In this nearly one year since I’ve been blogging, there have been a few changes over here.

Having just decided to start blogging for NaBloPoMo 2006, I initially launched with a boring default Blogger template.

I was a new blogger, and I wasn’t even a blog reader. I didn’t understand what all the buzz was about, but I figured I’d give it a shot and see what happened. My initial blog was called “why are you reading this?” since, as I mentioned, I had no idea why blogging was such a big deal.

I quickly tweaked that default template a bit, adding a fitting banner, changing the colors, and making a few design changes. As I was becoming immersed with my own blog, I also began reading quite a few.

By the time NaBloPoMo ended, I was addicted. I certainly understood why people would read about complete strangers lives, and the blog was renamed “playing it by ear.” I’ve toyed with taking it down completely and just using “merry mishaps,” but I kinda like it as a tagline.

Anyway … another redesign took place in January 2007 and stuck around until tonight.

I’ve been wanting to redesign for a while, and the timing seems right. So here it is.

The new lighter and brighter merry mishaps!

It is still a work in progress as I figure out what to do with my blogroll and what else to put into my sidebars, but, I just couldn’t wait any longer!