40 Changes for the Better!

I have the biggest before and after reveal in IHeart Organizing history.  It's a project that I have not only been working on here and there over the entire course of the 2 year blog run, it's also one project that I worked on every waking second of this past weekend.... No joke, I really did.

Last month I mentioned that I was going to be making some much needed changes around this place.  Especially now that I am going to take this blog and run!

Ready for the big B&A?!

It all started with a change to my hair color...

And grew from there!

Like a whole new header!

The new header is cleaner and has a "tag line" to share what me and this blog are really all about!  Family, Home & Life!

I couldn't resist updating the background a bit as well.  Same color scheme, just a fun new pattern!

Almost all of the top navigation tabs and the content of the pages were brought up to date:

For example, the Home Tour now has dividers pointing out each room, and the current paint color{s} in that room!

I created a new Project Gallery.  I wanted to be able to use photos to direct you to projects, and categorize things better.  So I added boatloads of labeled categories, all with pictures and links!  This may or may not have almost killed me.  I hope you love it as much as I do!

I updated My Services tab to include a photo gallery slide show of some of my Style Tiles, and now included a questionnaire you can fill out upon ordering!  I also have a special email box to handle custom order inquiries and requests, so they take highest priority: shopiheartorganizing@gmail.com

There is now a specific tab for those looking for advertising or to host a giveaway, which also includes the previous month's statistics along with a new contact email {sponsoriheartorganizing@gmail.com}:

Who doesn't love a freebie?  Now, you don't have to scour old posts as though you are on an Easter egg hunt {although I would love it if you still did!}, to find those free printables!

Of course, I wouldn't be where I am today without the fabulous folks that have featured my blog posts and ideas!  So of course, they are deserving of their own tab as well!

The sidebar got a fresh new look also!

First obvious update is the cleaner titles:

You will also noticed I fixed the search functionality and moved it up higher on the sidebar so it's easier to find!

I added a box on the sidebar to easily find the amazing giveaway for the week so you can be sure to enter and not miss out on a chance to win some fabulous goodies!!

Social networking links have been added to Twitter {still have no clue how to use it}, Facebook and Pinterest!

The post labels.  There were SO many.  And as new labels were added, I never went back to update old posts.  It was a giant ball of mess.  This weekend I deleted all of the labels from 505 posts and went back through each and every one with a smaller list of category options.  Ahhh, MUCH better!

You may notice new photos of me popping up here and there, because with the updates, I also had a photo session with a good friend of mine who was kind enough to photograph me at my home, so I could have some better head-shots as I start to promote my biz...

So there you have it!  It was fun to treat my blog like I would a space in my home.   Enjoy!  Hopefully you find things are cleaner, fresher, easier to navigate and just more organized!   And I must give some props to my hubs, he messed with my coding to try and fix some of my spacing issues on the sidebar and also removed all the obnoxious shadows around each image!  He really does help me in all areas of my life, talk about a heart melter!

I appreciate all of your suggestions to keep this place moving in the right direction!

Psssst.  Some of you have mentioned that you can't leave comments.  Could you let me know which browser you use that won't allow you to do this?  Or send me a screenshot of your error to iheartorganizing@gmail.com.  I would love to try and troubleshoot this for you!

UPDATE:  I googled around a bit and it seems to be a compatibility issue between Internet Explorer and Blogger.  You can leave comments if you select the Name/URL option: