SURPRISE!!!!!!

I know that I've been teasing this forever, and the big surprise is finally here! That's right, guys- after almost two years of the same blog design, Totally Graced finally has a completely new look! I don't know about you, but I'm absolutely in love. As many happy memories as I have with the old blog design, I've known for a while that it was in desperate need of a facelift. Technology has never been my strong suit, so I kept putting it off, but finally towards the end of June, I decided to bite the bullet and just do it. Ever since, it's been a whirlwind of trying to learn everything possible to make this site the best that it possibly can be!

I absolutely couldn't have done it, though, without the help of one of the sweetest bloggers I've ever gotten to know. I'd mentioned in a blog post that HTML was my eternal enemy, and a day or so later I received an email from Vanessa over at Simply Me, asking if I'd like some help with some technical things. She's helped me make this site a MILLION times better, and I can't thank her enough for putting up with all of my craziness. She also absolutely saved my life when I was uploading this at midnight and had several technical difficulties. XD Vanessa, thank you again SO much!! You are wonderful!! ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Everybody, go hit up her blog and send her tons of virtual brownies because SHE DESERVES THEM ALL!!!!!!! 

Honestly I'm just so happy to finally have white space. XD As much as I used to love the chevron, it was just way too cluttered. I've also toned down some of the pink, so hopefully it's easier to read!!

Besides the design, I've finally gotten around to adding About pages!! Oh my gosh, it seriously shouldn't be that hard to figure out how to describe myself but it really is. Anyways, there's now an About Me page, as well as one About the Blog. I'm actually really happy with how both of these turned out, the blog page in particular, and I'd love for you to check them out. ♥

I honestly can't believe that the Blogiversary month is already over. Thank you so much to everyone who's stuck around all month for all of the crazy festivities- I really hope that you've enjoyed it! I've had a lot of fun with it, and I'm super excited for all of the years of blogging to come!

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Before I finish this post, I wanted to let you all know about something SUPERBLY COOL. Over the summer, I've had the opportunity to be a part of Freckled Minds, a teen art society founded by Morning and Ava. Morning led up the creation of an epic magazine called Paper Comets, and I was honored to be a part of it. A bunch of super awesome bloggers contributed to it, and the magazine is finally coming out TODAY! You can find it over at Freckled Minds as well as on Morning's blog, so GO AND CHECK THAT OUT! I'm super proud of it, and I know that you're all going to love it. Here's a list of all of the epic girls contributing! (Yes, I stole this from Bethan- I'm too tired to find everyone's links. XD)

Bethan- Fiction and Tea

Morning - Ups and Downs

Mackenzie - think. eat. write. read.

Rose - Self Known

Hannah - Grace in Everything

Anna - Demigods and Unicorns

Ava - Quiet Land

Abbie - Abbiee

Rachel - Silver Mess

Autumn - Autumn's Readings & Writings

Sophia - The Teentrepreneur

So, be sure to check this out! You don't want to miss it. ♥

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So, DO YOU LIKE THE DESIGN??? WHAT DO YOU THINK?? I've been dying to share this, so I WANT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS!!! Are you excited about Paper Comets? Have you enjoyed the Blogiversary month? I'M SO SAD THAT IT'S OVER! So let's all share some brownies down in the comments section. LET'S CHAT!!