An Old Dog Can Learn New Tricks!

So I've been giving the FEST (Florida Etsy Street Team) blog a make over and It really needed the 3 columns to spread out all the info nicely. So I put out a call to the group and "no takers" - I'm impatient mind you. I wanted it done NOW so I can get that blog looking better!

I went and studied the blogger help forum and OMG the 7 different tutorials were frightening. Long, complicated and the comments following them were basically:

1 What do you mean "SAVE" - I already deleted it!

2 That code is not on my page.
AND
3 My blog is now missing, where is it?

I gave up even thinking I could try this. What if I lost the blog? I'd have to move out of Florida and change my name to hide from auntifranni and ElleBelle.

The next day I thought - I do not want to pay someone to do this basic task. I want this done today. I can learn this, I think.

I went to the etsy forum and searched and I'll be damned if there wasn't an etsy lady, ChristieCottage, who knew a Simple way to do it.

I read the directions 8 times.......... S-L-O-W-L-Y. It sounded easy and clear. I had a beer and then another and then I called my best friend in North Carolina. to make sure her guest house was vacant. My gas tank was full and I had 14 days of my meds.( very important to an old gal like me).

So I "saved" the old blog, transferred the widgets, deleted the format ( scariest part ), copied and pasted the new format, clicked save, closed my eyes & said a prayer and .....

Voila! The blog screen said "cannot save html because %$#@#$%$%...or something like that." S _ _ _! I thought about the long drive to North Carolina.

I decided to try it again and the second time - IT WORKED!

Just like my marriage!

So here's the link for all you brave bloggers who are too cheap (like me) to pay some one to do this

Change to a 3 column blog