Sunday the 27th marked my two-year blogging anniversary.

Wow!

According to my blog stats I have had 1,154 posts, 11,125 comments, and 41,421 spam comments.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this medium of communication and hope to continue for a long time to come!

I should do a give-away or something. But the Bloggy Give-away Carnival is this week, and I want to do something for that, though I haven’t decided what yet.

So I’ll take this opportunity to answer the Blogging Questionnaire made up by Kate at A Simple Walk which I originally saw at Elle’s of A Complete Thought.

1. Do you keep a running list of blog post ideas?

I do keep a running list where I jot down ideas that I don’t have time to develop but don’t want to forget in the meantime. A few of those have gone on to become blog posts, but most of them are still waiting there…

2. Do you only blog on certain days and about certain topics?

Usually I blog whenever something comes to mind to blog about, but on the days I participate in regular weekly memes, like Show and Tell, I try not to blog about anything else that day so it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.

3. Do you limit the number of memes you will participate in? And if so, what qualifications must a meme meet in order for you to join?

I don’t have a numerical limit, but when I see a few interesting ones around the same time, I might either space them out or do them all together so I am not doing one a day. My only qualifications would be that I’d have to be able to write somewhat creative or interesting answer (I’ve bypassed some just because I couldn’t think of any responses), and that it not be off-color in any way or too personal.

4. Do you keep your family anonymous, or do you use real names?

I use all of our real first names, but I don’t use our last name.

5. Do you feel guilty if you don’t post for a few days?

Guilty? No. It’s more like I’m afraid people will forget me if I don’t post regularly. 🙂 But I have let a day or two go by without posting if I am busy or just don’t have anything worthwhile to blog about.

6. Are there any off-limit topics that you will not blog about?

Anything too personal.

7. Do you monitor your blog stats on a regular basis?

Yes, at least the ones on my WordPress dashboard. I am signed up with Sitemeter but don’t get full benefit of it because WP doesn’t allow javascript links, which Sitemeter needs to fully process all the stats they do (Argh!)

8. Do you ever sit and stare at your computer monitor, waiting for inspiration to hit, only to give up and decide to just post tomorrow? (Or, even better, when that inspiration does not hit, do you think “Oooh, I know, I’ll ask everyone else about their blogging habits!”)

🙂 I do stare at the computer sometimes like that. Sometimes I wait, sometimes that’s when I’ll do a meme or share interesting links I’ve found or post something funny.

9. Do you, without fail, refrain from blogging on any certain days of the week?

No, I blog most days, but Sundays it’s often just a poem or hymn or quote, because Sundays are busy for me and seem to be for most of my readers as well.

10. Do you do most of your blogging in one day and then just publish throughout the week?

No, it’s more off-the-cuff with me, though if I am blogging about something very important or delicate, I’ll let it sit and incubate for a day or two or three and then come back to it to make sure I’ve said it the way I really want to.

11. Do you limit the number of posts you will do on any one day?

Not specifically, though the more posts you do in one day the more likely some are to get lost in the shuffle. Some blog visitors will only read the post at the top, so if I have something I feel is really important, I’ll only post that for the day or I’ll make sure it’s at the top for that day.

If you’d like to do this questionnaire, too, be sure to let Kate know.

And thanks to those of you who come by and read these “stray thoughts!” Ultimately I want to blog as unto the Lord, but I do have to admit that personal responses are nice as well. I have met some amazing people through blogging!

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