7 Links {Blogging Down Memory Lane}

I've seen this meme floating around for several months-- I think I first saw it through Susannah Conway last year {yep, here it is!} and then again, slightly modified, by Choosing Raw {here}. I'm normally not big on memes, but I love that this one made me reflect on my writing and dig deep into my archives. I definitely learned a few things along the way that will be helpful moving forward with my blog.

1) My Most Beautiful Post

I probably had the most fun creating and writing this Road Trip Recipe post last year before heading to Charleston and Savannah. A good road trip requires solid preparation!

2) My Most Popular Post

My recent Summer Reading Pledge was probably most popular in terms of comments, interaction and blog friends' participation. Basically, it was a total blast for me! But purely by the numbers, my most popular post was my 30 Journals 30 Days interview about art journaling.

3) My Most Controversial Post

 I'm about as controversial as a golden retriever puppy, so when it comes to bringing out people's opinions, about the closest I've ever come was asking readers to help me pick my Warby Parker glasses {which I ended up getting none}. People are opinionated when it comes to nerd glasses, apparently.

4) My Most Helpful Post

According to my blog analytics, I have gotten quite a lot of linkage and pageviews from my Custom Dry-Erase Board Calendar how-to {final version here}. Which makes me happy, because I'm still using the board almost a year later! Runner-up, according to me instead of blog stats: This post on Better Practices for Pinterest.

5) A Post Whose Success Surprised Me

Sometimes when I write personal posts, I expect to be alone in my feelings or challenges. I have no idea why-- I suppose I'm just worried about being too vulnerable or misunderstood. That was the case when I wrote about being perfectly imperfect. I didn't expect to hear such great feedback from people who understood where I was coming from, and who experience insecurity or jealousy towards other bloggers. It reminds me that we are never alone in our feelings, and great things can come from sharing them.

6) A Post I Didn’t Think Got the Attention it Deserved

I wrote this post very early into my blogging days when I had only a few readers that were fellow students in the Indie Biz 2.0 e-course. This post on making an iPod cozy cracked me up to write, and I still love it even though not many people had the opportunity to read it.

One interesting thing to note is that I thought my Pantone Color Story posts had totally flopped when I first did them since there was nothing but tumbleweeds in the comments section {I actually stopped creating them since I thought they weren't being read}. But when I looked at my analytics to write this post, the Color Stories had pretty good page views. Just goes to show that the number of comments don't necessarily you an accurate portrayal of readership, especially when it comes to visually-driven posts like I sometimes do.


7) The Post I’m Most Proud Of
Aside from my very first blog post and the fact that I was starting a blog at all, I'd have to say the post I'm most proud of is when I asked for advice on goal-setting and determination. I think it's something I'm proud of because, as an insanely stubborn perfectionist, it's really hard for me to say, "hey, I'm not really good at this, and I could use some help." But I braced myself and hit publish, and I really appreciated the feedback I got from everyone--from those who shared their own challenges to those who gave me some ideas and new ways to look at my situation.

  Finish/Start by I Like

That was fun! I'd love for you to play along! It's a fun chance to get to know my fellow bloggers better-- especially those whose blogs I am newer to-- by offering a curated glimpse into your archives. Let me know in the comments if you post your own 7 links :)