Blogger Stats

I wrote about discovering blogger stats some time ago,  because I saw husband Gerry looking at his.  At first I wasn't happy about the stats, which show the number of "hits" one gets, and also the traffic sources, comments, etc. Initially,  I was disappointed that he seemed to have more readers than I do (Skiing) , until I discovered that my statistics only cover the past few months.  (Human nature is such that even though we know better, we [I] can still fall into the trap of comparison!)  After getting over that,  I was happy to discover that I had any readers at all!

 I checked on my stats this evening.  I was surprised and delighted to find a lovely comment left by a wonderful woman from one of my previous churches.   I would never in a million years have even known she follows my blog if I had not looked at the statistics.  Thanks Vicki!

Another thing that got me excited is the discovery that I have two new readers from China!  It's not that I have a huge readership---don't get me wrong.  The vast majority are from the U.S.;  there are a few from Canada, one from a few other countries  (like Latvia, of all places!).   But I was so surprised for China to suddenly appear on the list!

I am going to be learning all about China this year.  I now belong to a ladies literary club, and at each meeting, two people present research papers on a particular topic.  This year, the overall theme is China.  The topics range from Pearl Buck to The Great Wall to A Chinese Wedding to Tai Chi, to name a few.   Since I am a new member,  I do not have to present a paper this year.     But that day will come.

I am looking forward to this social / educational group.  The best part is that it combines those two things--socializing and learning.

It does inspire me to continue blogging when I discover that someone is actually reading it,  whether from just over the hill, or from the other side of the globe!