Things are gonna change around here….

Posted by Hannah O'Brien on Aug 18, 2012 in Just for Fun | 2 comments

As much as I adore and love and spoon this blog late into the night, lately it hasn’t been feeling right.

Kinda sorta ok…. but something was off.

When I started way back in February, I knew that it would take some playing around to find my magical blogging spot.  Where I knew the content to post, the tone to use, the whole damn point of this thing.  And after changing up the posts and the concepts and the plan, I finally figured out what was wrong.

It’s the name of the blog.

There’s been a few things making me itch, like:

• Although it sounds cool and kinda works with my theme, I’ve felt that it comes across too ‘harsh’.  The ‘Enemy’ word just brought a hardcore grrr vibe that was less awesome-punk-dude and more crazy-fighting-hobo-in-a-dark-alley.  Not my scene.
• The whole concept of being an ‘enemy of ordinary’ is rad, but I don’t want to judge those who chose to be ordinary.  The name made me sound like I was rolling my eyes and muttering ‘conformist’ under my breath like a first year uni student at whatever rally was happening that day on campus.
• Sometimes I’ve written posts and not uploaded them because they didn’t sound ‘tough’ enough.  Which is crap.  I want to post what I want to post.  In the tone that I want to use.
• I’m a super fun person.  I laugh a lot.  I wear sequins and glitter because it’s a Tuesday.  This really doesn’t fit me as a person, and this blog is meant to be infused with me-ness.

Yada yada yada.

So I’m super thrilled to be in the midst of REBRANDING.  I think I’ve sorted the name out (to be confirmed over brunch with a close friend tomorrow… when all the best decisions are made) and what I love already is that many of my already-planned projects effortlessly fall into this new vision.  It’s right.  It feels good.

I gonna gets a makeover!
(This isn’t me, by the way. I would have used more purple.)

I won’t commit to a date that this will happen, because no doubt I won’t make it.  At the moment I’m sorting out the most effing frustrating part of building a blog – actually the first is the name (with matching domain…. *tears hair out*) and the second is the damn WordPress theme.  But it’s not going to be long.  And it’s going to be epically cooler than this one.

That’s the story, morning glory.  You kids will be the first to know.

Later, gator.   :)

Extraordinary Experiments – Manifesting, Mojo and Getting My Groove Back

Posted by Hannah O'Brien on Aug 7, 2012 in Extraordinary Experiments | 1 comment

First and foremost, a massive thank you and high five to everyone who responded to my last post.  You guys kick ass.  If you were ever in a rumble in dark alley, I’d totally bring my fists of fury and back you up.

Now after being so ranty, I want to share something a little more G rated.

With all the shiz hitting the fan, I’ve been feeling a tad wound up and ‘woe is me’.  There was ballgowns in the daytime and swirling hard liquor in a brandy glass while staring intently into the distance.

This was me. Just with more vodka.

But I had enough of feeling like ass on a burger (new favourite saying BTW) and desperately needed some head clearing and baggage emptying.  So I finally cracked open the fabulous Denise Duffield-Thomas’ free eBook “The Lucky Bitch Secrets of Outrageous Success”.