You may have noticed things looking a little bit different around here. I decided it was time for a blog refresh. So, what’s the what?

1. I got rid of the tabs across the top. While the idea of separating my posts on craftiness, paganism, and community into categories, I never bothered to set up separate RSS feeds or update all categories regularly. Plus, I seem to be unable to keep a post on any given topic from veering wildly into all the others before returning back to the original. So, there’s that. All my posts are now centralized, and my Patterns page has a more prominant place (which is good, since my goal is to work on more designing.)

2. I added Disqus comments. Now I’ll actually get emails when people comment, and hopefully be able to respond! There’s also nifty comment threading and the ability for people who comment to get email notifications if they wish. Awesome.

3. I decided to just put this whole blog under my pagan name. After a lot of hemming and hawing, I realized that the only place I use my real name anymore is work, pretty much. So if you’re wondering who this Ivy chick is….that’s me. It’s the other name I go by, and frankly, I like it a heck of a lot better than my actual name.

Eventually I hope to work on a custom header, and maybe even–gasp–my own template, but that will require facing down CSS so I’m going to have to prep for that battle. But in the meantime, hope you enjoy the new look! (Oh, and I’ll be updating my blog roll as well, with actual links. Exciting!)