So How Do We Look???

BeforeAndAfter

While you were watching Sandra Bullock win gracefully and hail the work we mothers do, our design team was busy implementing our new layout.

We hope you love our new look as much as we do.

We’re not yet finished… as you’ll likely notice. Our designer and developers are still busy adding, fixing and polishing, but we BEGGED – literally – for them to give us what they had so far.

Yes, we begged and pleaded with the fervour of a toddler for them to install our new layout tonight and then continue the rest bit by bit.

We’d love to hear your feedback and please definitely let us know when you find things that are missing and/or broken. That said… at THIS moment, we know TONS is missing, so don’t worry… we’re still working on it.

Please help us thank our fabulous designer and developer, Jedd and Mark from Industry Of.

We met our Jedd and Mark through a recommendation from Rusty of The Blog Frog and we are absolutely thrilled with their talents.

And we’d like to introduce our new technical assistant Erica Mueller. Many of you already know Erica from her site EricaSays and from her guest posts here at 5 Minutes for Mom.

While I was chatting with Erica at the Mom 2.0 Summit, I realized that she would be the perfect person to help me with all my technical tasks that are so important, but that I do not have time for… and often don’t have the skills for.

Erica jumped right in and worked with the guys to ensure the new design went in without a hitch.

I can’t believe I didn’t do a single thing or stress for a second during this implementation. I was literally putting my girls to sleep while Erica IM’d with Jedd and Mark and our new design magically appeared.

It was fabulous. I sent an IM saying I was putting my girls to sleep and when I returned the site was running smoothly and looking even better.

Thank you Jedd, Mark and Erica!

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54 Comments

  1. I’m LOVING this new look! So fresh, clean, and upbeat. It’s inspiring just looking at the site, makes me want to read more of what you have!!

  2. Looks great! The background loads a little slowly, but I love it. 🙂

  3. much more put-together, professional, and pretty! nice work!

  4. * TONYA * says:

    I absolutely LOVE it. So much brighter and cleaner and very easy to navigate. Great job.

  5. Teresa from NanaHood says:

    How do you look? If your site was a beauty contestant you’d be Miss Universe! If your site was ice cream you’d be a banana split with whip creme and cherries on top! If your site was a term paper you would be an A+!

    It rocks!

  6. Erin Pyle ( says:

    I LOVE it! So awesome!!! 🙂

  7. Awesome. It is so pretty!

  8. I LOVE the new look here! Great job, it’s all so fresh and clean feeling. Perfect for the upcoming time of year.

    Kristie

  9. I like the new site! Congrats for hiring Erica. She is very good with everything and a good writer!

  10. Tired Mom Tésa says:

    Love the new look. So simple and clean. Very easy to navigate around too. Congrats!

  11. Just love the new site design! So clean and crisp, and easy to navigate! Just in time for spring!

  12. I love the new design!

    Great job guys

  13. Stephanie says:

    It looks fantastic! Very “clean” and news-y.

    And I LOVE that you’re no longer using DISQUS.

  14. Pamela M. Kramer says:

    WOW! Looks good.

  15. Esther Crawford says:

    Definitely tuned the site up. I love it!!!

  16. Shannon (The Mommy-Files) says:

    I love the new look girls! It looks fantastic!

  17. congratulations on your new design, girls! looks great 🙂

  18. I love it. It’s so clean and easy to navigate. All you have to do is change the background as the seasons/moods change!

  19. Absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE the new look its so much cleaner!

  20. Love how airy and bright it is– the timing is so great for this makeover, too, I want Spring now!!!

  21. Michelle's Family says:

    It’s so bright and fresh.I love the changes.

  22. Absolutely LOVE the new look! No time like spring for a great makeover!

  23. WONDERFUL! the new look is so much easier to read and spend time with. Great Changes!!

  24. Love it! Very fresh – I look forward to seeing what isn’t up yet.

  25. It’s really pretty. So relaxing. Great job!

  26. Brillant! Really love it! Hats off to Erica and the designers!
    ~Liz

  27. Casual Friday Every Day says:

    Very lovely. Fresh and clean colors. Love the header. It looks very nice. The only thing about these type of blog lay outs is they always confuse me as to what is the newest content. I don’t prefer this look but once I get the hang of it, I’ll know exactly where to go.

    Nell

    1. Erica Mueller says:

      Nell,

      You’ll always find the newest posts under Recent in the first column!

  28. Deb - Mom of 3 Girls says:

    Oh, I love the new look – it’s so much cleaner and not as cluttered. I didn’t even realize the old one looked cluttered until I saw this one! 🙂

  29. Priscilla-wheelchair Mommy says:

    ooooh! It looks lovely!

  30. Great work, I like it!

  31. Michelle Pixie says:

    Looks Fantastic!!

  32. It looks BEAUTIFUL!!! Nice and clean and fresh looking.
    Though, now I need to learn my way around 🙂

  33. I love the crisp and new feel it brings. Great look.

  34. Ms. Latina says:

    It looks fanastic! I love it!

  35. Great new layout! Really easy to navigate.

  36. Wow, guys! It looks great!! I love the new design – it’s so fresh and clean and classy. Great job!

  37. I love it! A lot easier to read, thank you,
    Blessings,
    Katia

  38. Rebecca at Alice says:

    I absolutely love it! It’s unlike anything else out there and yet still represents your brand well. Great job!

  39. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the new look. So fresh and beautiful. It is just what you needed! Hooray!

  40. Mommie Life says:

    I LOVE your new layout! Congrats!!

  41. Adventures In Babywearing says:

    Beautiful!

    Steph

  42. Absolutely love the new look. Everyone has done a fabulous job. And congrats on your new position, Erica!

    1. Erica Mueller says:

      Thank you, Angie! I love working with these gals. They are professional, yet fun and personable. The developers have been great too!

  43. Susie's Homemade says:

    It looks FANTASTIC!! So clean and fresh!! Great job:-)

  44. Amys blah, blah, blogging says:

    It’s lovely!

  45. Maryellen Hooper says:

    Great job! The site is beautiful and SO much easier to navigate. It looks clean and cohesive… makes me want to look around more!

    I still don’t know how you two do it all!

  46. Musings of a Housewife says:

    Gorgeous! So fresh and clean.

  47. Tarasview says:

    it looks great! I love it 🙂

  48. I love the new look. It’s so bright and cheerful. Nicely done!

  49. Mama Llama says:

    I LOVE it!! can’t wait to play around! Is it all the same awesome content? or any new tricks? I bought the wonderful prayer book to recently and my kids love it! Great conversation starter with my chidlren!

  50. Looks absolutely amazing!!!!!! So clean and fresh I LOVE it!!!!

  51. I Love It!! So bright and light. Looks refreshing. Kudos to design team!!