Hi Lunatic readers!!!
How the heck are you all???
I missed you all so much!!!
Did you miss me too???
So welcome one and all to my new fancy shmancy wordpress site. I am so happy to be here, up and running again. There are a few more tweaks and changes coming so please be patient while we finish up some fine tuning.
There are lots of new things to read. Go peek around the tabs and have a see. The recipe index is going to take about 2 weeks to a month to backtrack through and input all the links again. They all need to be updated with the links to the new site. So imagine a year's worth of recipes that need to be linked and labelled one by one. Yup, it'll be a project. But a worthwhile one. I really like the one on the old blog so I shall devote the time to do it again. Just for you, cuz I love you all so  much.
There  is a policies page now as well as an advertising page. That is necessary as you will see later this week. More announcements to come. I like to keep you on your toes folks. No lollygagging around the asylum. Gotta keep things jumping.
You will also see a print recipe feature now. Again this has to be backtracked individually and will take a week or so to finish up. Such a cool thing to have though and I think you all will really love this feature.
There's still some buttons and bling that need to be added. So expect some more things to pop up here and there. For the most part it is finished. Just a couple more things that must wait till the right time. Cryptic I know. I am really excited to share more with you in the coming days.
For now if you see any glaring errors please feel free to let me know. If the site goes wonky please be patient and don't run off scared. It may need tweaking as we see how things run and what works well and what does not.
I would like to take a minute to thank a very special lady who helped me make the move and has been indispensable throughout this process. Her name is Kita and she blogs at Pass The Sushi. She also has a design site called Silhouette Graphic. I encourage you to check out both her blog and her design site. If you are thinking about making the move from blogger to wordpress she's your gal. If you are thinking of a site redesign she's your gal. If you want to work with someone reliable and professional she is your gal. I could not have done this by myself. Kita is an angel, she really saved me from losing my mind. Moving sites is very stressful, she made it easy. There were moments of panic but she held my hand like the small child that I am when I get stressed out. So thank you Kita, it's been a pleasure to work with you, and get to know you better. I look forward to more projects with you as time goes on. You rock my world!
I'd also like to take this time to thank you all for reading. I am grateful for all of you who come back day in and day out. You make me feel normal and that is no small feat trust me. I have so many loyal readers and I appreciate each of you. You take time out of your day to stop by and read, comment and make me feel like I have something worthwhile to add to the foodie community. It means the world to me. You mean the world to me.
Now comes the fun part, with the move comes the need to have you subscribe all over again. Please proceed in an orderly fashion to the rss feed button to the right or the email subscription bar on your right. Don't panic, there's room for everyone. No shoving there in the back. I see you trying to cut in line. I suppose it's  not such bad timing with google friend connect going bye bye. I sure hope you all continue to follow the adventures of this crazy old lunatic and her love of food. I know I sure enjoy sharing my recipes and daily stories with you.
Toodles and smoochies. xx
Katherine Martinelli
Wow Kim!!!! My jaw just dropped when I landed on your page. Am I on the right blog??? (I thought to myself). It looks absolutely phenomenal. It's so much work to switch over your whole blog - congrats!!
Kim Bee
Thanks Katherine. It is a fun color scheme. Hopefully not too hard on the eyes. It's going to take a couple more weeks of work to get everything running the way I want. I will be so glad to have all the recipes printable.
Christina407@gmail.com
The site looks great! Btw if you were with feed burner on blogger you can just update the feed address and keep all your old subscribers. :).
Kim Bee
Thanks Christina. Hoping the subscriber list updates today. It's freaking me out. Lol!
Choc Chip Uru
Gorgeous site my friend, gorgeous 😀
Cute, pink and so awesome - it actually resonates with you-ness 😛
Can't wait to see your posts on this!!!!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Kim Bee
Thanks so much. It's definitely a bit more me.
Kiri W.
Looks great! 🙂 And welcome to wordpress! 😉
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Kiri. Glad to be here.
Liz
Wow, this is beautiful!!! Great job by you and Kita!!!
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Liz. xx
Emily @ Life on Food
I love it! Great colors - pink is my favorite. Very clear and crisp. Congrats on all the hard work. I think it looks fabulous!
Kim Bee
Thank you so much Emily. I am really enjoying it so far. The colors put me in a cheery mood.
Tina@flourtrader
I really do love the new look! Very clean and professional looking, definitely well worth it. Glad you are happy with it and glad to see that you are back.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Tina. Happy to be back.
Holly Henry
Love your new site! I just had mind updated as well. Very long process but so worth it 🙂 Looking forward to sharing recipes with you. You have some amazing treats here 🙂
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Holly. It is going to be a week or two before I finish up all the recipe stuff but will make it so much easier for my readers so totally worth it.
Anita at Hungry Couple
Welcome back and of course we missed you. It's not the same without the lunatic 🙂 I've already been poking around and it's great. Love the new site.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Anita. I am really happy with it. Kita did an amazing job with it.
Becca from It's Yummilicious
Oh my gahhhhhh.... it's SO pink and purty!! I missed you while you were gone, Kimmy. Congratulations on taking the WordPress plunge. I can't wait to see what else you've got in store! Love you to pieces <3
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Becca. I am slowly figuring things out. It'a bit harder to use than blogger. Right back at ya girl. xx
Heather
Looks marvelous, Kim!!
Kim Bee
Thank you so much. xx
Kristy
Congrats on the new site! It looks fantastic! 🙂
Kim Bee
Thank you so much. I really appreciate it.
Cucina49
Your new site looks wonderful--and thanks for the advice! I have been contemplating a redesign myself and am excited to hear that you've found a good designer.
Kim Bee
Thanks so much.I am telling you I wish I had done it eons ago. The longer you wait the more work seems involved. Also print recipe buttons are useful to start from the get go and index. This will be my second time doing an index for almost a years worth of recipes. *bangs head off wall* lol
Lacy @ NYCityEats
Super cute!! Love the new layout! I really want to do a makeover as well but I'm pretty nervous about it and all the work I'd need to do afterward.
Kim Bee
My suggestion is the earlier the better. The longer you wait the more there is to do. A ton of it is easy import stuff but things like indexes and print buttons need to be done one by one. My other suggestion would be shut down for a week. That way there is no stress and you have lots of time to finish up. When I do the larger redo I'll schedule time off so we aren't rushed. This one was a wild ride as I needed it down as short a time as possible. Not the way to go. Lol!
And thanks. I love this theme. I should have done this so long ago. Feels more me.
Jen at The Three Little Piglets
It's looking awesome!!! All that hard work it totally paying off!!
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Jen. Kita worked her butt off. So happy with things. Thanks for your advice too. Means a lot to me. xx
Ryan
I love the new site! It looks soooooo incredible! Congratulations and best wishes over at wordpress. I signed up with email to make sure I still get your posts!
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Ryan. I am so happy you signed up. I was feeling all lonely in the subscription department.
Meghan
Looks fantastic Kim! Congrats on the switch! Love that you said you still have some bling to add!
Kim Bee
Thanks so much Meghan. I am so happy with the theme. WordPress is a bit confounding but I am certain I will get the hang of it. I love bling. There will be more at some point. It's not cute enough quite yet. Needs a little somethin' somethin'.
Nami | Just One Cookbook
I'm so sorry I missed this GREAT news! Congratulations Kim! This is very exciting! Updated my blogroll with your new link. I'm going to browse your site now.
mellissa @ ibreatheimhungry
Kim I'm a little late to the comments but I love the new site design and reading all the new content! Loved reading about your pets especially - we have 2 apple head siamese cats - a blue and a brown and it sounds like they have similar personalities to yours. How can an animal be so evil and so loveable at the same time??? One of life's great mysteries! Your new design fits your fun & quirky personality - looking forward to more great content in the coming months!