Today is my first blogoversary!
I started my blog on January 29, 2011 with a post about Salsa dancing. I had thought the hard part was to get my husband to go to a dance lesson with me, but hitting “Publish” proved to be much more scary! (I just published a Year in Review post last month, so I won’t repeat all of that here.)
Since then, I have grown to love blogging, and I have even felt the influence it’s been having on me in the “real world.” As I set out to be less “timid and squeamish” and tackle the items on my 101 things list, I have actually started to become less timid and squeamish. I catch myself saying in my mind “Don’t be too timid” when I consider whether to do something that makes me uncomfortable.
I am so grateful for the support of the wonderful bloggers and friends who visit and give feedback. Thank you!
I am also excited to be writing more, both in my posts and in the “Scene from a Memoir” series that I started.
Funny search terms
I try not to look at my stats too much (who am I kidding? I check them all the time), but I always get a kick out of the search terms that people have Googled to find my blog:
- peanut zombie
- squeamish vegan
- warcraft: the noobish action task archivation
- Marcy monster
- regular whisky drinking family
- man with 4 wheels cartoon
- drunken woman lettuce
- push up bad form (Does he know me?)
- led zeppelin waters
- how to eat oatmeal
- let’s face the venting
- are you a magnet
- avocado icecream with eggs
- zumba your mama she is loco
- blind woman petting tiger
- randy hotdog
- too timid to be a waitress
- don’t be too timid into the wild
- המדרגות של רוקי
I also like seeing which posts get the most action.
- My most popular post: Meatless bento (There’s not much to it; I’m not sure why it gets the most views.)
- My most commented on post: petting tigers in Thailand.
I am excited about the slow, but steady growth of my blog and the support I have received from other bloggers. Some great things from this first year of blogging:
- Completing 31 Days to Build a Better Blog with the SITS Girls
- Being nominated by Shape for a best blogger award as one of 20 Blogs that Keep Us Happy and Sane (I got crushed, but as they say, it was an honor just to be nominated.)
- Joining the BlogHer publishing network
- Participating in various blog hops. Some of my favorites: Happiness Is; Gallery of Favorites; Weekend Rewind; Mama Kat’s Writer’s Workshop; Scavenger Hunt Sunday; Midnight Maniac Meatless Mondays; Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways. I love the way they expose me to new blogs and new challenges.
- Completing challenges on my 101 things list. This list gave me so many fun challenges to complete and write about, but I am a bit worried I burned through the most interesting items and will be left with all the boring tasks. I need some new ideas for fun challenges to complete it 2012.
By the way, have you heard of Fiverr? You can get people to do all sorts of things for $5; for example, someone will sing a song of your choice while dancing in a hot dog costume or have their two Boston terriers model your product. That’s how I got the artwork featured in this post.
Maybe I got a little carried away. As a gift to myself on my blog anniversary, I got myself drawn as a zombie, too.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go check my stats again … and eat some brains.
What would you do for $5? What new challenges should I try in 2012?
And I laughed at the "American Fried Rice." } – 
Congratulations on your blogoversary! That zombie picture is priceless, and I those search strings really made me smile. Looking forward to more of your wonderful posts!
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Thank you, April!
Congratulations! Looking forward to many more years of your fun perspective on life.
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Congratulations Marcy! Give up caffeine for a week. You can do it!
Oh no, Alicia! That one will take some serious consideration. (I love coffee so much!)
P.S., Alicia. Would you be joining me?
Congratulations on your blogoversary!!! When I first started blogging I never thought a blog could do so much for my life too. It’s amazing the things we can get out of it and share with others. Here’s to another wonderful year for you!
Happy Blogoversary! Quite a milestone! I’m here from the Sunday Blog Hop and love your blog! We should all try to get out of our comfort zones a little bit! Congrats on a great year!
Kim
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A very happy blogiversary to you Marcy! I can’t believe you’ve only been doing this for a year. Your blog was the first I ever linked to with your “Scene from a Memoir” series. Love it. You are an inspiration to me. Wish we lived in the same area!
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Thanks. I have loved the stories you have linked up!
YAY! Congratulations on a year – I love coming over and reading your quirky stories, so keep them coming!!
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Whoohoo! Congrats on your 1 year anniversary!!
Happy Bloggy Birthday!!!! Anniversary!!! You’ve given me encouragement to continue with my blog, I’m approaching one month.
I’m happy for you!
Congratulations on your one-year anniversary! I love the search terms – I find totally weird ones on my blog, too. Very interesting, but glad they found me nevertheless!
Lindsay
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Congratulations on your Blogoversary Marcy.
Had a wonderful time following your blog posts. Looking forward to Marcy in 2012
Yaaay! Happy Blogoversary!!!!
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Happy Blog Birthday! Peanut Zombie is by far my fave
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Now, why can’t I have cool google searches? I get such dull ones. Maybe I need to write about some really insane things
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