It's been quite a long time since I've updated this blog and now I'm sort of reconnecting again. At the moment I would say that motherhood had pre-occupied my time and it was very rewarding. It's amazing how my baby, 6 months old, developed in a month. He crawls, sits and stands like an 8 month old baby and I wouldn't be surprised if next month he'll start walking already. I'll have to post his new photos in Shutterfly so all of you could see him and link it back again to my photo gallery.

Finally, I've built a flexible layout for my blog wherein I could integrate all the elements I would like to feature and share with my friends. Thanks to the help of Blogger BusterMaster Amanda, Annie of Blog U and Peter Chen of Blogger Tips and Tricks. Without formal training in html and CSS coding it seems quite impossible to do all the necessary changes. But my patience paid of in the end.

With the help of tutorials, I was able to maximize spaces used in my blog. From the 2 column layout I had once used, I switched to a stretched 3 column layout with a 3 column footer (Annie of Blog U calls it the cellar). Finally, I had decluttered my blog with unnecessary widgets and notes. Visitors now could navigate the site with ease because everything is organized.

These are the following features added in the site:

• Recent Post section (sidebar)
• Shared Items of the author/writer
• Favorite Links
• Twitter notes (thought you might be interested what keeps me busy all the time)
• Navigation menu with links to myprofile, food blog (In My Kitchen), my shop at Zlio and Photo Gallery
• Google chat

At the moment, I am working on an added element, which is the I-Share where I will post the Movies I Watch, Books I Read and Video Tutorials. I just hope Wix, my new web/widget designer discovery, would fix the bug in their software so I could publish soon the features I had mentioned. And by the way, I will post a different article for my review of WIX...do count on that!

So until then again and happy reading!

Elaine