A new look, and a new tidbit of random knowlege!

For those that follow the blog through an automatic feed (i.e. Google Reader) you may not have seen the "renovations" going on during the last couple of weeks.  Those who visit the actual blog site, you've hopefully already noticed these by now.  My good friend, Shealy, was brave enough to take on the task of re-decorating my blog space - gracefully putting up with my many requests and neurosis* regarding minute details.   I absolutely love the final result - it was precisely what I wanted, but couldn't do myself. Shealy has started a new business venture and is designing invitations, cards, and blogs.  Check out here website HERE for more information!

*I typed in neurosis into the Google search engine, just to be sure my word choice was what I desired and check spelling, etc. Before I continue, it's important to note that my favorite class in college was Abnormal Psychology, so I have a  natural fascination with mental illness.  However, having always considered myself a perfectionist, I was actually quite shocked that "perfectionism" was included in the list below with other mental illness such as schizoid isolation, aggressiveness, and hysteria.  Wow - who knew that my obsessiveness wasn't completely normal?! (Purely a rhetorical question by the way, no comments needed.)  :)

excerpt from Wikipedia
There are many different specific forms of neurosis: pyromania, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety neurosis, hysteria (in which anxiety may be discharged through a physical symptom), and a nearly endless variety of phobias...effects of neurosis can involve: anxiety, sadness or depression, anger, irritability, mental confusion, low sense of self-worth, etc., behavioral symptoms such as phobic avoidance, vigilance, impulsive and compulsive acts, lethargy, etc., cognitive problems such as unpleasant or disturbing thoughts, repetition of thoughts and obsession, habitual fantasizing, negativity and cynicism, etc. Interpersonally, neurosis involves dependency, aggressiveness, perfectionism, schizoid isolation, socio-culturally inappropriate behaviors, etc.