Pseudotherapy

Today begins a week of celebration here on Pseudotherapy. Hard to believe, but I’ve been doing this blogging thing for five years as of Thursday. On July 3, 2003 I published my very first post on my very first blog, becoming mrs. bret.

A simple, basic Blogger blog, BMB nonetheless opened up a whole new world for me. Back then Blogger didn’t even offer a comments option, and I was too much of a n00b to know about services like Haloscan. In fact, in the beginning I didn’t even know commenting existed! I was writing BMB for friends and family across the country, as a way for them to follow mine and Bret’s wedding preparations, and they responded via email or phone. It worked wonderfully, needless to say, and impressed the hell out of my audience ? none of whom had even heard the word “blog.” I enjoyed it so much that I continued to write on BMB through September 2004. By then, I’d also launched Chronic Listaholic, and was more into a “conceptual” blog with a real design. I didn’t make a decision to drop BMB, it just happened. It had served its purpose, and I had outgrown it. There would be more blogs in my future, however. *cough*

And that’s my first Question Of The Day for you, dear readers: How many blogs have I had altogether?? I’m counting only blogs that remained up for at least one month, none of the week-long wild hairs. And here’s a clue: None of you can possibly know ALL of them, so up your estimate by a few. The person with the answer closest to the actual number will win a wee prize! Plus, you get one point for each blog you correctly name, and the person with the most points will also win a prize. Email your guesses to qotd@pseudotherapy.com by midnight July 5th.

Throughout this week, I’ll post a daily QOTD, with small daily prizes. I’m also cooking up an actual contest (maybe two). In addition, Monday through Friday I will be spotlighting bloggers who have played a part in my growth here in the blogiverse. And each day I’ll feature one of my previous blogincarnations, with some fun flashbacks. Plus, watch for a couple of special announcements along the way! And now … par-tay!

Totally SEMI-Related Aside: Kevin, I have not forgotten I still owe you a prize from LB. Now, I can finally fulfill that promise. Details forthcoming, pinky swear. Bonus points for patience and faith!

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