/* General Reset */
* {
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    box-sizing: border-box;
}

/* Body Styling */
body {
    font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
    line-height: 1.6;
    background-color: #f4f4f9;
    color: #333;
    padding: 20px;
}

/* nav bar section */
nav {
    height: 80px; /* Adjusted height */
    background-color: #9D8189;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: row; /* Items in a row */
    justify-content: center; /* Centers horizontally */
    align-items: center; /* Centers vertically */
    margin-top: 20px;
    padding-top: 20px;
}

nav ul {
    display: flex; /* Use flexbox to lay out the list items horizontally */
    list-style-type: none;
    padding: 0;
    margin: 0;
}

nav ul li {
    margin: 0 20px; /* Horizontal space between items */
}

nav ul li a {
    text-decoration: none;
    padding: 15px 10px;
    display: block; /* Ensure that the links are block-level */
    color: whitesmoke;
}

#LinkedIn,
#GitHub {
    height: 40px;
    width: auto;
}

nav ul li a:hover {
    background-color: #7b6369;
    color: white;
}

/* Article Container */
article {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    padding: 20px;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 8px;
    box-shadow: 0 2px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
}

/* Header Styling */
header {
    text-align: center;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

header h1 {
    font-size: 2.5em;
    font-weight: bold;
    color: #2c3e50;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
}

blockquote {
    font-size: 1.2em;
    font-style: italic;
    color: #7f8c8d;
    border-left: 5px solid #2980b9;
    padding-left: 20px;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

/* Section Titles */
h2 {
    font-size: 1.8em;
    color: #2980b9;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
}

/* Paragraph Styling */
p {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
    line-height: 1.8;
}

/* Unordered List */
ul {
    list-style-type: none;
    padding-left: 0;
    margin-bottom: 30px;
}

ul li {
    font-size: 1.1em;
    margin-bottom: 15px;
    padding-left: 20px;
    position: relative;
}

#checklist li::before {
    content: "✔";
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    color: #2980b9;
    font-size: 1.5em;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

/* Footer Styling */
footer {
    text-align: center;
    font-size: 1em;
    color: #7f8c8d;
    margin-top: 40px;
}