diff --git a/_sass/_layout.scss b/_sass/_layout.scss
index 4bb48f8..534da69 100644
--- a/_sass/_layout.scss
+++ b/_sass/_layout.scss
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 .site-update {
   text-align: center;
   font-size: $large-font-size;
-  padding-bottom: $spacing-unit;
+  padding-bottom: $spacing-unit / 2;
 }
 
 .page-content {
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
     list-style: none;
 
     > li {
-        margin-bottom: $spacing-unit;
+        margin-bottom: 5px;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/css/main.scss b/css/main.scss
index 01d3ce7..2ce0393 100644
--- a/css/main.scss
+++ b/css/main.scss
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $small-font-size:  $base-font-size * 0.875;
 $base-line-height: 1.5;
 $large-font-size: $base-font-size * 1.125;
 
-$spacing-unit:     15px;
+$spacing-unit:     30px;
 
 $text-color:       #111;
 $background-color: #fdfdfd;