"if i could start my blog over, i would...."

. . . . like many people I suppose, keep some stuff the same and change others.

I really do think that the most important thing about blogging 

is the writing .

Writing about what you love and writing it honestly.
And I definitely wouldn't change what I write.

Dear Beautiful Boy is very niche. 

I am still baffled that anyone would want to read it 

apart from perhaps my husband (who shows no interest in it whatsoever), 

my immediate family (I know that my mum and dad stop by from time to time - HELLO!) 

and my son in many years to come (it is for him after all).

But I can honestly say 

with my hand on my heart 

that I would write it anyway, 

even if no one read it. 

And I don't think that I would write any differently. 

I really do like the content that I publish. 

I don't spend hours over it. 

I don't draft and edit other than doing a spell check.

I type, I add pictures (not always in that order) and then I publish.

I like things to look just right,

and I like to think that this extends to my blog.

I don't like to over clutter the pages.

I like a lot of pictures.

So that's what you get.

I recently gave the look of the blog a bit of a revamp

and I have to say I'm pretty darn proud of the results.

I made myself a new banner 

which involved me learning how to use a completely new (to me) piece of software.

And while I was at it I made a button (feel free to grab it, I'll love you for it!)

I'm learning more and more all the time about that scary HTML stuff.

And I'm pretty proud of my little baby-fried brain for learning new things.

Especially considering I'm self taught with this blogging lark,
also known as making it up as I go along.

I do occasionally question the name Dear Beautiful Boy.

It is meant as a letter opening. 

As in Dear baby, this is your blog, love from mummy.

And I think sometimes people think I am refering to my son as a 'dear'.

And while he is, of course, a dear
that isn't really the way I speak.

Maybe I should have gone with 'To'. . .

. . . but then To Beautiful Boy doesn't have the same ring.

And To My Beautiful Boy is just a bit long for my liking.

So Dear Beautiful Boy it is.

Lately I've toyed with the idea of dropping the 'blogspot' bit of the URL 

and being all brave and going the self hosted route.

But I'm not really sure it's necessary.

And I quite like good old Blogger.

Hey, it got me this far.

Plus it seems like I have a fair few people reading this lowly blog 

and I wouldn't want them - sorry YOU! - getting lost.

Thank-you BritMums for giving me the inspiration to write this post. x

And feel free to give me feedback.
Go on, I can take it.
I'm learning all the time and always wanting to get better.

The other responses to this prompt are linked below.