Obviously 2020 was a nightmare for many reasons. One could look back and see all the bad. That’s an easy box to check. Maybe if you look deeper you can discover more, though. Maybe you grew as a person. Maybe you gained compassion. Maybe just maybe, you came out for the better. Looking through my posts recently, I had a surprising year of growth as a human. I lost loved ones but gained perspectives. 2020 was many things, but trying to erase it from memory would be doing ourselves a disservice, in my opinion.
For as little as I posted, the site had the most annual views since its existence. People are home so that sort of makes sense. But the driving force was definitely ‘Saying Goodbye to Papa‘. Which got enormous attention and increased my record for single view count 9 times over. My family shared it on facebook and I’m thinking that everyone in Waterbury, CT read it.
Also, this year 4 videos made the top 10. ‘A Fall Day in Connecticut‘ was a standout among these. With a lot of email participation afterwards, that was pretty cool.
The most challenging post I wrote though was actually a list. ‘35 Things I’ve Learned in 35 Years‘ turned out to be really difficult. The idea started with a simple premise and before long, twisted into a challenging task of being honest and reflective.
2020 Top 10 by site traffic:
- Saying Goodbye to Papa
- Teacher. Mother. Wife.
- 35 Things I’ve Learned in 35 Years
- A Fall Day in Connecticut
- Liam – AGE 9
- We Don’t Need to Whisper (2006)
- Luca – AGE 4
- Bitty and Beau’s Coffee
- The 79th Organ
- Coronavirus Chronicles 4
An interesting list to say the least. I have no idea what 2021 will bring. I don’t think anybody does. But whatever comes, i’ll try and write or document honestly.
As always, thank you for taking the time and reading this site. Nothing is more valuable than time and personal attention. So I truly value anyone who visits my site. I know the posts are far and few in-between. But I appreciate some people are still around to read when I click submit.
Happy New Year : )
ddileo 