It feels good to have given things a small lick of fresh paint. Nothing major, just a touch up here and there. And a fair bit of it that only I will ever see.
A blog is for yourself, after all, so why not make it as comfortable as possible.
The icons may be from Bootstrap, and be the same as a lot of other sites, but so what? Sites use and re-use icons, components and whole themes all the time. At least the core site is its own beast.
Each individual change feels negligible on its own but they all add up so the total is greater than the sum of its parts.
It's taken a couple of weeks but I think it's starting to sate my appetite for doing something a little different. I don't need to and I keep reminding myself of that, but a few little tweaks give an illusion of new. The changes help combat the frustration I've been feeling.
I used to have a separate post title field but scrapped that – if I want a title I just add a level 1 header on the first line of the post.
I previously built a mechanism to support scheduled posts but never used it. That was also sacrificed at the altar of simplicity. I have no need of clever tricks, just a way to get my thoughts down as quickly as possible with nothing to get in the way.
I just want to get back to the joy of writing, of letting the words flow and wondering where they will take me. That will probably mean a lot of crap getting thrown at the page; still, sometimes something emerges from the rubbish as you dig a little deeper. Sweep away the trash and, eventually, you are left with treasure.
