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WordPress for the Everyday Blogger:
Part 6 – Styling the Sidebar

Mar 16. 2011

Prelude Part 1: Setting Up Part 2: Set the Bare BonesPart 3: The HeaderPart 4: The Main MenuPart 5: The Rest of the Header Because the ET-Starter theme is set so that the user can choose between one, two, or no sidebars (in whichever relative position to the main content), there exists various CSS classes for each type of sidebar and it location. For the purposes of this theme, the CSS classes we will be working with are .primary-sidebar and .primary-sidebar.content-two-columncontent-right. WordPress sidebars are relatively simple to style provided that you do not make any crazy changes to the structure of the theme. Each sidebar heading is set to h2, and each item below that is usually listed via the use of HTML lists...

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Uncanny Timing (Or, She Rolled!)

Mar 14. 2011

Did my daughter know that I had posted an unflattering picture of her last night? Perhaps she sensed my worry at having voiced my concern online? BECAUSE GIRLFRIEND FINALLY ROLLED TODAY! And not just once but twice. During different tummy times. So I know it wasn't just a fluke. She still doesn't like it. Both times, she started crying immediately afterwards, as if confused and startled at how the heck the world could (literally) turn upside down in the blink of an eye. And both times, I immediately embraced her and praised her like she had just discovered the cure for cancer. (I actually do the same with Comang whenever he does something good, like learn a new trick. Is it bad that I treat my...

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Tummy Time Fail [Faceplant]

Mar 13. 2011

I know that I said I would not worry about my daughter meeting her milestones on time, but I cannot help but be a teensy bit concerned that she is nearing six months of age and has not rolled over once. She actually quite enjoys the first 5-10 minutes of each tummy time. She looks up at me, makes a grab for her toys, and even plays "superman" (which is what I like to call the below pose): But as soon as she gets bored, or gets tired (whichever happens first), she will start the pity cries. The "Mommy please pick me up I don't want to do this anymore" cries. I ignore the cries. "No pain, no gain, baby," I tell her. The crying...

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Matilda vs The E-Reader

Mar 12. 2011

One of the many things I am thankful to my parents is that they never discouraged my love for reading while growing up. We were very, very poor in my early years of life but they always put aside money for my books. My mother would make time to take me and my sister to the library every week despite her 70+ hour work schedule. And they never banned genres either; I read all the thrillers, mysteries, and even comic books I liked. Sure, I was — and in many ways continue to be — a socially awkward girl who preferred to have her nose in a book than go out and interact with others. And while my overactive imagination has...

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