Blog Upgrade

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Happy spring! 


I have a special announcement: 

This blog is being upgraded and moving to a new site! 

The new blog is still in the process of being designed, pages linked, and whatnot but I hope to have it running before the end of the month. 

 

What will be different?

- Fresh design with a down-home color scheme

- Blog posts will be under 3 categories, making it easier to navigate

- All the old posts from here will be moved over so you can still revisit the stories (and share them)

- I'll be looking into setting up an email subscription so you can get updates delivered directly to you


I'm very excited to be doing this! Once the new blog is ready, I'll post an update with a link. 

See you soon!

~Gigi 

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