bloggers (and obsessive furniture re-arrangers) know what I mean. It’s the urge to get a new Wordpress theme! I feel it burning inside again! I just cannot stop browsing wordpress templates!

I read that having a properly-coded blog theme is really important for speed and to mitigate excessive CPU loads. But face it– who on earth wants that hideous Kubrick theme??? Not me! I love this theme here. It’s called TickTockTack. Isn’t it hilarious? I love whimsical themes like that.

Needing a new theme? Here’s a website that has tons of colorful and personal templates: Top WP Themes. They have a support page and an installation help page, too! They are one of my favorite template sites. And they are always creating gorgeous new themes for obsessive theme-changers like me. :D The only problem I have is making up my mind on the next one…. hmm….

Well, I did it! I think I finally found the theme I like for this blog. I’m still having problems with the widgets, but the problem seems to be recurring no matter what theme I try. Could it possibly be a Wordpress bug or a bug at my server. The problem began shortly after I upgraded to Wordpress 2.5. I am terrified to upgrade again. Sheesh! How many new upgrades are there going to be this month?!

Anyway, I love ladybugs, and made a little ladybug theme (borrowing heavily from another theme I found online). Here’s hoping the ladybugs will be the only bugs in this theme! :S