An Announcement
Melbourne Mum is making a departure. I decided to change things around again, this time including a new domain name (ladybell.com – live now), new blog platform and web host.
I’ve realised when anyone decides to start blogging you need at least a couple of months to settle in and find out what it is you are on about. It can be irritating to readers and I apologise. Blogging was an experiment at first but I’ve decided that I like it a lot. I doubt I will ever claim to be good at it but it’s an outlet and an enjoyable, creative one at that. I also didn’t want to permanently define myself by my location or by one of the many roles I play in this life. A lady is far more fitting!!
I’ve been wanting to make the change for a while now but the famous “5 minute install” of Wordpress actually turned into a week. A sordid ordeal indeed but well worth it – even a nontechie like me was able to eventually succeed. If anyone else is thinking of migrating to Wordpress (self-hosted) from Blogger I do recommend it, just for better functionality and control. There is so much conflicting info out there regarding the whole process but I did find this particular article quite helpful.
It was sucking up a lot of precious time though that I almost gave up. In the end I rewarded myself with some of Katie’s poo chocolate (see previous post). The fun part now is experimenting with all the wonderful themes and plugins so the site’s look may still change from time to time.
There’ll be some kind of redirect from the old site to Ladybell soon but I’ll let you know of Melbourne Mum’s demise before it happens. Sorry for the self-indulgent spiel – I just wanted to assure you I hadn’t died. Future posts will now be at the new site. I have a nice baby biscuit recipe that I’d like to share but for the next little while I want to be miles away from any computer screen.