I have a problem. It’s happened once or twice before that I redo my website–actually, have someone redo my website, let’s be real–and then, I see a really cute layout somewhere out there and want to change mine. Or, worse, I want to go back to how it was before.
The reason it’s worse is that it takes a lot of time to design a website. And, to be fair, I do love my website’s front page. What I really want to change is my blog layout. And it’s not because I don’t like it. I do! It’s just that I want something slightly different.
This also happens when I change my hosting. Sooner or later, I wind right on back at good old WordPress dot com.
I thought I had outgrown this when I realized that I never want what I already have or that when I get what I want, what I want changes back to what I already had. I wanted to be able to wear jeans and t-shirts to work, then after I did that, I wanted to “look nice” and dress up for work. Now, I am back to wearing jeans and t-shirts to work (and very happy about it, thank you very much) because I decided to do a theme of writing and book-related shirts, so I now have a lewk, sort of.
(I apologize in advance and in behind of my outdated use of slang.)
Slice of Life is a writing challenge hosted by Two Writing Teachers.
To be fair, I actually hated wearing dresses to work because it was by IBS-force, not because I wanted to. But still.
I get Hulu Live+, then realize I don’t need it or want it. I finally move to California, then think I want to live back in DC. I visit DC, have a blast and know I want to move there. I get back to California, do something aligned with my interests and wonder why I ever thought I wanted to live in DC.
A very kind friend said to me once, that’s okay. You wanted one thing and now you want another. Your priorities have changed.
But have they? Or is it just that I am never satisfied? Or maybe something more?
I don’t know. Today, I am not changing anything. But I’m thinking about it.
(And we all knew a Hamilton pic was going to be used, right?)
I think this desire to change something is human nature, for the most part, but the moving can get super expensive. I look at real estate listings often because being a blue dot in a deep red state isn’t easy, but moving would create a whole other set of challenges. Anyway, if you change your blog, keep those of us who are visually impaired in mind. I struggle reading light font and screenshots of handwriting.
Ohhhh I felt this one. Honestly? I think your friend is right. Tastes change. We evolve. And maybe it’s a place to live, or a streaming service, or it’s a setup for a blog. But I’d like to think there’s something to be said for keeping ourselves open to options, to ideas, to growth.
OKOKOK so maybe you have to consider me, a serial hobbyist, to be not the most reliable source for that feedback. But you get the picture.
It’s also kind of how, when I was growing up, I’d occasionally re-organize my room and move all of the furniture around. I’ve done the same over the years in my classroom, getting to a place where I just didn’t like the layout any more. The kids would come back and I’d have a contest to see who could list the most things that had changed. =)
Either way…you’re my kind of people.
Akilah, cool gif of that Hamilton song! Yes, indeed. I love your easy talking on your blog post. And haha, your lewk was new for me, so I would never know that it was old slang, until you told us. Fun post! I hope you can get some satisfaction.
I’m wondering if you have some Gemini placement somewhere relevant, because I completely understand this line of thought/living.