Did I happen to mention that everything in my life is in the midst of transition?
As you very likely know, I just moved my entire family from Hermosa Beach, CA to Longmont, CO (just outside of Boulder). And if you didn’t know, now you do.
In fact, if you follow me on Twitter, you can go back and read the Tweets chronicling the whole trip. With photos! They start around here.
I was so super scared before the move. Really getting some serious cold feet. Everyone told me that moving is called the most stressful of all activities and that I should allow myself the time to process.
It turns out, I am absolutely, positively, totally thrilled to have made the move. I could not have possibly imagined how great it would be to be here.
The community is all that I hoped for. My house is beyond what I hoped it would be. And it’s not even a week after we are here and we are pretty much all moved in.
I’ve already had people over for dinner three nights, a breakfast meeting with the Boulder Gang of light girls and my kids have been skiing. And tomorrow, I get to take the kids skiing again. It turns out that with the right clothing, the snow is awesome!
This is truly the life. YAY.
I’m the type of gal who when she decides she wants change, changes everything!
And that means not only did my physical home move, but my online home is moving too.
This site will look very different a month from now. It will no longer be called the Intrepid Mompreneur. Instead, it will be Life, Business & The Pursuit of Happyness. And I am going through the site design process now.
Naomi Niles is my designer and she has a really cool process for design, which I’m loving. The layout has been laid out. And now we are talking about style.
The focus of the style will be transparency.
In the interest of transparency, I’ll tell you that Naomi is going to have a hard time not making my site look just like Jonathan Fields‘ since I love his so much and every time she asks me something I feel like just telling her – look at Jonathan’s. Make it like his. But, I resist and try to be creative.
A few others that I’ve taken into account in my monkey-see/monkey-doo ways are IttyBiz, Penelope Trunk, and Pam Slim. I’ve even been checking out Pioneer Woman.
It turns out, I like white. Lots of white. Like the snow I see out my window everyday now.
Are there any blogsites that use a lot of white that you love and I should look at? If so, leave me a comment and let me know.
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I like the design at Copyblogger.
http://www.copyblogger.com/
Congrats on the move!
I like the design at Copyblogger.
http://www.copyblogger.com/
Congrats on the move!
Love Jonathan's site – and what a great guy/gifted blogger! I also suggested my designer look at Marie Forleo's site (http://marieforleo.com) – lots of white (and great content, too!) Good luck with your design – know your uniqueness will come shining through!
Love Jonathan's site – and what a great guy/gifted blogger! I also suggested my designer look at Marie Forleo's site (http://marieforleo.com) – lots of white (and great content, too!) Good luck with your design – know your uniqueness will come shining through!
Funny, I was all ready to give you my comments and then I read Dr. Mollie Marti's post and she said exactly my thoughts! Love Jonathan's site and Marie Forleo's is gorgeous and fun too.
I think a lot of people are afraid of too much white b/c they think it will be boring, but I actually find it refreshing. Go for it Snow Queen! Can't wait to see what you come up with. Surely it will be awesome, just like you! 😉
Funny, I was all ready to give you my comments and then I read Dr. Mollie Marti's post and she said exactly my thoughts! Love Jonathan's site and Marie Forleo's is gorgeous and fun too.
I think a lot of people are afraid of too much white b/c they think it will be boring, but I actually find it refreshing. Go for it Snow Queen! Can't wait to see what you come up with. Surely it will be awesome, just like you! 😉
Who exactly is Chelsea Moser? She throws your name around a lot and looks good on paper, but when checking on her education it appears she did not complete but 2 classes of an online college.
Who exactly is Chelsea Moser? She throws your name around a lot and looks good on paper, but when checking on her education it appears she did not complete but 2 classes of an online college.
Chelsea Moser is one of my amazing team members. I have no idea how much college education she has, nor do I care. What I care about is whether someone has a great attitude, is a quick learner and willing to grow, grow, grow. That's what makes an awesome team member for me and Chelsea is all that and more! Thanks for giving me the chance to love on Chelsea a little Robert. Wondering why you care about her college education. Fill us in!
Chelsea Moser is one of my amazing team members. I have no idea how much college education she has, nor do I care. What I care about is whether someone has a great attitude, is a quick learner and willing to grow, grow, grow. That's what makes an awesome team member for me and Chelsea is all that and more! Thanks for giving me the chance to love on Chelsea a little Robert. Wondering why you care about her college education. Fill us in!
I think http://www.bryanellis.com is a great layout 🙂 It, too, makes use of lots of white space. My new design will be similar to this (or maybe Jonathan's <g>)
I think http://www.bryanellis.com is a great layout 🙂 It, too, makes use of lots of white space. My new design will be similar to this (or maybe Jonathan's <g>)
Dear Alexis,
I've been a closet fan for some time now. I spent 20 plus years working in advertising and marketing and the last few years I've focused on raising my family. Now that my little munchkins are all in school (and the big munchkins are off to build their own little empires) I have launched my project which is named: Success In The Suburbs. I launched my original website with lots of green! What better color to represent life in the suburbs, right? I got lots of terrific feedback but as I morph into the next phase of my business, I too am going WHITE! All of those years of working in traditional media (print, television, radio, outdoor) made me hesitate in designing my web presence (my first web site design was my own). I now know that negative space, also known as white space in the old days, is a beautiful thing. It allows your content to be king. Your photographs and tightly pulled together prose will reign! Kudos on your upcoming design. I can't wait to see it!
Denise Burks
http://www.successinthesuburbs.blogspot.com
Dear Alexis,
I've been a closet fan for some time now. I spent 20 plus years working in advertising and marketing and the last few years I've focused on raising my family. Now that my little munchkins are all in school (and the big munchkins are off to build their own little empires) I have launched my project which is named: Success In The Suburbs. I launched my original website with lots of green! What better color to represent life in the suburbs, right? I got lots of terrific feedback but as I morph into the next phase of my business, I too am going WHITE! All of those years of working in traditional media (print, television, radio, outdoor) made me hesitate in designing my web presence (my first web site design was my own). I now know that negative space, also known as white space in the old days, is a beautiful thing. It allows your content to be king. Your photographs and tightly pulled together prose will reign! Kudos on your upcoming design. I can't wait to see it!
Denise Burks
http://www.successinthesuburbs.blogspot.com
Dear Alexis,
I've been a closet fan for some time now. I spent 20 plus years working in advertising and marketing and the last few years I've focused on raising my family. Now that my little munchkins are all in school (and the big munchkins are off to build their own little empires) I have launched my project which is named: Success In The Suburbs. I launched my original website with lots of green! What better color to represent life in the suburbs, right? I got lots of terrific feedback but as I morph into the next phase of my business, I too am going WHITE! All of those years of working in traditional media (print, television, radio, outdoor) made me hesitate in designing my web presence (my first web site design was my own). I now know that negative space, also known as white space in the old days, is a beautiful thing. It allows your content to be king. Your photographs and tightly pulled together prose will reign! Kudos on your upcoming design. I can't wait to see it!
Denise Burks
http://www.successinthesuburbs.blogspot.com
Dear Alexis,
I've been a closet fan for some time now. I spent 20 plus years working in advertising and marketing and the last few years I've focused on raising my family. Now that my little munchkins are all in school (and the big munchkins are off to build their own little empires) I have launched my project which is named: Success In The Suburbs. I launched my original website with lots of green! What better color to represent life in the suburbs, right? I got lots of terrific feedback but as I morph into the next phase of my business, I too am going WHITE! All of those years of working in traditional media (print, television, radio, outdoor) made me hesitate in designing my web presence (my first web site design was my own). I now know that negative space, also known as white space in the old days, is a beautiful thing. It allows your content to be king. Your photographs and tightly pulled together prose will reign! Kudos on your upcoming design. I can't wait to see it!
Denise Burks
http://www.successinthesuburbs.blogspot.com