Here it is … the Opening page of my whole new website!
Started from scratch. Incredible learning curve … but I feel really good about it. My aim was to create something that had a calm feeling, no drop-down menus, was easy to browse through the whole thing in a sitting … and … had more stories.
I realize there are a lot more stories to tell. Each time I started with one, another story would pop into my head. Snippets of what make up the artistic life that I live. Like a patchwork quilt or a mosaic … bits and pieces that create a whole picture.
That’s the interesting thing about starting to tell a story, you end up connecting to more stories that you never imagined or remembered. At least I know that’s what happens for me.
The other great thing about starting something from scratch is that you get to select what you will use. It’s not a matter of just moving things over from the old site to the new one, everything has to be considered.
This new site is different in so many ways from my previous site. I loved my old one, until I realized that we had outgrown one another. I had changed and no matter what I did with the old one, it would never be able to reflect those changes. I had to start from scratch.
I’ve actually found the “starting from scratch” mantra to be a very powerful one in the last few months. It allows me to rethink things. I did the same thing when I purchased a new computer in December. Instead of moving things over from the old computer to the new one, I treated the new machine as if it was my very first computer. WOW … does that ever make a difference to everything. I set up better filing systems. I explored the operating system more extensively, and I switched over to some new programs. In fact, I have been on an amazing learning curve for the past few months with software … I think I have learned 6 or 7 new programs. My brain feels bigger!
My personal challenge for the year is to embrace technology. To learn more about the ways that I can use it to connect and create. So far, so good!
And the journey continues. I hope your journey is equally rich, inviting and fulfilling!
~sarah
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