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I've sat here moping about for the last year+ wishing for a money tree to fund the blog of my dreams.  I've contacted designers, and researched templates. I've a wish list a mile-long of things the real Shef Shanan site would feature.  I didn't want to encourage visitors to the site until I had this dream site up and running.  First impressions last.  So until I could put my best foot forward, I didn't want to increase my viewership on a site screaming mediocrity. 

But having that mentality has kept Shef Shanan in a rut.  I may never be able to afford my dream website, but that shouldn't hold me back from getting as close as I can and it shouldn't keep me from trying RIGHT NOW.  So a couple nights ago while playing in photo shop it just hit me. I may not have thousands of dollars and I may not be able to get exactly what I'm looking for at this moment in time, but I do have a few tools at hand. I do have some changes I can make.  I have some functions I can build a work-around for.  I can make Shef Shanan great.   

So what's new? Without boring you too much... here are the highlights:

• Shef Shanan is now much easier to find at http://ShefShanan.com/.  Please update your bookmarks or links from your own sites.  The old URL will still work, but not forever.
• Shef Shanan now has a button for All Recipes where you can view all Shef Shanan recipes by category and in alphabetical order.  This is one of the work-arounds I mentioned earlier... and I hope it becomes a very useful tool for my viewers. (It's been HUGE on my wish list).
• Shef Shanan now has an "About Me" button.  This may seem trivial for some, but I have always wanted to be able to tell people who I was.  I like to connect to other bloggers by reading about them, and I like others to be able to connect to me in the same manner.  So while you may never even click this button, it's there.  And it makes me happy.
• Shef Shanan just looks a whole lot nicer!  While this may not be big on your list, it sure is on mine.  Having a more professional and visually appealing site is uber important to me and I am glad to finally have one that makes me proud.

So take a moment to browse the new site.  I hope you like it.  And don't be surprised if you see a few more (minuscule) changes over the next week.  There are still a few things I'm adding and changing around.  But for the most part, it should stay about the same.

Thank you for visiting!