Almost a month has elapsed since I spent my days blogging away contentedly. I must admit my neck, back and shoulders got a much needed break from the long hours I’d spend hunched over my laptop keyboard. If your eyes have been glued to your computer screen in recent days trying to digest my thriller about bedbugs, then you’ll understand my long absence from hugmamma’s mind, body and soul. Let’s just say I was out making memories, however forgettable I wish they were. At my age you’d think I’d have enough life experiences not to need more to feel like an adult. I thought 61 years was a pretty solid foundation upon which to rest my laurels. But apparently not.
Since my daughter’s apartment, both of them actually, were in total disarray, and because we were faced with the overwhelming task of moving her furnishings out of storage, and sanitizing everything before moving them into her new place, blogging was the furthest thing from my mind. Besides which we tried not to spend more time than was necessary where the bedbugs resided, the old apartment. Unfortunately, that’s also where the internet was still hooked up. Not until a new desk we’d purchased was assembled and in place, did my daughter want to relocate her computer and cable connection. All this to say I couldn’t blog even if I’d wanted to do so. I’m sure you’ll understand when I say…that was the last thing on my mind.
Image by Cat Sparx via Flickr
When I finally did sit down to log onto hugmamma’s mind, body and soul, I was very surprised, and very delighted, to find that my subscribers had remained loyal. I was certain the list would have dwindled alongside my dwindling posts. As other bloggers will confirm, “site stats” are an important indicator of a blog’s viability. While views declined as I expected, it was indeed humbling to see that I’d picked up another few subscribers, while hanging on to past subscribers. It reiterated, for me, the words of my Blogging 101 instructor, Cat Rambo. “Write something of value, and readers will come.”
So I thank each and every one of you who continue to make me feel my words are of value. I’m unable to publicly recognize all, for there are those who subscribe via particular posts, and friends and family who subscribe via email, neither of which I’m capable of reproducing below. But know that I include you, about 90, among the following WordPress subscribers whose gravatars I am able to show.
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Isabelle http://myenglishthought.wordpress.com |
4 months, 1 week ago |
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hakea http://hakea.wordpress.com |
4 months, 3 weeks ago |
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Steph http://coolbluedudette.wordpress.com |
4 months, 4 weeks ago |
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Northwestgimp http://northwestgimp.wordpress.com |
5 months, 1 week ago |
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Keith Kamisugi http://keithpr.wordpress.com/ |
5 months, 2 weeks ago |
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mecwrites25 http://mecwrites25.wordpress.com |
6 months, 2 weeks ago |
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fussymissy | 7 months, 3 weeks ago |
..how can i go wrong…with so many friends who…”have my back”…hugmamma. 🙂 …mahalo nui loa…aloha from the bottom of my heart!!!
hugmamma's MIND, BODY and SOUL 
I’m glad to read you’re back ! Lately it was like all the blogger that I like did not write much, included me I guess ! The good sunny days are coming back so that’s normal to go outside and live our life, making some new beautiful souvenirs and this whatever how old we are !
The great thing about the life is that we always experiment and learn new things !
Lot of Love ! 🙂
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Thanks. I’m actually subscribed to you with google reader now.
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You sound more tech savvy than me. How does google reader work? Is it better than what you can do through WordPress in keeping abreast of someone’s blog?
hugs galore for being a reader…and for your comments…hugmamma. 🙂
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