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Modifying WordPress Theme Backgrounds

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I dabble in website creation, so keep that in mind when you read this post.  I am only a dabbler.  I am not an expert.  I also like shortcuts because once upon a time I spent way too much time on website design.  Here is my advice.  If you are creating a blog you want to customize, find a WordPress theme that has customizable options built in.  In this case, I am talking about themes where you can upload an image and the theme will automatically tile (repeat) that image to create a background.  Need a background image?  I have some trellis pattern options for you!

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My Word for 2013: Be

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I never understood why people were obsessed with simplicity until my life become, well, not simple.  Then I wanted simplicity; I needed simplicity.  I work full time as a teacher at a high school and then I work part time as a teacher online.  My commute is an hour long.  I just finished working full time as a student in a master’s degree program.  These our not obstacles in my life as much as they are reasons why it is difficult.  Difficult to be all the things I aspire to be.  But these are also the things that help me be what I aspire to be.  Again, not simple.  Everyone as a different story, but can relate to the complications of life.

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Wear Springtime in Winter

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I am not one to follow for fashion.  I don’t look at style magazines except for covers you can’t help but see in the supermarket line.  Here is further proof I don’t follow fashion rules.  My idea: Wear springtime clothes in winter.  My reason: It might make you feel good.  This is my anecdotal evidence.  Yesterday I was feeling overwhelmed, had a horrible migraine, and thus, didn’t have the greatest day. Today I am still overwhelmed, thankfully didn’t have a migraine, yet I had a much better day.  I attribute it in part to the bright spring colors I donned. Here are my outfit specifics.

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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

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I can no longer recall how this book came into my possession.  Based on the title, my guess is it was purchased in person from a used bookstore.   It is my binges at used bookstores or library book sales that result in my random and large assortment of books.  My online book purchases are very deliberate and I usually remember purchasing them. I think I would have been drawn to this book because Indian culture has a pull on me.  Side note: It is this same pull that results in me watching movies like Barfi! on Netflix.  Whatever the serendipitous span of events that brought me this book, I am thankful. 

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Faux Canvasing Flat Artwork

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My mother painted two beautiful flat pieces of artwork for my home.  My mom is awesome.  And I wanted the artwork to standout in my home.  Because it deserves that (and so does mom!).  They currently were in two black frames. Too plain and too flat!  My solution to make these paintings pop?  Lance crackers!  No, seriously.  Keep reading to see how I used cardboard cracker boxes to create a faux canvas. Well, two actually…

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