Been busy lately, wrapping up with school, starting a new job, and other projects. But primarily, the babe! Whew, she’s a handful…a happy handful 
. Got some exciting news to report. Nia signed her first word! Yes, I’ve been teaching the little darlin’ sign language, and last week she surprised me by doing the sign for milk. I was so shocked because I didn’t think it would happen this early. I mean, I did begin teaching her around 5-6 months, but it caught me by surprise nonetheless. I can’t take all the credit for her new nonverbal skill. First, I got the idea from my sister who began teaching her daughter at 9-months. Credit also goes to the Signing Time series. Currently, I only have a few taped episodes from the weekly broadcasts on PBS. As soon as I can afford it, I’m purchasing the entire DVD set. Expensive, but worth it! Not only is the series educational in terms of teaching kids sign language, but the creators also incorporate positive messages in the catchy tunes. Like, “Proud To Be Me.” We love that song ’round these parts! Check out the remix below.
My first foray into blogging began with Blogger. This was the free platform I used but soon felt too confined by it (before they added the tagging feature and a host of other goodies they now offer). So I graduated to another free blogging platform, Wordpress. My Wordpress.com blog was short-lived. I was soon venturing into the world of hosting with my own domain, and set up my current blog with Bluehost. I’m considering starting another blog–one that is anonymous and not hosted with Bluehost. So today I happened upon TypePad. I’ve visited many a TypePad blog, but never knew much about the platform. And I certainly didn’t know you had to pay to use their service! Ok, granted the basic level is only $4.95/month. However, I would like to know what they offer that Blogger and Wordpress don’t. A description of the basic level:
Choose your design from dozens of professional templates. TypePad makes it easy to include pictures and links, manage comments, and categorize your posts. Includes 100MB of storage and 2GB of bandwidth per month.
And, at this level you’re only allowed one author! The storage and bandwidth features are pretty good. I don’t know the type of monthly storage and bandwidth Blogger or Wordpress offer (I searched but couldn’t find this info). So maybe this feature is why TypePad charges. *shrug* I don’t know, I guess I’m just used to the many free services I use on the internet. What I do know is TypePad’s been crossed off my list of potential blogging platforms for my future blog…unless they began offering a free service. And, for any TypePad bloggers who read this, if you have also used either Blogger or Wordpress I would very much like to know how TypePad compares to those platforms.
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