Thank you, Thank you!

Just as I was getting ready to post my very first post ever, I realized there is a post I need to do first. It's a giant shout-out to THE REAL BLOGGER STATUS blog. I was feeling frustrated, because Blogger had made design templates more advanced - apparently to help many people - but for people like me, I couldn't figure out how to customize my blog with a different template....because Minima was gone!

Noooooooooo!

If you too find yourself snagged by the fact that Minima is now gone, simply know that there are amazing people like those at THE REAL BLOGGER STATUS blog who will share some of life's most important secrets--like how to blog freely. Awesome people. Blessed people. People I'll leave my dog's first born child to.

Ok, you get my point. I'm just reeeeeaaaalllllyyy grateful, because now I can still change my templates within the old Minima option. Whew.

Not that you (who probably have a bigger brain than I do), would need this kind of information. But for a girl like me, the timing was awesome. Thank you, thank you THE REAL BLOGGER blog-people. I am so appreciative. ;)

On the off-chance that you would like to know the mysterious key to unlocking your blogger blog from the new design fancy-schmancy stuff, and want to simply use fun blog backgrounds like you used to, check out their terrific tutorial. In a few easy steps, you too can have Minima back - relatively shiny and new!

Whew, now I can go back to dreaming. Like writing my first novel, designing some of my own clothing, and actually learning how to cook. Oh, and someday having my own little rose-filled cottage.

P.S. I just found another great blogger, THE BACKGROUND FAIRY, who also has shared a step-by-step tutorial on how to get Minima back. Me-thinks there will be many searching for this answer in the coming days...