domestic reflections: Ta-Da!

Ta-Da!

December 11, 2008

So, the little blog overhaul is done (for now, anyway!). Ellie over at Rainy Day Templates helped me out big time. (Thanks, Sarah, for the recommendation.) I highly recommend Ellie to anyone who is looking for that new and improved look! She is very patient, by the way, and won't make you feel like an idiot for asking tons of dumb questions (not that you would, but I sure did).

20 comments:

amy turn sharp December 11, 2008 at 6:47 AM
love it Jora! It is gorgeous babe- yay for new pretty things! xo
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180360December 11, 2008 at 7:21 AM
It looks beautiful!
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ann.eDecember 11, 2008 at 7:27 AM
oh my goodness, i love it!! i didn't know there were professional blog re-doers...
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erinDecember 11, 2008 at 7:32 AM
Pretty Pretty Pretty! Now i've got the itch to renovate my header too:-) So Italy this summer???!!! Let's start talking!
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LeighDecember 11, 2008 at 7:44 AM
I love it! It looks amazing!
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EllieDecember 11, 2008 at 8:18 AM
Hahaha, none of your questions were dumb!! I'm so glad you made the requests you did - it came out so great, and now I have another beauty for the portfolio!

Thanks, Jora. =)
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YolandaDecember 11, 2008 at 8:39 AM
Pretty and clean.
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AnonymousDecember 11, 2008 at 8:52 AM
It looks fabulous!
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Cupcakes and CashmereDecember 11, 2008 at 9:04 AM
aw, i adore this header...the little bee is such a cute touch!
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AnonymousDecember 11, 2008 at 9:26 AM
It's so fresh and pretty. I <3 bees too.

jbhat
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SherrieDecember 11, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Love the header! Very nice. :)
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Ashley RoseDecember 11, 2008 at 9:45 AM
Isnt Ellie the best! She is working on my blog right now, and she is just sooo patient :)
Your header is bananas!
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NedaDecember 11, 2008 at 10:39 AM
Love the new look!
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MelDecember 11, 2008 at 11:23 AM
Looks great, very cool to support Ellie and her new endeavor too! YAY!
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Alice Q. FoodieDecember 11, 2008 at 11:41 AM
Love it! Sweet and sassy, just like its owner ;-)
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AnonymousDecember 11, 2008 at 12:52 PM
I love your new look Jora. Very fresh and airy.
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MMWDecember 11, 2008 at 1:04 PM
It's so classy Jora. LOVE the new look. I'm about to click on over for a new -do!
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AnonymousDecember 11, 2008 at 5:40 PM
gorgeous! very refreshing!
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StaceyDecember 11, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Wow that looks so sharp.
I just made mine a little more Christmassy myself. Your is so simple and elegant though. I love it!
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taraDecember 17, 2008 at 8:34 AM
love your blog and love the new look!!
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Rainy days, moody music, warm drinks, picking fruit from a tree, turquoise water, baking, sharing meals with friends, most everything “old world,” simple, rustic, smart, funny, really hot baths, feeling connected, being pregnant, finding the perfect gift, smelling the tops of my kids’ heads, cacti + succulents, citrus, California light, guest houses, stinky cheeses, everything my grandmother baked, hearing my kids laugh, small world connections, smiles between strangers, snuggling, reading cookbooks, modern, Mediterranean, walks in the forest, being near the ocean, everything about the desert, gold, jeans, Lillet Blanc, natural childbirth, the beginning of a new season, snail mail, hearing someone’s story, people who reveal themselves…

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-thomas moore

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they are the sons and daughters of life's longing for itself.
they come through you but are not from you,
and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.
you may give them your love but not your thoughts,
for they have their own thoughts.
you may house their bodies but not their souls,
for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
you may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
for life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday."
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