Goodness, this is making me feel ancient.
I hope you are all having a lovely October day! It’s a special day for me, because – as I’m sure you have at this point rightly guessed – today is my four year blogiversary. It’s so strange to think that my blog has been around for four years…that sounds like such a long time.
At the same time, though, looking back in my archives makes me remember how many posts I’ve written and how far I’ve come. I have sadly been writing fewer posts of late than I used to, but I assure you that I do not intend to let my blog just peter out. I love being a part of the blogging world and getting to spend time with you all; I’d never want to lose that. Thank you all so much for reading, for following, and for commenting – it really does mean a lot to me! <3
Every year I have shared stats, but I always find myself wondering if anyone really particularly cares to see them. I’ll just share a couple tidbits, but please do let me know if you have a particular desire to see them or if you really don’t, because I’d like to know for the future.
Total posts published (including this one): 179
Most viewed posts:
I Lived Like a 1950s Housewife for a Day (2,892 views)
Pride and Prejudice Comparison: 1995 vs. 2005 (2,700 views)
Period Drama Wardrobes: Cosette in Les Misérables (1,589 views)
My Top 4 Favorite Les Misérables Recordings (1,442 views)
Sense and Sensibility (2008) Movie Review (1,388 views)
A few posts from the last year I’d like to highlight:
The Role of Feelings in Holy Week
2025 Year in Review: Movies (lots of fun to write)
Vintage Cooking Adventures: Stuffed Mushrooms and Cheese Straws (I was surprised by how much I enjoyed re-reading this!)
Now, I traditionally do some fun festive post to celebrate my blogiversary. I found that I wasn’t sure exactly what to do this time, so I decided I’d throw out a few suggestions and ask what my kindly readers would most like to see:
1) a dream cast post (I had the idea of letting you all vote on what story I make a dream cast for, if you’d find that fun)
2) a blogging game, i.e. a movie/quote/or screencap guessing game, making a “what character are you” quiz, &c. (One specific game idea I had was that you could list any combination of actors you chose, and I would have to make up a fictional movie idea I thought would work for those actors)
3) another Ask Me Anything post
4) creating a period drama and/or classic films tag
5) …or anything else. Any post you think it’d be fun to see, please let me know!
Well, thanks again for sticking around for all my rambling. I’ll see you around!
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CONGRATS LIZZIE!!!! 💃💃 Happy blogiversary!!!!
The stats are interesting to see (179 total posts!!), especially which posts have been enjoyed most by readers, but I really don’t mind either way! And I think a dream cast post would be fun!
Also, the image of the little animal party is quite cute!
Thanks so much!! And I’m glad to hear that you enjoy the stats; that’s good to know! All right, a vote for a dream cast…I shall file that away (:
Isn’t it? I have Pinterest to thank for it 😛
Do congratulations go stale if they’re a day late?? I hope not, because here—holds out a cupcake shaped one like the squirrel heading the post—are some from me!
Four years, that is being mind boggling to me😄(Also I had fun going back and exploring your old posts a little—aren’t we lucky such things as archives exist to store good times in??) And I’m so glad you’re planning to keep on in this blogging world thing 😉 It is all the more delightful for having you in it…🤗
Well, I for one do find it interesting to see your blog stats😜
Ooh, now I need to get out my Philippa Gordon hatpin, because choosing between these options… How?? Because I DO always enjoy a good AMA post, but also picking one means not picking others, and this is difficult XD I do particularly love the sound of the movie inventing and What Character Are You type games though, if that’s any help 😛
Why, not at all – I think they get better with age, like a good cheese 😉
Isn’t it? Heh, I always enjoy some good archive-rummaging…though in the case of my own archives, I can really tell how much younger I was reading some of the older ones xD Aww, thank you! *hugs*
Good to know, it seems I shall keep the annual stats-sharing 😉
No, that is helpful! Thank’ee kindly for the input; I’m thinking I’ll have to do more than one of these ideas when all is said and done 😀
Oh do they? Well how very pleasant of them😄
It gets to be almost like a photo album over the years, doesn’t it? All the “Good Times Past” in it…
*hugs right back* But of course 😉
Ooh lovely🤗
Ooh, this I be liking the sound of; multi-faceted celebrational posts😯I can’t wait to see which ideas you choose now!
Hey Lizzie!
Happy Blogiversary!! This is so exciting!!
I would love to see Option 2 personally – the game idea about the combination of actors and the fictional movie idea sounds super fun. 🙂
Have a great week!
Thanks so much! And thanks for the input – I thought that one sounded especially fun myself 😀
Same to you!
Oh, my phone crashed and the comment didn’t get through! Happy blogiversary, Lizzie – very belatedly! (I love seeing the stats!)
Either a dream cast or another AMA – or indeed, a tag – sound very fun, but I always enjoy your posts 🙂
So sorry for the lateness of this!