House = aaaaggghhhhh!!!
Kindie = aaaaggghhhhh!!!
Lots of snow. No internet at home.
All is chaos right now
I am on the train from Stockholm AGAIN. Uncle Viktor was the hero of the day and looked after his nephew and niece while their mummy and daddy were working. Lyndon just called me and handed the phone over to Freja who happily shouted "Viktooor, Viktooor" to me.
Ha ha haaa! So cute.
The day before yesterday she suddenly started saying "bye, bye" (her first words in English).
Ok, there is one downside with moving from Stockholm: all the meetings are still held there which means a lot of my time will be spent on trains. In a perfect world, where the trains run when they shall and as they shall, a one way trip Malmö-Stockolm takes 4 1/2 hours. Last night it took an hour longer and tonight we are 25 minutes delayed.
We got the keys for our house this Tueday and right now it looks like a bomb went off there. A lot of things, small adn big, are being fixed at the same time and we are not the most organised project managers ever. I feel a bit sorry for the people working for us. But I know the house will look amazing once it's done and I hereby invite you all to come and visit us (if you come this spring/summer you can help us paint the window frames...!).
Again, no photos. Boring, And I just realised that I have not been taking many photos of the kids over the past months, that is not good! For example I should be filming Freja when she dances, she is so cute. She sort of wobbles from side to side like a drunk penguin. And I should take a photo of Dylan's craft project from the other week; a cmall candleholder made out of some sort of play dough painted in red and golden glitter.
It seems impossible to gather me, a computer and my camera at the same time. Right now I am on a train with my computer, but no camera. Therefor: no photos of the kids in this post.
I am working and really like my new job so far. Right now I am on my way home from a meeting in Stockholm. I will get home at 9 pm and then have to get up at 5 am tomorrow to catch the bus+train to work.
I already realize that this puzzle of work and children will not quite add up. And there is absolutely no such thing as "Lina time" in this equation. Where can I buy more hours? I think I will need approximately 2 hours/day...
First, we're happy to announce that the team has identified and fixed the issue with the YouTube conduit; you can now find and add videos from YouTube to your library and posts. As always, thanks for your patience!
The other news we have today is about a new addition to the Six Apart family: TypePad Micro, a new free level of TypePad that is streamlined for microblogging. We see a new form of blogging emerging that lives between the quick status updates of Twitter and Facebook and the long-form posts of "classic" blogging; TypePad Micro is designed to meet that need. You can read more about TypePad Micro in Chris Alden's post on the Everything TypePad blog.
A lot of the new capabilities we've added to TypePad this year were actually inspired by some of the best things about Vox: favoriting, member profiles, a dashboard to follow other bloggers, and easy ways to post content from other social media sites. But the things that make Vox different from TypePad are still there: Vox has always been -- and still is -- the best place for "friends and family" blogging, where you're in control over who sees what. TypePad, on the other hand, is built for the blogger who wants, no, craves, attention.
Do you have a passion or interest you want to share with people beyond your Vox neighborhood? If so, we'd love it if you tried out TypePad Micro. Maybe you've always wanted to start that obsessive blog that's just about waffle restaurants. Or want a place to share videos of your favorite band (Jonas Brothers, anyone? Anyone? ...). TypePad Micro's great for those topic-specific blogs. Take it for a spin and let us know what you think.
On the Vox front, our designers are working on some cool new themes (coming soon!). We'd also love to hear your thoughts about where we should take Vox in the coming year. What are the key things you'd like to see for Vox? If you've had a chance to use TypePad this year, what are the features there that we should bring over to Vox? And, if you're thinking big thoughts, how could we connect the Vox and TypePad communities in order to bring together bloggers and their shared passions? Your feedback is really important to us, so please leave a comment here, or shoot me a message.
And again, thanks for your patience as we found and fixed the YouTube bug!
~ daisy
As many of you have noticed, the YouTube Conduit is not working. I am so sorry about this; I know how frustrating it is.
The team is looking into how to get this fixed and I will update you as soon as I hear something. In the meantime, not all is lost... There is a work-around for posting videos.
When you're in the Compose Screen, just click on "embed." Ignore the fact that it says "Widget" before everything because you can definitely use this to embed videos as well. You'll just need to input the embed code from the video, enter a title (if you want) and hit OK.
It might not show up perfectly in your compose screen, but when you hit "Save," your video should appear just the way you wanted it to.
Hopefully this will allow you to keep posting videos while we figure out what's happening on our end.
As always, thanks for your patience.
I have one week left of days filled with highs and lows with Dylan and Freja. Then I'm back in an office in front of a computer again. There are pros and cons with both situations.
Go forth and fill your libraries with media.
Seriously, thanks to everyone for being so amazing and patient. You are the reason I love Vox.
Living in an apartment is so much easier and cheaper than living in a house. We have not even moved in yet and I am already overwhelmed by all the decisions and work needing to be done.
Nope. I Think I am more cut out for living in an apartment where all the maintenence is included in a fee and help is always just one phone call away.
I was just told that the Amazon Conduit will be fixed by tomorrow. I will post here as soon as I get word that it's back up and running.
I know this has been frustrating and I am sorry there wasn't more I could do to make it less so. I really appreciate your patience though.
Cheers,
