+ I posted a journal 11.21.14

+ I created a "I Need Happiness" playlist.

+ I shared my NaNoWriMo survival kit.

+ I said hello to November.

+ I shared a tutorial.

Hello. I got a request from Tane to do this tutorial. I hope this is helpful. :)



Now before doing this, it may be best if you set up a test blog and tested this out on there so you can tweak the code to fit your needs and then when it's ready, you can put it on your main blog. But you can do whatever works for you. :)

1. Go to your blogger dashboard and select the blog you'd like to the add the drop down menu to.
2. Go to Layout >>> Add Gadget >>> HTML/Javascript and paste the following code into it.

<!-- start navmenu -->
<div id='NavMenu'>
<div id='NavMenuleft'>
<ul id='nav'>
<li><a href='LINK'>Home</a></li>
<li><a href='LINK'>CATEGORY 1</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 1A</a></li>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 1B</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href='LINK'>CATEGORY 2</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 2A</a></li>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 2B</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<!-- ADD MORE CATEGORIES HERE -->
</ul>
</div>
</div>
<!-- end navmenu -->

<li><a href='LINK'>CATEGORY 3</a>
<ul>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 3A</a></li>
<li><a href='URL LINK TO LABEL/WEBSITE/PAGE'>SUB-CATEGORY 3B</a></li>
</ul>
</li>

/* Spacing & Border of First Link in Navigation */
.tabs-inner .section:first-child ul { margin-top: 0px; border: 0 solid #eeeeee; }
/* Background & Border of Navigation */
.tabs-inner .widget ul { background: #ffffff; border: 0px solid #eeeeee; text-align: center !important; }
/* Font, Color & Border of Links */
.tabs-inner .widget li a { font-family: new times; color: #333333; border: 0px solid #ffffff; }
/* Font & Color of Rollover Links */
.tabs-inner .widget li.selected a, .tabs-inner .widget li a:hover { color: #eeeeee; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; }
/* Center Navigation */
.tabs .widget li, .tabs .widget li{ display: inline; float: none;}
/* ----- NAVMENU Styling ----- */

#NavMenu { width: 800px; /* Change width of background */ height: 40px; /* Change height of background */position: relative;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0;
border: 0px solid black; /* Change Border Around Navigation */ }
#NavMenuleft { width: 800px; /* Change width of navigation */float: none;
margin: 0 auto;
padding: 0; }
#nav { margin: 0 auto; padding: 0; border: 0px solid black; }
#nav ul { float: none; list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: visible; }
#nav li a, #nav li a:link, #nav li a:visited { color: #666666; /* Change color of link */display: block;
margin: 0;
padding: 10px 15px 10px; /* Change spacing */ }
#nav li a:hover, #nav li a:active { color: #0099CC; /* Change color of text on hover over */margin: 0;
padding: 10px 15px 10px; /* Change Spacing */text-decoration: none; /* Change to underlined or none for look when hovered over */ }
#nav li li a, #nav li li a:link, #nav li li a:visited { background: #ffffff; /* Change background colour of drop down text */width: 150px; color: #333; /* Change colour of text */float: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 7px 10px; /* Change Spacing */ }
#nav li li a:hover, #nav li li a:active { background: #0099CC; /* background color of drop down items on hover over */color: #eeeeee; /* text color of drop down items on hover over */padding: 7px 10px; }
#nav li { float: none;
display: inline-block;
list-style: none;
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
border: 0px solid black; }
#nav li ul { z-index: 9999;
position: absolute;
left: -999em;
height: auto;
width: 170px; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
#nav li ul a { width: 140px; }
#nav li ul ul { margin: -32px 0 0 171px; }
#nav li:hover ul ul, #nav li:hover ul ul ul, #nav li.sfhover ul ul, #nav li.sfhover ul ul ul { left: -999em; }
#nav li:hover ul, #nav li li:hover ul, #nav li li li:hover ul, #nav li.sfhover ul, #nav li li.sfhover ul, #nav li li li.sfhover ul { left: auto; }
#nav li:hover, #nav li.sfhover {position: static;}

     there are a multitude of paths we have to choose and choices we have to make. these construct who we are and the resulting events of our choices help us on the journey of who we are eventually to become.
     sexual orientation, religious pursuits, social life, education, philosophical and psychological endeavors are all building blocks that bring us - unique souls of God's design - to life.
     sometimes I want to say it is not life that makes us, but our choices. which, in a sense, is true. but the whole structure of this system that is life interwoven with variable choices is too complex to get into. and since it is my personal belief, it may differ from yours - which brings us to the real subject of this entry.
     I've gone over that we're all unique, different and the same, because God designed us this way. so, I'd like to know, is it fair for us to blame who we are on what is? or what is on who we are?
     better explained as: are our lives the way they are because of who we are? or are we who we are because of our lives?
     this is a perplexing question for me, and quite arguable in either sense.

     maybe things are the way they are and should just be left at that.

what do you think?

rules and regulations:

+ Select 15 blogs to nominate.
+ Thank the person who nominated you, and give a brief story of how your blog got started and a piece or two of advice to new bloggers.
+ Attach the award itself!
+ Comment on each nominee's blog and let them know that you've nominated them.
+ Provide a link to the original post on Edge of Night.

How My Blog Got Started:

Well, at the time of building this site, my first blog, Loving Your American Girl Doll, had become unfulfilling for me. I didn't enjoy posting and it basically just stressed me out. So out of nowhere I decided to build and design this blog--originally a Dancer's Pointe, sometime in November of 2012 (November 11th, to be sort of exact). It was just a hobby blog until a few months later, when I decided to hunker down and post often. I wanted to share my writings, and have an influential blog with content that made me happy. :)

Advice for new bloggers:

Always always always write for yourself. Don't ever compare yourself to bigger blogs and better writers. Doing that will just discourage you from doing something you love to do--whether it be expressing yourself or typing out your feelings. You want to be happy with the content you are posting, so don't care what anyone else thinks. Just continue blogging about what makes you happy. :)

Nominations:

1. A Clean Work Space

2. Water

3. Snacks

4. iTunes / Music

5. Outline

Hello! :) Today I am posting the "One Lovely Blog Award" I was nominated for. Thank you Sammie, for nominating me. :)

Rules of the Award:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.
2. List the rules and display the award.
3. Add 7 facts about yourself.
4. Nominate 15 other bloggers.
5. Follow on blogger the person who nominated you.

7 Facts about Me:

1. I have brown eyes.
2. I have over 1000 songs on my iTunes.
3. I regret much of my past.
4. I no longer have a phone.
5. I have a hard time being happy.
6. I'm still figuring myself out.
7. I wanted it to work out.

Nominees

Anyone who would like to participate. Comment below if you do it. :)

That's all for now. Sorry for the short post. :P

+ I welcomed October.

+ I shared a tutorial.

+ I shared 6 so-not-cool things about being left- handed.

+ I went balloon chasing.

+ I went on a GIF Quest.

+ I shared "it doesn't hurt anymore.

+ I talked of God-given desires.

+ I shared some NaNoWriMo Tips.

+ I rocked Halloween.

Thank you for reading.

What does November mean?