02.06.06
Ch-ch-ch-cha-a-nging!
*Drum roll* Please form an orderly queue – lol!
My new blog is all set up. It’s called Somebody Once, and there’s an explanation in my first post there of why I chose that name. The URL is http://somebodyonce.com/blog/ & I’m looking forward to getting it all sorted out the way I want it over the next few days. For now I’m off to watch some tv in bed and rest for a while. hopefully I’ll manage to do some more blog tweaking later. Oh, and incidentally, I haven’t finished updating my blogroll yet, so if you’re not on it you will be soon! TTFN!
*Doing happy dance*
My new domain and blog are set up, and I’ll be spending some time sorting my blog out this evening. I need to find out if I can move my posts over, and also want to do a bit of tweaking. Hopefully it will be up and running very soon, and I will post the URL here then. In other news I’m tired and pretty achey. Still OCD-ing like mad, but excited about my new webspace.
New blog named but it’s a secret!
I must have spent hours trying to come up with a domain name I liked and guess what? I ended up using the one I thought of first! I’ll keep it a secret until the new blog is ready, and then I’ll explain it to you. I’m so excited – I’m getting my own webspace again!!! Anyway, must be off, Mum will be here soon and I need to eat something before I go out. TTFN!
Random ramblings
I enjoyed the ‘Miss Marple’, but I didn’t find it as interesting as the others I’ve seen. Nice Thirties & Fifties clothes and stuff though. I love Thirties & Fifties style – my two favourite decades design-wise. Ideally I’d have a Fifties themed kitchen, and an Art Deco room somewhere, but as Mum says, I need a four-bedroomed house to put all my ideas into practice. There isn’t much scope here. Mind you, since the flat is so small it’s dead handy if I have to rush to the loo! Too much information, I know!
I’m still struggling with that domain name. I’m torn between something ‘clever’, which will probably irritate me after a while, or something boring that will suit whatever I put on the webspace. Boring is probably best, but everything I come up with seems to be taken. Maybe I’ll think of something in the morning. I think my brain is going to sleep now – possibly because I’ve just taken 150mg of amitryptiline!
I’ve been thinking about my plans for the new webspace and I think I’m going to work on finding out as much as I can about the health problems I have and compile all the links and information in a website, including a little bit about my own problems over the last few years. Then there’s my blog, and I’m tempted to do some sort of personal website too. Plus I get a photo log, so that would be a great incentive to start taking photos again.
To be honest, one of the reasons I’m going to get my own webspace again is to give me something to occupy my mind and hopefully drown out the intrusive thoughts. I like fiddling with the techie stuff too, as long as it’s not too techie! I understand computer stuff (well webpages and that) much better than televisions and videos. I still can’t get the subtitles up on the tv I swapped with my Dad. I find it very difficult to hear it properly unless I’m here on my own.
Anyhow, I’m off to bed now. I’m tempted to make myself some toast to counteract all the veggies I’ve eaten today, but I don’t know if I can be bothered. Maybe I’ll just have some for breakfast instead. It’s nice not to have to set two alarms tomorrow. Once I’ve taken my morning meds I can go back to sleep. Lovely!
02.05.06
The one foot tall hamster
I like animals but I’ve never been very keen on anything smaller than a rabbit, although I guinea pigs are growing on me after seeing the Egg adverts. Anyway, I bought myself a new calendar with cute animals on it. A nice little cat for January – lovely. When I turned over to February I had a shock. It’s a hamster! Not only that, but it’s a big calendar and it’s a one foot tall hamster!! I don’t know if I’ll be able to stick it out until March! Next time I’ll check all the pictures before I buy a calendar!
I’m feeling a bit wisht, as we say down here. Mentally things haven’t been great for the last week or so, and I’m also quite achey, & very tired physically, which is a pain as I want to mess about online and I’m too knackered to sit here for long. I’ll probably toddle off and watch the new Agatha Christie ‘Miss Marple’ in a bit, and maybe I’ll get back online later. I’m planning a lie-in tomorrow morning so it won’t matter too much if I’m late to bed.
I’ve decided on my blog host (thanks for the suggestions), and am still trying to come up with a domain name. I just used one of those name spinners and typed in ‘cat’ and ‘chaos’. Two of it’s suggestions were ‘catboweldisorder’ & felineskindisorder’! How nice! Maybe I’ll suddenly be inspired by watching ‘Miss Marple’! I’m frustrated because the domain name is all I need to get everything up and running, but I don’t want to rush and choose something I’ll get fed up with.
Decisions, decisions…
I’ve spent the afternoon slaving over a hot computer – lol! I’ve decided to go with my last blog host Living Dot, as they are virtually the only one I’ve found which doesn’t penalise you if you pay monthly. I prefer to do that because if I suddenly go through a bad patch and want to remove my web presence I don’t lose money on it. Fortunately AOL have decided to give me a big reduction in my dial-up rate which means I can afford paid hosting. I’m currently trying to come up with a domain name I like which isn’t already taken, which is easier said than done.
I enjoyed my shopping this morning and got a couple of bargains. A pair of Winnie the Pooh trainer liner socks for £1, and a container with a cracked lid which I’m using as a pen pot on my desk, and that was also £1. Apart from that I just bought a few groceries. I didn’t stay out all that long. I’m quite tired physically and my balance is crap and I was also getting some foot drop this morning. Anyhow, Son 1 will be here soon so I need to vacate the computer chair!
02.03.06
Schtuff
I bought a new pill dispenser this afternoon. I was quite excited about putting all my tablets for the next week into it. How sad is that? I also bought a couple of Charlie body sprays. Chanel No. 5 brings me out in a rash, but Charlie doesn’t! Changing the subject completely, I’ve just had a look at the Open University website. I hadn’t realised that it was possible to get financial help to study with them. I’m not really in the mood to look at it properly today, but I’ll go back soon and have a look around at least.
I’m feeling pretty crappy physically, and not great mentally. I’m just going to potter this evening – reading, watching tv, and maybe spending some time online. I bought myself a homes magazine. I don’t know why I bother really, as my situation doesn’t lend itself to much in the way of interior decoration, but I do love looking at other people’s ideas and homes. Well, I suppose I need to go and get myself something to eat. I had my main meal at lunchtime and I don’t have too much enthusiasm for food right now. I did manage some bloghopping earlier, and will hopefully get around to everyone on my blogroll this weekend. I might even add a few more blogs. Oh well, time to go and peruse the fridge…
All change
If you’re wondering why my blog layout keeps changing, don’t worry, I haven’t lost it completely! It’s so easy to change the blog layout just by one click, and there are plenty to choose from, so why stick to one? Anyway, I’ve worked my way through my blogroll to about half way, and I’ll visit the rest later. Time for an early lunch I think.
01.28.06
Imported!
What a nice surprise to find that I could import all the posts from my previous blog. When you move your blog as often as I do that’s a real bonus. It was easy to use too. I really like the WordPress software and have previously downloaded and installed it onto my own web space, but I’m on an economy drive at the moment, so I thought I’d give WordPress.com a go. I’ve actually had the blog set up for ages, but hadn’t got around to using it.
The only thing I find difficult is not being able to edit and personalise the template, but I’ll have to get around that by putting all my bits and bobs on pages rather than the main blog. Also, as Blogger doesn’t have categories, every post prior to today will simply say ‘uncategorized’, unless I go through them all and categorize them. Life is probably too short for that, but you never know, if I have a long boring day I might do it. Maybe I’ll just do a few at a time.
Please bear with me as it will take me a while to get my blog just the way I want it, and I won’t be online that much for the rest of the day. I have some intensive shopping planned for this afternoon with my Mum, plus a visit from the sprogs this evening. I can’t believe that my babies are my height and taller now. I’m 5′8” tall and they are only 13 & 14! I’m going to be looking up at them soon!
