diff --git a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
index f3b8abae44..94ac7fd334 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/dashboard.css
@@ -6,26 +6,36 @@
 
 #rightnow .reallynow {
 	background: #d54e21;
-	padding: 12px;
+	padding: 6px;
 	color: #fff;
 	font-size: 15px;
+	line-height: 2;
 	margin: 0;
 }
 
 #rightnow .rbutton {
 	background: #ebebeb;
 	-moz-border-radius: 5px;
-	padding: 6px;
 	font-weight: normal;
 	color: #264761;
+	padding: 6px;
 	border-bottom: none;
 }
 
+#rightnow .reallynow span {
+	display: block;
+	text-align: left;
+	float: left;
+	padding: 0 6px;
+}
+
 #rightnow .reallynow a {
+	display: block;
+	text-align: right;
 	float: right;
-	margin-left: 5px;
+	padding: 0 6px;
 	font-size: 14px;
-	margin-top: -24px;
+	margin: 1px 6px 0 0;
 }
 
 #rightnow .youhave {
@@ -69,7 +79,7 @@ div.dashboard-widget-holder.full {
 }
 
 div.dashboard-widget-holder.double div.dashboard-widget {
-	height: 53em;
+	height: 52em;
 	padding-bottom: 28px /* lame */
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/index.php b/wp-admin/index.php
index d550de71ce..e032e8191d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/index.php
+++ b/wp-admin/index.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ $today = current_time('mysql', 1);
 <h2><?php _e('Dashboard'); ?></h2>
 
 <div id="rightnow">
-<h3 class="reallynow"><?php _e('Right Now'); ?> <a href="post-new.php" class="rbutton"><?php _e('Write a New Post'); ?></a> <a href="page-new.php" class="rbutton"><?php _e('Write a New Page'); ?></a></h3>
+<h3 class="reallynow"><span><?php _e('Right Now'); ?></span> <a href="post-new.php" class="rbutton"><?php _e('Write a New Post'); ?></a> <a href="page-new.php" class="rbutton"><?php _e('Write a New Page'); ?></a><br class="clear" /></h3>
 
 <?php
 $num_posts = wp_count_posts( 'post' );