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SoCo, Blogs & Wreaths All Organized
07/13/2012

{ If you’re reading this in a reader, click on over to see the newly organized pages! }

It’s Friday! :) Finally! It’s been one long week. My entire week has revolved around work, and when Travis is picking me up from work since I don’t have a car, the one day I waited outside for a good hour in a half! So I’m pretty excited that I get my car back today, but not so excited for the bill. Anyway, for the past week I’ve been working on organize the blog pages, like the blog directory, adult beverages, and crafts & projects pages. They are finally done. You can visit them all by clicking on their links on the top navigation bar, seen here:

The Adult Beverages Page – This page makes me sooo thirsty for one of the drinks, even though it’s currently only 8am. It’s 5 o’clock somewhere, right? The top of the page is now separated into categories, which makes it easy to search for a drink with a specific ingredient. Want a drink that uses Vodka? No problem. Want something fruity? I’ve got you covered. Do you have some left over club soda from a party and want to know what to make with it? I got your back. The list is small for now, but overtime it will grow & grow. Heck, I’m planning on making four, yes FOUR, drinks next weekend. People might mistake me for Marie on the real world during that weekend (have you guys been watching the Real World this season? I usually hate the shower, but this season is awesome… even though I can’t watch it anymore because of the whole DirecTV vs. Viacom fued.)

If you scroll down thru the categories on the Adult Beverages page you’ll see the entire directory of drink mixes. Complete with a picture, the name of the drink, easy access for “pinning”, easy access to the full tutorial and even a quick run down of the ingredients. Simple & Easy.

The Blog Directory – I love blogs. I love reading them, I love giving feedback, I love looking at pictures, and I love finding new blogs. So, I took my basic blogroll and added ALL of the blogs I read and categorized them. This list will evolve over time, but as of right now there are 100+ blogs to check out. & as you can see, Home Blogs are my all time favorite. ♥

The Crafts & Projects page – First and foremost, this blog is a home/craft blog, so I did the projects page a little differently then the adult beverages page. Since over time there is going to be TONS of crafts on this page. The sort by category is the same as the adult beverages, you can easily find projects for a holiday, or made out of wood, or by color.

But for the bottom portion of the page, the crafts directory, I had to do it VERY basic, with just a simple image and the title with a link that goes right to the tutorial. I love the way I have my adult beverages page laid out, but that same concept just wouldn’t work right on this page, since it will eventually get huge.

So there you have it, newly organized pages. Let me know what you think! & I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend!

P.S. I switched my personal reader from Google Reader to BlogLovin’ & I’m now a HUGE fan of BlogLovin’. The look & feel is amazing, and I love seeing a “preview” picture of a post, instead of just a line of text like Google Reader. If you haven’t checked out BlogLovin’ yet, please do!


Posted on June 19, 2013 - 20 comments
 Filed Under: Food & Drink, Projects

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  1. Diana @ Boy + Girl said:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Your blog is looking great! What alot of work this must have been!

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 13th, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Thanks! :) It took about an hour in a half per page. so almost 5 hours worth of work – but sooo worth it!

  2. Ashley said:
    July 13, 2012 at 8:08 am

    Holy organized, lady!! Well done.

    Happy Friday!

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 13th, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Thanks Ashley! Happy Friday the 13th to you as well! :)

  3. Ainhoa@ALittleBite said:
    July 13, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Wow, this must have taken you a ton of time! Can’t wait to check everything out. Have an awesome weekend!

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 13th, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Almost 5 hours, but so worth it! & thank you! you too :)

  4. annabelvita said:
    July 13, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Wowzer! Looking good. Thanks for the link!

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  5. Ash @ HumberHomeProject said:
    July 13, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Everything looks great!
    I would never have a patience to organize everything like this – kudos to you ;)

    I love bloglovin! I’m pretty sure I heard about it from you a few months ago. I have the toolbar/button installed on my browser so it gives me “notifications” when I have new blogs to read. Plus they have an app for the phone :)

    Can’t wait to hear about your new drinks… mmmm

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 13th, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Thanks Ash! :)

    I have the app, but I need to install that toolbar when I get home! I usually read blogs at work so it sucks that I can’t use the toolbar during the day.

    I can’t wait to drink, the drinks :P

  6. Whitney @ drab to fab design said:
    July 13, 2012 at 10:10 am

    It looks awesome! I love how you can filter it in so many ways. :)

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  7. Kelly @ Corner of Main said:
    July 13, 2012 at 10:10 am

    It looks great! I know how much work it is to try to get organized. I desperately need to do that also. Good work =)
    I am going to have to check out your blogroll page; thanks for sharing!

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  8. Stephanie@meet.make.laugh. said:
    July 13, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    Wow! This must have been so much work but your end result looks amazing! I love that you have an Adult Beverage page…. saving this for reference for sure!

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 13th, 2012 at 12:12 pm

    About 5 hours of work, but thank you!! :)

  9. Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication said:
    July 13, 2012 at 2:14 pm

    Wow! You’ve been busy! Making blog changes and organizing can be so time consuming, I’m really behind and need to actually get on that…

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  10. Stephanie @ Horse Hound and House said:
    July 13, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    It looks so good! I wish I had time (and reliable internet..) to sit down and get mine organized and updated!

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  11. thistle said:
    July 14, 2012 at 1:01 am

    Melanie,

    I really like the new website organization! And your graphics are amazing! I need to check out Bloglovin’!

    Have a great weekend!
    karianne

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  12. Letsjustbuildahouse said:
    July 16, 2012 at 9:09 am

    Omg so organized!!! Now do mine :)

    Going to check out those delicious drinks. Because, a week of all inclusive day drinking isn’t enough….

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  13. John @ Our Home from Scratch said:
    July 16, 2012 at 10:10 am

    You have a great wordpress theme.. love the look and the layout. Thanks for the link in your blogroll… I’ll be adding your blog to ours later today.

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    Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 16th, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Thanks John! It has taken some serious coding hours and I still make tweeks here and there. & thanks for adding me!

  14. Melanie @ Mailbox Journey said:
    July 18, 2012 at 11:11 am

    Karianne – I just caught this comment in my spam! Sorry I’m sorry that it took me so long to respond, but thank you! That means a lot coming from you. I love your blog – I’ve been a follower for a while now. :)

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