I’m not back in the groove of posting every day or two yet, but I’m getting there. When my daughter goes back to school after the Australian school holidays/vacation end at the beginning of February, I’ll be hitting the ground running. I’m still warming up.

Here is a rough idea of my plans for the near future:

1. I’m working on a theme redesign for this blog that I feel will better represent this site.

2. I’m working on a WordPress-related product dedicated to helping Website Owners get control over their websites, saving time and effort, and a lot of money.

3. I’m working on a book on how Website Owners can save time working online using Firefox.

4. I’m building relationships through Twitter. Follow me at http://twitter.com/trishacupra

5. I’m creating Squidoo lenses, like WordPress Power.

6. I’m creating an information product related to dogs.

7. I’m taking on a virtual assistant and expanding.

I’m very excited about this year. I’ve been dreaming big dreams and this year they are going to come to fruition.

On the personal side of things…

1. I’m getting healthier by eating more fresh, raw food in my already-vegetarian diet.

2. I’m going to improve my vegetarian cooking skills.

3. I’m going to learn the Ukulele.

4. I’m waging a War on Clutter and getting organized. I’m creating a routine and planning more.

5. And I’m going to take inspiration from the Yes Man movie and say “Yes!” to many more opportunities.

Here’s to a great 2009.
photo credit: shareski

Negative headlines arouse curiosity

Here’s a great article about writing compelling headlines…

It’s the reason people love NASCAR and read National Enquirer.

We don’t want to admit it. We’re not supposed to feel that way. But secretly buried, deep down inside, we all want a front row seat to the wipe out of the season.

Read the whole story at copyblogger.com/train-wreck-blogging/

photo credit: hyperscholar

404 Error page of Center'd!

Here are 60 Really Cool and Creative Error 404 Pages.

Just remember that your error page should be designed primarily to help your visitors get back on track as quickly as possible. Secondarily, being funny helps to take the sting of frustration out of getting lost on your site. Better to be helpful and not-so-funny than to just be amusing and not helpful.

Thanks to Eric for posting this video on his Digital Design Diary site.

Mo Serious brings us a seriously cool video about website design, coding and SEO principles, all set to rap music. Who would have thought? I’m in love with this guy - he’s a genius.