Hello All,
I started editing and updating my websites/blogs as I said I would. 😅 I have a lot of work ahead of me. The good news is I started and it’s satisfying my need to write while I save up for a PC with all the specifications for my needs and desires. Apparently, the host I use changed how everything is coded and formatted. Thus it is a much bigger project than I expected. Please bear with me as I accomplish this long-overdue challenge. Not only do I have to edit my drafts and upload them, but it looks like I have to redo every post and page one by one. Remember I started these sites many many years ago, first on Yahoo then on bravenet, I then I found WordPress and have been here since. 🙃
If you keep up with me you know I run three websites two are mostly blogs… I will be focusing on updating only these two. AmyJaneSandberg.com and DeeplyRootedInHim.net It would be nice to have a PA to help, however, I am enjoying reading and updating them myself. Having someone else do this would not be true to myself or my sites. If I had someone else edit, update my stuff, and rework the posts in the ways I have to and such. Then I feel my sites would lose their core. It wouldn’t be my voice or my heart in these posts any longer. … I put all my heart into these sites. If you want to know me then read my stuff. I am honest and sincere. I don’t play games and I don’t write to please anyone except God /Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The way I express myself best is through writing. It would be nice to have an editor to help me proofread stuff. But I find when I re-read what I wrote I see things I forgot to add or better ways to say what I was trying to say in the first place, Yes, it is a long overdue project and I am lucky to have the time and means to do it.
The reason why I am taking on this massive task now of all time is that people are actually starting to visit my sites regularly and buy my books now. I was in the habit of posting in a hurry because my life was so fast-paced. I didn’t submit the posts as well as I would have liked. Then my dad passed away and I was feeling too dark and drained to do anything much. I didn’t want to be around anyone or talk to anyone. Except for those who fought to keep me close. On top of that, the host WordPress/ Bluehost / Jetpack have merged together recently and they changed so much that the coding I have is outdated. There has been such a huge amount of upgrades since I started these sites that it’s a little overwhelming and I am out of practice. In the past I would make time to edit the sites often, but only minor editions. Now there is so much that needs to be addressed. Most of my posts can’t easily be edited. I get error messages when I open them now. I used to be able to do everything from my phone over the past five years but that is not an option at this point. I literally have to one by one re-post them and edit each one. Like I said I already stared. Be prepared to see changes and updates to posts and you may want to wait and read my stuff. Unless you want to wittness the changes.
One last question you may have….. How am I doing this without a PC? I am using my mom’s laptop when I house-sit and my old Apple laptop that has no memory whatsoever ( they were doing a cloud memory-only thing.) As you may have seen in my previous posts I lost all my updated books and Apple was unable to retrieve them. I thought I had saved them on my external hard drive as well but sadly I didn’t. I had a crazy couple of weeks where I was on a writing spree and got so much done while traveling… Fortunately, I have the un-updated versions still -minus one small book- that was lost completely…….. The Apple laptop was a thoughtful gift and we had no idea it was clould only mory. I remember when I first received it it was a huge blessing… Now I only have the bare basics and access to the net. No word no writing programs no memory but it works for my emails and websites. Its the same reason we aren’t doing any vlogs including the gaming one I started with the Sims 4. too. Maybe one day I will have updates installed on the Apple laptop or sell it….. for now though my goal is to get a fully loaded and sweet functioning well-staked desktop computer which a friend is helping me find/build. Something I am truly excited about and motivates me to get what I can do while I wait for it.
😊 Thank you for your time and support.
Have a great day and stay safe Strong and kind.
ღ╮❤╭ღ╯ Amy Jane Sandberg ╰ღ╮❤╭ღ╯
Deeply Rooted In Him 