Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big?

Rhetorically speaking, of course. Please don't REALLY answer that!

A couple of months ago, my dad called to chat and catch up with us and just and generally see how we are doing as a family. Or maybe that was just his cover. WINK.

"Punkin" he said, with his term of endearment that generally precedes a flattering compliment. "I just want you to know that I think you are a FAN-TAS-TIC writer! You really are. I think your writing is about as good as any I've read."

"Thanks, Dad. Wow! That sure is sweet! I appreciate that!"

"Well, it is, Punkin. I can see our college money was WELL spent. Could I just make a suggestion, though? That blog photo is not your best one."

"Oh....really? I actually kind of liked it. What is wrong with it?"

"I just don't think it's one of your better pictures. You have so many that look nice, but that's not my favorite. I'm just trying to look at it like someone who doesn't know you might see it. It doesn't show you like you really look."

"I know. You've never seen me with brunette hair. And I think you've always liked it blond. Maybe that's it."

"No."

"Well, what IS IT about it that's not good."

"I don't know. It's just not my favorite."

"Is it the angle? Because it cuts off at the chest?"

"I don't know."

"It's probably that I'm 36. And you're not used to seeing wrinkles and age on your own daughter."

"That could be true. Let's talk about something else."

Now, I know my dad. And he really wouldn't ever say anything except to help me. So I have thought about changing my photo. I'm just waiting for my face not to break out. Which happens about as often as the summer Olympics. Sorry if that's not "real" enough, but there are just some things people don't necessarily NEED to see. Like Aunt Francesca in her skivvies, ya know what I mean? O.K. The truth is, my priority list leads with other things right now, like food and shelter and such things I'm still working on. But I will get to it. I also set out to have my blog professionally re-done. Then some financial "stuff" happened, and that was BEFORE taking out a second mortgage to pay for school supplies (o.k. I'm just barely kidding on that one), and well, it's going to have to wait. In the mean time, I'm using what Blogger offers to try to come up with a new look. The old one was getting, well, OLD.

In the meantime, I want to recommend the WONDERFUL lady who has started to work with me on my blog AND been patient and kind enough to understand me dragging my feet for LO, these many months. I chose her not only for her other blog work, but much more importantly for her professinalism, and would ask you to consider the same. She is a SWEETHEART to deal with. And I figure the least I could do is refer her to some of you while she waits on my slow sorry.........um, wallet.

http://www.justalittlecreation.blogspot.com/

Then when my pocketbook is a little bigger than my hind sight, I'll be contacting her again too, and things will begin to look a lot prettier around here.

Edit to add: I just noticed the side bar looks like it has up-side-down cr*osse*s. Please know that was totally unintentional and is cause for me to change my layout again just as soon as I get a chance.