My One-Year Blogging Anniversary!

Workouts

Thursday: 26 pushups + 1-mile walk
Today: Possibly my Keep It Light Treadmill Run plus 28 pushups.
This weekend: Last day of my pushup challenge is tomorrow! So, I’ll be doing 30 pushups and possibly circuit workout.

Warning: This post is going to be link-a-licious. Why? Because I’m excited and will get carried away. And that is because it’s…

Over the last 366 days (okay, so my blogiversary was technically yesterday), I have published 182 bitchin’ posts–or so I like to think they are. During this time, a lot has happened–I have…

• Moved to San Diego (Part 1 & Part 2),
• Run the Surf City Marathon–aka my first marathon,
• Got a full-time job,
• Run the Camp Pendleton Mud Run with Matt,
• And so much more.

Needless to say, it has been one of the best years yet, and I’m pretty excited for what is yet to come.

Blogging has definitely been different from what I first expected, as it’s quite time-consuming. The work is definitely worth it though, and I’ve found blogging to be more rewarding than I ever thought possible. It took me awhile to find my voice because I struggled with being too formal, but now I have more fun with it and use ellipses like it’s my job…Now my blog has become more of a conversation–I try to write how I talk. As a result, it’s more fun to work on all the time.

At first I was skeptical as to how long I’d keep up with it, but at this point, I can’t imagine stopping. I guess I like telling a bunch of strangers about my life? It’s nice to know some people care though. Over the past year, I’ve tried to become more active on the social media–yes, “the”–and now have…

• 101 Facebook likes
• 2,342 Twitter followers
• 395 Pinterest followers

I like to think people are astounded by my endless “wisdom” and random musings. Regardless of these or any other numbers, though, I definitely have some goals for this next year, regarding blogging, fitness, and overall healthy living.

• Bless the world with more of my hit-or-miss recipes
• Read and comment on other blogs more often, especially smaller blogs
• Create more groundbreaking workouts
• Engage more readers in my posts
• Enhance my blog design so I like it for more than a week
• Run more races (and convince myself running is fun more than 30% of the time)
• Clean up my eating habits (while remaining sane)

Here’s a little recap from the last year of my favorite products as well as my top-viewed posts and recipes.

Favorite Products I Have Reviewed

• Honey Stinger
• Kona Kase
• BIC Bands
• Brooks Infiniti Bra
• Bestowed

Top 5 Posts

• Popeye the Sailor [Wo]man – aka my Dumbbell Circuit and Protein Spinach Smoothie
• Balancing a Running and Weight Lifting Schedule
• Smoothies as Meal Replacements
• Top 5 Ways to Buy Healthy Foods for Cheap
• 10 Drinks & Foods to Cure a Hangover

Top 5 Recipes

• Chocolate Peanut Butter Soft Serve
• Greek Yogurt Banana Bread
• Nut & Seed Granola Bars
• Protein Oat Pancake
• Berry Spinach Smoothie

Questions for you:

What do you look for in blogs? Workouts? Recipes? Humorous anecdotes?

Fellow bloggers: How long have you been blogging for? What’s your favorite part of it?

P.S. The winner of my Easy Canvas Prints giveaway was Rod! Thank you everyone who participated. 🙂