Friday favorites: thanks for the participation
Happy Friday! Today I want to use Friday Favorites to express my gratitude for you, my faithful readers, and your active participation with my blog. Comments, shares, subscriptions, links, and guest posts are the lifeblood of most blogs. It’s definitely true for mine. It’s ridiculous the amount of joy I get from an email saying I have a comment to moderate or that my post has been shared.
So here are five interesting (at least to me) facts.
1. The first person to comment on my very first post was Nancy Hansen (now Perkins):
More please! This is wonderful!”
2. The most prolific commenter is my sister Cindy, who has commented 132 times. It seems appropriate then that she is also the first person to ever write a guest post for my blog.
3. My most commented on post so far has been Are You Wasting Precious Time? with 54 comments. (That number includes my responses.)
4. I show a total of 2,659 comments. Since that number includes my responses, and I respond to each comment, I estimate 1,329 comments from readers.
5. I have been honored to write seven guest posts (including interviews) for fellow bloggers. Four have been published to date: Retirement Reflections’ Sunday Guest Post Series and Round 2: I am a writer; why is that so hard to admit?, Grammy’s Grid’s Blogging Grandmothers Series, and Sizzling Towards 60 & Beyond’s Thriving with the Four Ls. Three more are coming soon!
Thank you!
Without your active participation, this blog would cease to exist (and I would be crying into my beer). Thank you! Thank you! I invite you to comment with ideas for future blog posts and also to share something for which you are grateful today.
10K training update
- Saturday: 4.5-mile walk (1:19:21 mins.)
- Sunday: 36-min stationary bike ride
- Monday: 40-min yoga session
- Tuesday: 3-mile run on an indoor track (35:00 mins.)
- Wednesday: 55-min Orangetheory session (20 splat points)
- Thursday: 30-min stationary bike ride
- Friday: rest day
This week’s long run turned into a long walk, as I was recuperating from my fall, and my knee was not ready for a run. There will only be one more long run before the race, so here’s hoping I’m ready!
This is a nice little recap! I’m looking forward to featuring your guest post on my blog soon!
Thanks Janis. I’m excited for it too!
Christie, It always amazes me when people IRL tell me they read my blog, as they rarely comment. Years ago, when I worked in consumer products, we used to say that for every consumer call you got, there were 50 other people thinking the same thing. So I’d like to think that your comments are reflective of many, many more happy readers as well! A fun look at the numbers… now I’ve got to look at mine as well! LOL. Pat
It is interesting looking at the numbers. Now that I blog myself, anytime I read a blog I like, I make sure to tell the author.
I can’t not respond to this-I don’t want to lose my “prolific” place! I love your blog and I’m happy to participate. I’m sorry your knee is still sore. Hopefully it will feel much better for your long run next week.
Thank you sister! I always love your input and appreciate your encouragement. And I am on the mend.
What an interesting post! You’ve just inspired me to write a similar one! Shared x 4 ♥
I’ll watch for it, Dee. I’m always happy to inspire. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
Great to see your blog thriving and all the comments and interaction Christie (nice to know that I’m one of your “soon-to-be” spots for a guest post. I’m excited about my new Saturday guest post series and that you’re going to be part of it xx
I’m excited about your guest series as well, Leanne. In fact, I’m headed over there now to check out Sue’s post.
Hi Christie thanks for the mention and it has been so lovely connecting with you. It is good to reflect on our blogs and the joy they can bring to our lives. Have a beautiful weekend and I look forward to your guest posts. Xx
You’re welcome. Thanks for the opportunity to participate in your guest series. I have made some wonderful connections through blogging, and I include you in that group. Congratulations on the new grandbaby!
Just discovered your blog. I hope that knee heels up quickly.
Hello Brenda and welcome! Thanks for the encouragement. It’s about 95 percent there! I’ll be stopping by your blog shortly.
Very interesting post. Makes me want to look up similar stats for my blog.
It was a fun little investigation.
I enjoyed this post. I too, get so excited to get those notifications saying I got a new comment. My blog is new, and im still trying to learn the ropes. The “recap” post is a fun idea and I might may try it as well!
There is so much to learn with blogging, but the great thing is you can jump in with the basics and learn as you go. I know I’m still learning all the time. It’s fun to look back at those early posts. Good luck with your blog! I’ll be visiting often.
Congratulations Christie your responses have been awesome. Great recap.
Thanks Victoria. It was fun looking at the stats.