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I’m kind of flabbergasted that I’ve been blogging for an entire year.  Long term commitments are, typically, not my thing. But here it is, August 31st. One year ago today I launched SchizoFrenetic.

What’s happened in the past 12 months?

Last September I pulled in 392 visits to my blog.  This August, I recorded more than 4000 visits. Progress!!!

I’ve written 408 posts, and my readers have left 500 comments. My top 5 most trafficked posts?

• Fitness Instructor Discounts (This post is actual the #1 google search return when you enter “fitness instructor discounts”.)
• Burger King ads in Europe (in the last 2 weeks, these Burger King ads scored 100s of hits; I’m not sure why they’re so hot all of a sudden, but they’ve brought me lots of traffic and bumped What Are Your Chances of Surviving a Zombie Apocalypse? from the top 5)
• 17 Teens and a Pact to Get Pregnant. (Teen pregnancy has been way too popular this spring; I should probably go back and update the post to say that there was no actual evidence of a pact.)
• Who’s That Girl? (I guess I AM that interesting; maybe it’s time to do a more detailed dump of bio details.)
• Pro-Lifers: With the Evidence Against Them, They Return to Their Roots (I really had an issue with a pro-life protest of the birth control pill.  I’m a tad surprised and very relieved this post didn’t bring an onslaught of flaming trolls.)

I’ve added to the body of evidence that sex and violence sell, given those topics make up 3 of my six most trafficked posts.

I joined the Brazen Careerist network, where my content is periodically assaulted by people who don’t agree with me.  It also resulted in increased traffic to my blog.

Inspired by Art Garfunkel’s list of every book he’s read over the last FORTY years, I’ve begun keeping my own books read list called Booking It; unfortunately, most of my classics reading took place in high school and college, so my fiction list isn’t too esoteric.

Tired of certain advisors telling me I’m too negative, I created a Gratitude list that I don’t update enough.  But I have figured out why I’m hot.

Blogging has netted me some new buds, and I suggest you check out their blogs too.

• AJ @ Confessions of a Fat Girl. Any guesses as to what perspective she chooses to write from?
• Chris @ The Gen Y Conservative. He’s my token conservative buddy, mostly to remind me why I’m not one   I look forward to his first born growing up to be an outspoken left winger.
• Courtney Macavinta @ RespectRX. She works on building the self-esteem of women and girls nationwide.  We hit it off instantly by e-mail.
• Francois @ Stetoscope (Bonjour!)
• James @ Just A Url, though he seems to have abandoned visiting me after he gave up blogging
• Joy @ Joy The Baker. Guess what her hobby is?  Note that linked to her Gooey Chocolate Cupcake recipe, rather than the front page of her blog.
• Melissa @ WriteChic. She shares my political leanings.
• Ree @ Hotfessional who actually responds individually to every single comment left on her blog AND does a monthly round up of the blogs of new visitors to her site — that’s dedication!
• Sally at Jump of the Bridge recently commented on my blog.  We haven’t yet talked much, but since I’ll like what I’ve seen on her blog, I recommend you visit it too.
• Susan @ Free to Eat.  So I met her offline, but she blogs, and she’s a great resource when it comes to nutrition, so go see what she has to say.
• Tim @ Not So Subtle. He tried his damnedest to stay uncommitted this election season, but McCain’s celebrity ads pushed him to Team Obama.
• Vanessa at Subject to Change. She’s making a go of a life in public health, beginning with a position in Argentina.

Did I miss anyone? I hope not!

So thank you for reading!

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