Another shout out to me!

It took me a long time to get to 1000 page views of my blog.  It took a year and a half for me to reach 2000 page views.  And just four months out from that I have reached 10,000 page views.  Hopefully in a few months time I will be looking back at this milestone as I currently look at the 1000 page view mile stone when I get to 100,000.  However, I do realise that is, at the moment, just a dream.  But certainly not my most optimistic dream.  I dream that a year from now I will be able to run.  Is that unrealistic?  I don't know.  Only time will tell but without the dream I believe I wouldn't take the risk.

Well, back to giving myself a wrap.  Currently I am averaging about 100 page views a day.  I have 34 subscribers and nearly 150 comments left on my blog and Australia absolutely wiped the floor with India in the cricket on Sunday.  All is well.

However, it would be nice if I could get some sleep.  I finally nodded off at 1.30am last night and woke at 4.30am.  I couldn't get back to sleep so I just decided to play on the interweb.  Today is going to be a long day as I am going to have to stay up all day in order to get my clock right.  If I am blogging this time tomorrow you will know I failed:(  Damn jet lag.

So until next time, stay well:)

A big shout out to me!

I passed a big milestone yesterday.  Shakesandstones got it's first 5000 page views!  I can't believe that I have reached that number.  I also have 26 subscribers and I have now posted a mammoth 162 times.  My technorati authority is now 115.  If you would like to help my blog you can vote for Shakesandstones as a technorati favourite at the following address:-

Shakes and Stones technorati favourite

I have also made some changes to my blog.  I have included some 'pages' that have a little information on me and also my medical conditions.  Check them out and let me know what you think, I'd love your feedback.  The links are:-

http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/about-me.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/medical-history.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/cystinuria.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/cidp.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/essential-tremor.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/depression.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/dbs.html
http://shakesandstones.blogspot.com/p/autologous-stem-cell-transplant.html

Well, I hope that you continue to enjoy reading my blog as much as I have enjoyed writing it.  Until next time, stay well:)

Milestones Ahoy!

I have to say that I am really enjoying writing my blog.  Personally I find it very therapeutic and rewarding and I really hope that you people out there are deriving some benefit or learning something from it.  Would love to hear what you think!

I have just passed the 3000 page views mark, I have 24 followers and this is now my 117th post!  Also, my technorati authority is up to 107, (ranked 26741) and my technorati health authority is up to 89 (ranked 2472).

Also 900 of my page views have been in the last month.  I will continue to write everyday for the foreseeable future.  Don't worry, I have plenty to say.  Stay Well:)

More Milestones

Can you believe it,  this is my 100th post!  After 21 months I have reached this milestone, and I am pretty proud of myself.  Just for the record I also have 21 people following this blog, 39 published comments and over 2300 page views.  My technorati authority has also raised 2 points:)

Right now you might be asking yourself what this has to do with medicine or being a patient?  Well, nothing really, but at the same time everything.  Recently I was reading a blog written by a sufferer of depression.  In a nutshell, her last post was about celebrating life's little victories and taking time out to congratulate your self for your achievements, no matter how big or small, trivial or grandeur.  If you want to read the post the link is:-

www.fightingthedarkness.blogspot.com/2011/10/expressing-gratitude-to-myself.html

So, this is me giving myself a big pat on the back.  I hope you have found my blog entertaining and informative.  I hope that along the way I have also helped someone.  I look forward to writing more, and hopefully celebrating more milestones.  Until next time, stay well:)

Milestones

Well I thought I'd share some news with you all that as I approach my 100th post (this is 94) I also received my 2000th page view.  Hopefully the first 2000 of many.  I have really enjoyed writing it and hopefully continue to do so.

It has also got me thinking that it is time to start writing my book on what I have learnt.  I would love your thoughts on what you think about that idea and also what I should call it.  Stay well everyone:)