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Finally upgrading my WP sites and their plugins!

March 7, 2008 by Tricia

Over the last few days I’ve spent a good portion of my time updating all of my blogs. All of the new ones – the hush hush ones – have been updated to WP 2.3.3. It was easy to do because I was able to use Fantasico in my web hosting C-Panel to do it.

Now I have to update all of the blogs on this domain! Argh … I’ve moved those blogs to new web hosts twice in the last year and the last time was a manual update so this time round all the blogs will have to be manual updated too. It’s ok to do one or two manually, but when you have seven or eight that need to be upgraded manually it’s a pain in the butt! By the time I’m done I’ll be the WordPress upgrading queen! (17 blogs later!)

I’d also been having trouble on all my blogs when I’d try to save or publish a new post. A few months ago I had some kind of conflict occur when I upgraded my bad behavior plugin and the Google Sitemaps plugin on the same day. Ever since then I’d always get an error message when I saved or published a post. The posts were published but I’d have to check to be sure. It was a pain! I didn’t realize it but it was also messing up the do follow tags on my sites too. So there was a conflict between three plugins!

Luckily I discovered that there was yet another new Bad Behavior plugin update as well as a new Google XML sitemaps plugin. I updated those two plugins and refreshed my permalinks and TADA everything works right again!

Now I just hope that I don’t have any problems with my wordpress themes when I upgrade the sites on Feverishthoughts.com to the most recent WP upgrade. I think all my blogs on this domain are using 2.2.1 so it’ll be a big upgrade. If you drop by and notice that one of my feverishthoughts blogs is sporting a new very plain bare bones theme then you’ll know something strange happened when I updated the platform. It will only be temporary.

Once all that is done I can get back to work on the new blogs. One is a home and garden blog that will discuss mostly home type topics (my gardening blog will go back to mainly gardening!) such as decor, interior decorating, great recipes, tips for around the home and so on. The other blog is a shopping blog where I’ll talk about fashion trends, cosmetics, new home decor designs – who knows I’m sure I’ll even talk about platform beds on one or both!

Working on those two sites has inspired me again. I’m full of ideas and of course every time I find something cool to write about I also want to go out and buy it. I’ll be unveiling these new blogs shortly and I really hope that you like them. I’m trying to keep it fun, interesting and of course full of helpful information.

Have any of you updated your sites recently? Did it go well?

Anyone start any new blogs too? What is your new blog about? Are you being re-inspired as well?





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Gotta work on the new sites

January 29, 2008 by Tricia

Back in April of 2007 I bought 6 new domains and I had hoped to have developed all of those sites long before now, but sadly I’ve barely had time to do much with the new sites. Well, one of the sites was for my husband Chris. It’s his new Guitarlicksandtips.com music related blog. He’s done a good job of posting articles on that site (well he’s a bit behind lately), but the rest are languishing.

I’m hoping to set aside some time later today to get to work on two of my new home and shopping related blogs. I’ve already been looking around on the internet to find some products to talk about and I came across a great sale at Kohls.com that some of you might want to take advantage of. It’s a big two day sale where you can save 60 – 80% on a number of items. Hey stop by this site first get some Kohls coupons and you’ll probably end up saving even more money!

Anyway, it’s not like the new blogs are blank or anything, but I haven’t done all that much with them. Perhaps after I do some work on some of them today I’ll be willing to let you in on their urls so that you can check them out for yourself.

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If you’re looking for a bathroom vanity your search is over

January 20, 2008 by Tricia

What a coincidence. I made a post earlier this evening saying that Chris and I had sat down earlier today to talk about how we were going to finish our current renovation project and to talk about renovations that we’d like to do in the future and then I come across a website with a great selection of bathroom vanities. Perhaps we will have a beautiful bathroom in our basement one day.

The website is called Premiere Vanities and they carry a wide selection of single bathroom vanities and double bathroom vanities, as well as linen cabinets.

As I said earlier, our basement is unfinished except for having a roughed in basic bathroom and laundry area. The only other bathroom we have in our house is upstairs and it’s a very tiny bathroom. It would be a major undertaking to make our upstairs bathroom larger, but we might do that at some point. So if we want to have a really nice bathroom – a good sized one – it will have to be the basement bathroom.

We also don’t think we’ll be in this house forever and with that in mind finishing our current renovation projects and having two very nice bathrooms in the house will make our home more attractive to potential buyers.

Since our upstairs bathroom is tiny we need to have a small sink area.

Actually the vanity has to be small simply because the plumbing is located just inside the door, and then the toilet is right behind the sink at the back wall of the bathroom. The bathtub/shower runs alongside the opposite wall from the vanity and toilet with only about a foot and a half of space in between. So we have just enough room to swing the door open and then a narrow space to walk between the vanity and the tub to get to the toilet. The entire bathroom is perhaps 9 feet long by 5 or 6 feet wide. It’s small!

g-208_mahagony_300_300.jpg A wall mounted basin vanity would be perfect. The vanity to the right is made of mahogany and it’s has a sleek modern design. Not only that – it’s quite small. It’s only 18 7/8″w x 14 5/8″d in size and that would be perfect for our tiny upstairs bathroom.

vanity.jpg Another single vanity that would be great for a small bathroom is this Birch Wall Mount Vanity with Cherry Finish. It’s dimensions are larger at 35.5″w x 19.75″d x 15″h but since it’s wall mounted it would give the illusion of not taking up much space and would help make a small bathroom look larger.

We can make our basement bathroom quite large if we want to and since it could very well turn into our main bathroom it’s possible that we’d want to put in a double vanity.

Perhaps one like this beautiful Double Porcelain Sink Vanity:

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There are just so many vanities to choose from! As you can see I’m partial to modern and basin style vanities. However, if you happen to be looking for a bathroom vanity to either spruce up the look of your current bathroom or perhaps you are totally renovating your bathroom and you’d like to take a look at the selection at Premiere Vanities you’ll be pleased to discover that they have vanities to suit just about any decor. They have wood, antique, contemporary and traditional bathroom vanities.

Naturally before I got too excited about a particular vanity I checked to see if Premiere Vanities shipped to Canada and it appears that they do. I think it’s safe to say that they probably have clients throughout the USA and Canada.

I think I’ll be spending some time taking a good look at their selection of vanities and linen cabinets. Feel free to visit PremiereVanities.com yourself if you’re in the market for a new bathroom vanity.

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I love the pottery selection at Tres Amigos

December 24, 2007 by Tricia

If you’re planning to renovate or change your decor in the New Year you should visit the Tres Amigos website where you’ll find some great deals on Wholesale Furniture. You’ll save money and have some lovely new furniture in your home if you make a purchase.

Tres Amigos have hundreds of beautiful furniture pieces to choose from at their online store. You’ll find Rustic Furniture and rustic hardware as well as Southwestern Furniture, Tuscan furniture, handmade jewelry, unique home accessories and decor, candles, wrought iron wall hangings, tin and tile mirrors just to name a few of the items you’ll find.

I adore pottery. I don’t know why, but I do. If I let myself shop without restraint this house would probably be full of pottery. I guess you now know that Tres Amigos has some nice pottery. They have a lovely selection of vases, plates, planters and pitchers. The colors and designs on the pottery are very attractive.

Many of the items sold at Tres Amigos are put together by hand and others are one of a kind pieces. If you are looking for something unique this is the place to begin your search.

All of their furniture is made of Brazilian pine and most pieces are 100% solid wood.

Take a look at the furnishings and accessories at Tres Amigo. I’m sure you’ll like what you see.

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Rustic decor and accessories from Tres Amigos

December 24, 2007 by Tricia

In an earlier post I was telling you about Tres Amigos Rustic Furniture and their wholesale program for businesses. I totally neglected to tell you how beautiful their rustic furniture and Rustic Wall Décor really is. It’s beautiful.

If you are a fan of rustic or SouthWest style furnishings you’ll enjoy the selection at Tres Amigos. Not only is all of the furniture constructive exclusively for Tres Amigos, but so is the Rustic Hardware, accessories and Spanish Colonial furniture.

Tres Amigos has hundreds of items to choose from to suit your decor. There’s quite a selection of styles and designs. You can mix and match to create your own look or create a solid Spanish Colonial, Rustic, Tuscan or country look within your home.

The furnishings and accessories are almost 100% solid wood. Each piece is assembled by hand and is made with solid Brazilian pine.

My home was built in the 1920’s and I’ve furnished it with a number of antiques, but I think some of the rustic decor at Tres Amigos might look nice in my home as accent pieces. They have lovely pottery pieces, rustic hardware such as switch plates, candle stands and mirrors. I’m sure I could find a few items that would compliment the style of my home.

Take a look at the furnishings and accessories at Tres Amigos. You might even be able to find a lovely and unique gift for a loved one or friend while you are visiting their website.

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