My New Look is Here!

I was planning on waiting till the end of next week do change everything, but I was too excited and couldn't wait!  Welcome to my new design! While overall the layout and color scheme is the same, the header and all of the graphic elements are new. I spent the last two weeks slaving on my laptop in Photoshop and Fireworks to design everything and I am really happy with the result.

In other big news, you will see that the name of the blog is different as well. While Green Mama's Pad will always hold a special place in my heart, I wanted to expand to a blog name which encompasses everything about me and not just my green side. So I thought what would be a better way to do that than using my name and only my name? Marianna.

I'm like Madonna now.

Well, except for all that money and stuff.

You can still find me at www.greenmamaspad.com, that will never change. I did want to buy Marianna.com to redirect to here but someone is sitting on it and asking $12,000 for it. Yeah, I don't think so.  I mean I like my name and all, but it certainly isn't worth that much.

I would love to hear what you think about the new look and name. Does it suite me better?

Happy New Year! Changes Are Coming!

Did everyone have a wonderful New Year's eve? We kept it very low key, as usual for us. We like it that way. After a nice dinner with Grammy & Papa and her delicious homemade meatballs, we put the kids to bed and hubby and I stayed up to watch a little TV. The last few year's I always fall asleep before midnight so this year I made a point to stay up and ring in the New Year with my man. After making myself a half decaf / half regular latte, we sat down for some TV. We alternated between The Bourne Ultimatium and Dick Clark's New Years Rockin Eve. I'm not even sure why we watched the latter, it was horrible. Jenn McCarthy irks me to no end. But I am happy to report that I did make it all the way to midnight, and then I promptly went to bed.

Now as my title indicates, some changes will be coming to Green Mama's Pad this January. Later this month I will have an updated design as well as a new blog name! Yes, the blog title of Green Mama's Pad will be no more.. Other than appearance, nothing else will change. Content will be the same and even the URL of www.greenmamaspad.com will be the same. After 3 years of blogging I decided it was time to freshen things. The new title will allow me to spread my wings a little and grow as a blogger. I am really excited to reveal it and I hope you like it as much as I do.

So here is to a very Happy New Year to everyone. Make this one even more special than the last. :)