Natural Sceptre

So, I dreamt about my bounce rate last night.  For those of you who might not know, bounce rate is:

The percentage of web site visitors who arrive at a web site entry page, then leave without going any deeper into the site.

You can probably guess that bouncing is not really a good thing, per say.  During one of my dreams I had the thought: I totally have my site set as my homepage.  That means, I bounce from it every time I open a browser.  Every time.  And I get online a lot.  I woke up with the distinct impression that I needed to make a change.

I’m not sure if that will do anything.  I’m not even sure I know enough about bounce rates to know what’s good/bad/indifferent.  But I know I wasn’t helping.  Maybe it was the blogging gods sending me revelation.

Who knows.

I just wanted to call attention to an aspect of my website that might be overlooked: the blogroll.  Over there (<—–) you’ll find links to some things I read, and some people I love.  You should check them out!  There’s John, of course at sw-c.com, and then Emily at emhattaway.blogspot.com.  My Mom and Dad-in-law chronicle their adventures on a mission and on their ranch at ranchosierravista.net, and then I’ve got a few other tidbits.  For instance, there is John’s writing site: inordertowrite.com (you have to click on the topics to the right to read his blog…he’s still working on the main page).  I think you get the picture.  You’ll also find a link to my photo gallery and our wedding website (which we don’t update anymore, but is there, nonetheless).

So, why am I posting all this?  GIVE THEM SOME LOVE.  It’s fun to build a network, and to get comments, and to know that someone out there is reading what you write.  So, if you read me, if you read them- and you feel like saying hello, don’t be shy!  I put it all out there for a reason.  For you to READ it.  You can even make fun of me if you want.   Oh, and GET A BLOG.  Mom.

Hello to a new funky look for the website!  I was feeling something new, and when I found this template I KNEW it was perfect.  At least, until the day I figure out how to design my own templates…that will be exciting!  Nothing too exciting happening here, just running around visiting people and getting wedding stuff finished up.  John and I got our marriage license this morning :)  Yup, filled out the paperwork, swore before God and our country that we aren’t cousins, and got a cool keychain that says, “The First Bond of Society is Marriage.”   I was a little freaked (in that happy, panicky, wondeful way I sometimes get when thinking about the wedding) and had an interesting morning.  By afternoon, however, I was anxious to get home and go over my “wedding checklist” and track people down for the RSVP lists.  Let me clarify, I’m not nervous about BEING married, just about GETTING married.  Phew…nervous…but my Mom scheduled a spa mani/pedi for the two of us next week, so that’ll calm me down a little and make my hands and feet feel FAB for the big day.

In other news, John saved ALL his red bottlecaps for me, and now I have my own little plastic baggie of them for whenever I feel like I need a little sugary pick-me-up.  He’s a good one.

Just noticed that the timestamp on my blogs are 5 or 6 hours later than I’ve written them. So take that into account I do very little at 5am besides sleep. I attempted to adjust the setting…so good luck me.

The weekend is almost over. Today we went to church (I went with John today, as much as I love my ward, sometimes I gotta go with him. It doesn’t hurt that his ward starts at 11!) We made pancakes for dinner…somehow these ones smelled like cupcakes. They win the award for gluten-free goodness though. After lounging around for a bit, talking to the moms, and watching some TV, we decided to go for a walk. There’s a horse trail up the road from the house, and it provided a nice climb and a nice view from the top. Provo is a pretty place to be, for the time being. On a different note- I uploaded some Google ads onto my website. It’s content based, so basically, Google reads my blog and advertses along themes it finds. Today my advertisments were all about having anxiety and being tired. I guess I do get tired often enough, but I consider myself a pretty happy person. What do your Google ads say about you? What are you writing that you didn’t know you were writing? It’s the future of psychology. Or fortune telling. Or something.

Back to work tomorrow. Another week. Jonathan will be here a week from today! Gotta get him a bed…