Where Was the Love? 6 of My All-Time Worst Blog Posts

I've been tinkering around here since December 15, 2008. This makes my 201st blog post. To celebrate, I'll share six of  my worst blog posts ever, one for each year My Ideal Reality has been alive and kickin'. When the idea to host this little party popped into my brain, I thought I'd go with posts that had the fewest pages views. But, in the early years so many posts had ZERO page views, I had to redefine my goal.

Instead, I decided to choose one of the lowest-performing posts from each year.

And, as some extra icing on the cake, I'm also sharing the two posts that, for whatever wacky reasons, have had the highest page view count to date.

Enjoy!

6 of my all-time worst blog posts

Really? There Was a Grande Finale? (2008)

Our Daily Existence (2009)

I Think I'm In Love (2010)

Absentee Update (2011)

Ideal Reality Vs. Real Reality: Me in the Kitchen  - Again (2012)

Drop Some Bricks: Great Advice on the Eve of My Epic Adventure (2013)

What in the World? 

Baa Baa Black Sheep, Or the Downside of "Being Mari" (Personal Commandment No. 1) (2010)

This puppy has 927 page view to date. I think most are from overseas fans. ?????

Keurig Vs. Cuisinart (2011)
This post has 208 page views to date.

Thanks for reading! Wherever you are, whatever you're doing ... Keep It Real.

My Blog Writing Process and a Little Spring Break Action

Some of you may have noticed that I've gotten into the groove of posting something new each Monday. As part of the regular posting goal, I try to plan topics ahead of time. I sit down with a blank monthly calendar printed from here or here and jot down my topics. Usually, I'll have a blank calendar of the following month close by in case my brainstorming session gets out of control. I slide the calendars (printed double-sided to save a sheet of paper) into a plastic pocket protector and create my own dry erase board. That way, if I change my mind about a topic or want to switch things up, it's no sweat. Right now, I have topics through April. My next goal is to find a day each week where I spend a few hours several crafting drafts at once.

On a completely different note, the peeps went back to school today after a 10-day spring break. When I jotted down "Spring Break" on my blog calendar, I had in my head that our time together would be packed with memory-making excitement (Ideal Reality). I was like Julie on The Love Boat, dreaming up activities to amaze my little loves. I even created a Note in Evernote just to track my marvelous ideas.

Real Reality: The week wasn't all that excitement packed. For the most part, they just wanted to play on the computer. Yay. As for memories, both girls definitely remember the day I got lost in Kansas City's Union Station labyrinth of a parking garage. That was fun. Not really what I had in mind. We did manage to get in a few activities, including much-needed hair cuts, a viewing of Mr. Peabody & Sherman, picnics on the living room floor, attending Theatre For Young America's production of Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business, a rare breakfast out at our favorite diner, Kate's Kitchen, a tour of the Shatto Milk Company and a trip to The Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium for "Dinosaurs at Dusk: The Origins of Flight." We brought Spring Break to a close with a sleepover in the basement. Overall, not a bad haul.

How about you? Any awesome - or not so awesome - spring break plans?

Wherever you are, whatever you're doing ... Keep It Real.