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November 17/19 – Happy Blog-a-versary

Not usually one to worry about my blog numbers, I will celebrate this one. Since my first post on my first blog on November 17/14, I have had…….

5 years of blogging

6 blogs (I use the WordPress free option)

1,401 posts

136,301 views

19,812 visits

3,115 comments

20,856 likes

833 followers (from a low of 5 to high of 486, 266 on current blog at this point

Out of my 266 followers, I have 20-30 dedicated readers. Thanks to all of you, even if you only read once. I appreciate you all.

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kagould17

Not much to tell. After working for 3 companies over 43+ years (38 years 7 months with my last company), I finally got that promotion I had waited my entire career for……retirement. I have been exploring this new career for the past 7+ years and while it is not always exciting, the chance to do what I want for myself and my family instead of what my company wants has been very fulfilling. Early on, there was a long list of projects in my “to-do” hopper and I attacked these projects with a vengeance for the first 9 months of retirement. Eventually, my brain told me that this was not what retirement was about, so it took me another 5 months before my industriousness again took over and I attacked another line of projects, this time somewhat shorter and less complicated, as well as many new projects related to the family weddings in 2016. After going hard for 6 weeks and 3 weddings, my body was telling me to relax, then the flu bug hit and as soon as that was done with me, my sciatic acted up. No rest for the wicked. In 2020 and 2021, the Covid 19 pandemic changed the whole retirement gig. I was lucky to not be still working, for sure. I enjoy photography, gardening, working with my hands, walking, cycling, skiing, travelling, reading and creating special photo and video productions obtained in my first pastime. I may never become wealthy in any of these pursuits, but I already feel I am rich in life experiences far beyond any expectation.

18 thoughts on “November 17/19 – Happy Blog-a-versary”

    1. Hi Amanda. Thanks for dropping by. I have thought of stopping many times, but so far, I am still in it, with lots of posts to come. Congrats on getting to the year. I know how tough that can be, particularly when you also have a career. Allan

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  6. On the blog you follow I have 881 posts with a one day total view of 4861. I’ve been here over 5 years and don’t really have many followers but I also I’ve never thought about quitting..I love words and working with them. It’s a great creative outlet.
    Congrats on five years and those good stats.

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    1. Congrats on your 5+ years, as well, Bernie. Followers are nice, but only if they read, rather than just pad stats. Hence my shout out to my small band of loyal readers. There are also the clickers who provide a lot of visits, views and likes, without really reading and that is why stats do not always tell the whole tale. Like you, I like the creative outlet of a good story, poem or phrase. My thoughts of quitting related more to time required to create, read and follow, more than stats. I think I may have been happiest when I only had 5 followers, because there was nowhere to go but up and I was enjoying telling my stories, no matter how trivial. I often joke that my blog is my hedge against Alzheimer’s, as I can always go back and read about my experiences. Cheers Allan

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  7. It’s interesting that people always think that because I blog they know all about me but I’m actually fairly selective about what I post. It is in some ways like a public journal. My daily haikus were much more private at times. Sorry I lost them all when my second phone died a horrible death.
    I agree that lots are just clickers and not actually engaged in the content. It’s a fine line I think.

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