Really this post needs a picture of a cake with eight candles as, on this day, back in 2011 I was setting up this blog.  It was the result of a new years resolution and allowed me to experiment before I set one up for the school that I was working in at the time. Two jobs later and this little blog is still here, along with Facebook and Instagram accounts.

A few years ago I did another Happy Birthday blog post and I thought it might be fun to do another. I love a statistic – you can take the maths teacher out of the classroom but you can’t take the maths out of the teacher!

Hot off the press data:

Total views = 94,603

Total visitors = 52,170

Posts = 545

Top Five Posts:

1. Five Things Friday: Crafts Inspired by the Very Hungry Caterpillar = 11,649

2. Five Things Friday: Christmas Button Crafts = 3,849

3. Five Things Friday: Christmas Card Ideas = 2,522

4. Five Things Friday: Elephant Crafts = 2,506

5. Bullet Journal Daily Layouts = 2,501

Referrers:

1. Pinterest

2. WordPress Reader

3. Facebook

Countries:

I’ve had readers from 171 different countries, the highest numbers were from:

1. United States

2. United Kingdom

3. Canada

4. Australia

5. Germany

These lists may be a little dull but they fill me with a combination of joy and pride. Who would’ve thought that I’d reach so many people from my little desk in Derby!

I’ve been thinking about how I can develop this blog, stay tuned for some exciting news next week!

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