Change tends to come slowly, and this case was no exception.

Welcome — finally! — to Grit & Glory 2.0.

Anyone who's been to my site in, oh, the past three years knows how old, stale, and stagnant it seemed. Ugh. I cringed every time I saw it, hating this formerly-cozy space that no longer fit me.

It was so 2008. (Literally.)

I finally got up the gumption to attempt a complete makeover on my own. Countless hours, a crash course in CSS code (ohdearlord!), lots of Googling, and multiple freak-out emails to a developer friend later... Voila!

My brain is sufficiently exhausted, and there are countless tiny things I am still working on, but It was time to go ahead and launch it. 80% there is still lightyears better than my previous site. (Can I get an 'Amen'?)

I love my new online home. It looks and feels so much more like me.

And I have to admit that I feel like a badass right now for conquering something I didn't think I could. What was my One Word 365 again?? Oh yeah... Brave. I'm feeling that today as I kick this thing live. (We all need to celebrate our own victories more, don't we?)

So take some time and poke around. I hope the site feels as warm and comfortable to you as it does to me.

(And if you run into any glitches or find something that's wonky, pleasepleasePLEASE let me know so I can fix it!)

Here's to hoping my new space will inspire me to write more often! But I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you...