I’ve been working hard on the 1 Minute Wingman site. Although I love Tumblr, I decided to try WordPress under the belief that it has some more features and templates than Tumblr. I’m not sure that’s true, but that was my impression and I decided to give it a try. I like to roll up my sleeves and try things out so that I can make an informed decision for myself, rather than relying on other people’s opinions. 

I doubt there’s a wrong choice to host the 1 Minute Wingman between Tumblr and WordPress, so I don’t view the decision as monumental or something that I can’t change if things don’t work out. 

So far I’ve tried two different themes in WordPress and I like it, but I’m struggling with the customization. In particular I’ve had this vexing problem trying to get a post on to a specific page. It’s very strange and I’ve tried just about everything I can think of. In the past week I think I’ve clicked on every link in the config pages trying to find a solution. I’m sure it’s right there in front of my face, but for whatever reason I can’t see it. Likely a classic case of tunnel vision where the obvious answer is something I just can’t see. 

I’ve also been working late into the night. With a young family and two jobs, time is at a premium at this point in my life. Unfortunately I only get to work on my sites after everything else is done and sometimes I fear I am so worn out by the time I sit down that I’m not really doing my best work. Sometimes I write something late in the night and when I go back to read it the next day, it’s almost like someone else wrote it. It’s a really weird experience because I know I wrote it, but it’s as if it’s not my voice or my words. Clearly the effect of exhaustion, but a troubling trend. 

Hopefully I  can start writing more on the weekends during the day and then post during the week, and thus avoid writing lower-quality posts. 

I’m not afraid of hard work or exhaustion, but I need to keep an eye on it to make sure the quality of my work doesn’t suffer.