Step 1: New Layout

So I looked up some "How-To Blog" articles online and one of the first steps (besides actually signing up for the blog) was to make sure the layout and colors of the blog reflect your style. One article (no, I don't remember which one) said that it was really important to be sure that the way your blog looks reflects you and what you're writing about because this is the first thing that people will see-even before they read anything.

Alright, sounds like a plan. So here's a before shot...

The background was all black and I had that black and white picture of a cloud-which I think is a really cool picture but I'm not really sure if it screams "me." So, I went through the little "customization" tab and changed the layout or template or background or whatever about 200 times.

I really don't like any of the backgrounds. I didn't feel like any really reflected my style or personality. I almost chose this one background because I thought the name of it was heartbeat (I really like hearts, and the insides of the human body, and science in general) but, unfortunately the actual name was herbert.

So, in the end I ended up with this shades-of-green background. It's ok I guess. For one of the "most important aspects" of the blog I would think there would be more choices for a background.