A while back, I had to make a decision. A decision that I would rather not have had to make. I was left with no other choice. I know that you know, dear reader, what kind of predicament this is. The kind in which you are forced to make a change and move on. One that you do not, nor did you ever think that you would ever have to make. The whole while, wondering what is the ultimate lesson to be learned.

After I chose to leave Blogspot, I had to find another blogging home. With much research done, I decided to go with WordPress, and here I am!

Now that I am here (and have been for a little while now), I  must tell you that I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into. I naively thought that the switch would be no big deal and that the transition would go on without a hitch.

Silly me. Why would I think such a thing? I have no major programming skills. I could not tell you the difference between a “cache” and a “meta tag”. Or even what they where, to begin with. Oh wait, and I had to find hook up with a “server”. Thoughts running through my mind: “Really? How does one do that? Where do I begin? What have I gotten myself into? Am I ever going to get any of this? Blogspot was not this complicated!”

Well, after taking many deep breaths and closing my eyes while pressing the “enter” button way too many times just waiting for everything to explode, I kept moving forward. I found a Web Hosting Site, installed WordPress, imported all of my blog posts, and kept pushing on.

With the tenacity not to give up and make this all work out, and an open mind to learn all that I’ve needed to learn, I must say that it has been all worth it. I love my new WordPress home and I am a better amateur web designer for it.

If I had not had to leave my original blogging platform, I would have never known what I know now. For this, I am extremely grateful. I had no idea that I could learn so much. With still so much more to learn, I am rather excited about it. The more I accomplish, the more confident I become when pressing that “enter” button.

So what have I learned? Well, first, I learned that I am better at programmer than I thought I was. Also, I have a whole new vocabulary that is now ever-expanding. And, that I can learn new technical things that I assumed were way over my head (even though I’ve scratched most of the hair off of my head during this process. No worries, it’s growing back just fine.) My hope is that this all will continue to grow and will lead me into greater directions!

So, the next time you find yourself in this type of predicament, go ahead, take a deep breath, and dive right on it. Who knows what doors will fly right open to you; and most importantly, what you will learn about yourself!