#follower stats

This week, the follower count on my WordPress.com blog reached 200. What an honour!!

This week, my follower count reached 200. What an honour!! I started this blog in November 2018 as a space to document my reapplication to Automattic as a Happiness Engineer. (My second post: My Introduction) I now mostly share episodes from my personal life, to record these memories as treasures to look back on in future. (Category: Treasure Box) I appreciate all those who stop by to read and…

500 likes – and other random thoughts

I’ve received 500 likes on my blog! Hi all! This post is to thank you all for following, and Liking, my posts! My last post – First Outdoor Walk of 2021 (Treasure Box 16) – earned me this badge… Wow! I had published a total of 86 posts as of that badge. That puts it at an average of 5.8 likes a post 🤩 That post was published 478 days after my first post – The Journey Begins. That means, on…

Blog stats from 2020

Hi all! In January last year, I posted about my blog stats from the year before. In 2019, my blog followers grew from 15 to 86. The location my audience was viewing my site from increased from 14 countries to 56 countries. I thought it would be neat to review my stats from 2020, and see how my blog presence grew over the last year, too. The Stats As of today, I have 163 followers following my…

Thank you to 100 Followers!

Two months have passed in 2020, a lot has happened this year already. Life in Japan has been hit hard by the coronavirus, with now over 1,000 cases reported in the country. All schools are currently closed. Grocery stores are starting to show empty shelves as people are stock purchasing particular items. Public events are being cancelled. And my prefecture (Hokkaido) has declared a state of…

Happy New Year 2020!

Hello everyone! And a happy new year to all!

Looking Back at the Last Year

2019 was a year of change for me. A year ago today, I was looking for a job. I had made up my mind to re-apply to Automattic as a Happiness Engineer, but was still learning all I could before I re-applied. I had been doing some renovations on my blog. And I had set a goal date as to when I would apply again. (You can…