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New Look!

Welcome to hide-n-sensory-seeking's great new look!

I hope you like it.

I've been wanting to update a few things for a while, and to begin to expand a bit as well.

My blog has expanded and changed quite a bit since I first started out, much like our lives have.

I write about many more topics than when I first started out. I feel much more comfortable out here in the bloggosphere. And I feel I have found my feet, and my voice, in major part by being able to put my thoughts into words here and connect with others who are or have been in similar seasons of life.

Most features on the blog are the same, even if they are a different color now.

I will be adding a few things here and there and I will share them as we go along.

One thing you might have noticed, my Username is slightly different. A little more grown up, and a little easier for networking. (But don't worry, I still don't take myself too seriously.)

Also, I am on Twitter now! Look me up: @JudithLloy ! Would love to hear from any of my readers, and very much appreciate the occasional shout out! If you are on Twitter or other social media, and you like something you read here, please feel free to post a link back here for your friends! There are icons on the bottom of each post that make linking up super easy.

Another new feature is in my Profile. My email is now visible for those who would like to contact me that way. I am always happy to hear from you and will respond as time allows (I do have 3 crazy kiddos).

Something else you will hopefully be seeing periodically is special posts related to book promotions and possibly even book reviews! Much of this is still in the getting organized stage, but I'm excited! And I promise, I will not promote anything that I am not willing to read by myself or with my kiddos. To get more recommendations, follow me on Goodreads.

If you want to get new posts by email, just put your email address in the box on the sidebar to the right. New posts can be read as an email, or just click on the title of the post to be directly linked to it here. If you would like to add a comment, use the title link to bring you to the post here, and then add your comment!

I love getting comments so please, share your thoughts! Most everyone here has always had very kind things to say. I will only delete comments that are clearly spam, derogatory or abusive, or that contain profanity. I respect others views, but appreciate courtesy and kindness.

If you have an idea, question, or something you would like to see here, email me and I will see what I can do! I may not always be able to directly respond, though I shall try. Click on my Profile to get my email.

 I appreciate so much all of you who take the time to check in here. Thank you so much to all of you who read and comment!



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  1. Neat. I'm looking forward to reading and seeing all your changes to the "New" blog. ;)

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  2. Your new page looks really nice! I'm excited to see what you'll be adding/changing. The book you featured also looks like a good one to pick up! Thanks for the post and happy blogging.
    MommyCrusader.com

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    1. Thank you Deborah! I'm so excited about being able to promote good books! Thank you for reading, and always, for your encouraging comments!

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