For every blogiversary, we like to have some fun with the numbers — breaking down quirky, surprising, and occasionally horrifying facts about all things YHL.
1,527 — Total published posts to date (wild, especially since we had only 380 on our first blogiversary)
258,904 — The number of comments we’ve received from you, our lovely readers
13,039 — Comment questions we’ve answered so far (we try to reply to as many as possible)
4 — People who live in our house (yes, that counts Burger, who insists he’s a person)
3 — The number of days we were in the hospital after Clara was born
0 — Posts we missed publishing during that time (we still don’t remember how we managed it)
6 — The average number of pickle slices John puts on my lunchtime turkey sandwich (even though he hates touching them)
21 — Amazing homes we’ve barged into and officially “House Crashed” (and there are more to come)
145 — Custom mood boards completed to date (we’ve made quite a few)
94 — Weekly giveaways we’ve hosted since starting them in November 2008
Over $14,000 — Combined monetary value of all our freebies (including our current gift card prize, with runners-up added)
43 — Average number of posts per month
1,765 — Average number of words written per post (yes, we’re chatty)
17,650 — Average number of words written per week (admittedly a little insane)
561 — Total projects listed on our Projects page
14 — Sweet Clara’s weight (we love that chunky monkey)
8 — Cutie-pie Burger’s weight (we love that beefy boy)
14 — Days that Burger weighed more than Clara (poor guy didn’t stand a chance)
97,024 — Most blog pageviews in a single day, per WordPress.com stats (thank you!)
2,144,976 — Total blog hits we received last month (thanks again!)
36,698,957 — Total blog hits to date (we’re constantly amazed by your support)
23 — Woven baskets in our house (yes, it’s a problem)
10 — Storage ottomans in our house (someone stop us)
7 — Steps from our bed to our desk (explains why we write when we can’t sleep)
15 — Ceramic animals we own, including four ceramic pig hooks. Somebody help us.
Flipping Out: Not a number, but our favorite semi-home-improvement show to watch while blogging — often paused so we don’t miss any of Jeff’s antics.
There you have it: the how long, how many, and how often. Thanks for celebrating our blogiversary with us!
Psst — Want to see last year’s number rundown or our first blogiversary recap? Check our archives for previous rundowns.