*Cue dramatic 20th Century Fox Fanfare intro* Welcome to my new site! That’s right, if you clicked on my link somewhere, got here and thought “huh?”, don’t be alarmed! It’s still me! :D I’ve been working on this behind the scenes for over a month and I’m so excited to be able to reveal the new blog to you today!
old site
new site
As you can see, I’ve changed platforms (I’m now on WordPress), as well as purchased my own domain. Why all the changes and such now? Well, I’ll tell you….it’s my blog’s one-year anniversary week! That’s right, this week (on Wednesday to be exact), my blog turns one-year old! I really can’t believe that this time last summer I finally went ahead and wrote my first post after wanting to start a blog for a while! Seeing how much my blog has grown over the year and how my style has evolved is astounding! I am so grateful to each and every one of you who has ever visited my blog and taken the time to read what I have to say. It really means the world to me and I want to give each of you a giant hug for making my day, every day.
Woo, if I keep going I’m going to tear up! But seriously, you guys are awesome sauce and I really wanted to give back to y’all (more on that later ;)
Take a little time exploring around the new site- I would love to hear any feedback! And check out all the ways you can connect to me in the sidebar! :)
This week I have all sorts of fun posts planned every day, so keep tuning in! Lots of love to you all! Okay, I’ll stop gushing now :D
P.S. If any of you have links to my blog and could update them, I would appreciate it lots and lots! Also, let me know if you’re having any trouble getting to the site or viewing things on the site!
![It's a very belated book haul! These are the four books I picked up on my trip to Australia back in May. Of course I had to check out some bookstores on my first trip to Sydney and I think I ended up visiting 9 in total (check out my stories to see the mini bookstore vlog I made)!
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It was so fun book shopping over there since majority of the covers are different from our US covers. I couldn't resist this pretty edition of PACHINKO, which I've already read. And when I picked up this copy of PEOPLE PERSON, I was so excited to see it because it wasn't out yet in the US at that time. I also bought two books that I hadn't heard of before I discovered them in the bookstore: IDOL and LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES.
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Do you tend to prefer US or UK book covers?
[P.S. This is an old photo that includes a HarperCollins UK title, but please note that I support the HarperCollins Union.]
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[ID: A stack of the following books sits on top of white bedding in front of a white wall (from top to bottom): PACHINKO, IDOL, LOVE AND OTHER PUZZLES, PEOPLE PERSON.]
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I love the your new page! :) So cute :) and happy birthday starcrossedsmile.com! :) more posts to come :)
Thank you very much Ellen! Yes, definitely more posts to come! :)
Cool blog!
Thank you! :)
well you certainly have been busy. I love the new site, i think you did a wonderful job putting it together. Happy 1 year blog b-day. Cheers!
Thank you so much Amber! Cheers back at you! :)
seriously, i really love the new look. and happy one year!!!!
Yay, I’m glad to hear it, I worked really hard on it! Thank you! =)