Ok, so here goes my first blog.  Trying to figure out how to set up a domain, web host, and blog was really sorta confusing to me.  I never think about how the internet or a computer works, in fact I probably take it for granted.  I now have developed a new appreciation for it.  To get started I had to buy a domain name. Once that was done I had to buy a web host.  It took a little while for my web host to configure my account, which freaked me out, I thought I did something wrong.  Once I received the email that said my account was confirmed, or something to that effect, I had to log in to my newly purchased domain and change the place where my domain was located to my newly purchased web host.  Then finally I had to set up this blog.  Without the tutorials, I am pretty sure I would have never figured out how to do this.  I am not even sure if I am talking about this process correctly, using the right lingo.  I also don’t know that I actually understand what is really going on with everything and how they all work together.  But what I think is happening, is my domain is just a name (something to identify me/my blog), and I need a web host so my domain has some where to live, instead of just roaming around in internet space.  When my domain name is being searched the webhost directs it to my site.

Not only did I learn that I am not very computer literate, but I also discovered I am a creature of habit and like to use the same names for most everything because I don’t want to forget anything.  I have a long list of log-ins and passwords, that I hope I never lose.  Because that would be one really sad day.  I am really excited to take on this new class and see what I can do.   I made it through the first week and am excited to have my own blog site.