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Seizing an Opportunity

It turns out I didn’t really like any of the blog themes I tried out recently. Not as much as I like my current theme, anyway. So what’s a girl to do to get some change? Take a different route, and spruce things up a bit.

I decided to make just a few cosmetic changes to this theme to suit me (like the color on my h- tags here to blue from gray). Behind the scenes, I’m going to try to get more into the PHP of things and customize a theme. A new pet project that I’ve been wanting to get into. I’m taking it behind the scene so I can spend just my free time until I get it where I want it.

I want to make my own theme from scratch one day. For now I want to be able to use themes I like and customize them as much as I want.

Complementing Current Skills and Interests

I’ve mentioned from time to time how important it is to be cross trained. It can improve your understanding of seemingly unrelated topics. In college, I tried really hard to get out of taking Chemistry I. My contention was, I was never going to have a job that required that. My boss at the time explained to me that it would touch all of my jobs. He said beyond teaching about chemicals, it would train the thinking process.

I passed the class and hopefully I got the benefit that he pointed out. Can’t really say for myself. But what he said to me taught me to embrace the many things I’m interested in and to pursue them even if they may seem unrelated. If there’s an interest, within reason, pursue it—you never know what it might lead to. That’s my take, anyway.

Do you find growth opportunities in minor challenges? What do you do about that?

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