Blog Makeover OMG!

Hey party people!

If you check this site with any regularity (which I'm going to GREAT lengths to make happen), you'll notice I've done a little redecorating. Okay, well I haven't done the redecorating...Meg O. has.

In case you missed the last redesign, Meg and I know each other from junior high. Despite the years we were out of touch, we've more than made up for it through our blog-lationship. Yep, new word, made it up just now. Do you love it??? I think it's pretty sexy.

Meg O. just found out she is preggers! You should probably go congratulate her, unless, of course, you're a terrible person, in which case, come sit by me! Between getting knocked up, finishing out the school year (she's a drama teacher), and maintaining her own adorable blog, she's somehow found the time to fancy mine up too. Woman of the year award, anyone?

Anyway, much as I loved the glitter and sparkle of the last design, this one suits my blog's current personality to a T: fierce and ferosh.

So GYORGEOUS readers, how does this redesign make you feel? Happy? Giddy?? Lethargic? Confused? Itchy?? Tell me your deepest, darkest secrets in the comments (which, btw are captcha-free thanks to Meg!).


P.S. I've updated/finally put up my "About" section. If you're new here, it might be a good place to start.

O. is Me, Too!

I love cupcakes. Really, I do. But lately, I've been cultivating other interests. 

The face of someone who really loves cupcakes

"WHAT? She has OTHER interests?? How DARE she?", you say? Look, I'm as outraged as you! It was pretty easy being exclusively obsessed with cupcakes for the last few years. And of course, "things I'm interested in" are almost entirely dictated by how much effort I have to put into them, but I just can't help it. There's so much more I want to share with you, like pictures of me wearing cute clothes, pictures of me teaching you how to do make-up, pictures of me making non-cupcake things, and much, much more (pictures of me)!

What I'm trying to say is, CupcakesOMG! is growing up. While I'll still keep you updated on all things cupcake, I'll also share the other things in life that make me say "OMG!" But I know I couldn't possibly refocus my blog without a redesign to further iterate the point.

Cue Meg Owen of O. is Me. Meg was a friend of mine in junior high. To say we were both highly active in our drama department would be an understatement. Thanks to modern-day stalking devices, Meg and I have reconnected. She started her blog about a year ago as a way to document her wedding for folks who couldn't make it. But like so many blogs (ahem), the theme evolved into her musings about everything from teaching drama at her old high school to her cat, Dexter.  

Image via O. is Me

Sometimes, she even writes about cupcakes!

Meg's blog is realllllllllllll cute, so I reached out to her to inquire about the design, and wouldn't ya know it? SHE did the design herself. Seeing as she would have two weeks off for the holidays (perks of being a teacher), she said she would happily redesign my blog!

There's something y'all should know about me: if you offer me something, be it a bite of your sandwich, an invite to your party, a blog redesign, I WILL take you up on it. And I won't feel bad about it either. Luckily, Meg was more than happy to do it--or so she said. The whole process was pretty quick and done mostly over e-mail. Meg came up with a basis for the header and I suggested gold sequins (obvi). I realize this probably isn't an ongoing hobby of Meg's, but the truth is, she did a fantastic job and was really quick!! If I were her, I'd start a side business doing this. I would also charge an exorbitant amount to do it, but hey, that's me. 

So there you have it: CupcakesOMG! is growing up, and thanks to the help of an old friend, I get to be as superficial as ever. Thanks, Meg!