For every blogiversary that rolls around we like to have some mathy fun with numbers to break down some funny (and admittedly horrifying) facts when it comes to all things YHL.
1527- Our number of published posts to date (crazy considering we only had 380 on our first blogiversary)
258,904- The number of comments we’ve amassed from you, our lovely readers
13,039- The number of comment questions that we’ve answered to date (we do our best to answer every single one)
4- Number of people who live in our house (counting Burger, who thinks he’s a person)
3- The number of days we were in the hospital after Clara was born
0- The number of posts we missed publishing during that time (we don’t even remember how we did that)
6- The average number of pickle slices John puts on my lunchtime turkey sandwich (even though he hates touching them)
21- The number of amazing homes that we’ve barged into and officially “House Crashed” (and there are more to come…)
145- Custom mood boards completed to date (check out a bevy of them right here)
94– Total number of weekly giveaways that we’ve held since starting them back in November of ’08
Over $14,000– The total monetary value of all of our fab freebies combined (including this week’s awesome gift card prize which, btw, Z Gallerie just upped to include $100 gift cards to two runners up)
43- Our average number of posts per month
1765- Average number of words written per post (we’re chatty, huh?)
17,650- Average number of words written per week (admittedly, this is kind of insane)
561- The total number of projects that we link to 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- Number of days that Burger weighed more than Clara (poor guy didn’t stand a chance)
97,024- Most blog pageviews we’ve received in a single day according to WordPress.com stats (thank you amazing readers!)
2,144,976- Total number of blog hits we received last month (thanks again amazing readers!)
36,698,957– Total blog hits to date (did we mention that you’re amazing?)
23- Number of woven baskets in our house (it’s a sickness people)
10- Number of storage ottomans in our house (somebody stop us)
7- Total number of steps from our bed to our desk (which explains why we write posts when we can’t sleep)
15- The number of ceramic animals that we own, including 4 ceramic pic hooks. Somebody help us.
Flipping Out: It’s not a number, but it’s our favorite semi-home-improvement-related show to watch while blogging (although there’s a fair amount of pausing so we don’t miss any of Jeff’s insanity)
So there you have it. The how long, how many, and how often. Thanks for the blogiversary fun!
Psst- Wanna see last year’s number rundown? Or our first blogiversary rundown? Look no further.
Julie says
My favorite stat… 10 storage ottomans! We don’t even have one and I thought perhaps I was crazy for wanting 3! You make me feel so much better. :)
Traci says
You should do a side-by-side comparison of Clara’s face with John’s, ’cause I feel like I’ve seen him make that face many times in blog photos.
YoungHouseLove says
Haha, it’s true! She makes the same funny expressions as her daddy!
xo,
s
Susie says
Those are some seriously big numbers, you guys! And I just have to tell you: I love you a little bit more for knowing that it’s runners up and not runner ups. (I’m a little grammatically OCD). Keep up the good work!
liz @ bon temps beignet says
As crazy as he is, I too LOVE Jeff Lewis. And holy crepe. Those page hits are HIGH! Here’s to another awesome year!!
Lorrie says
GREAT PICTURE!!!!
Handy Man, Crafty Woman says
ohmygosh!! I can’t imagine moving after all that work. But we’re on our 3rd house..lol. ;-) We’re “done” now.
Fernanda says
You missed the total number of ceramic animals Sherry has!!! Lol
And that pic is too cute!!!
Callie says
Burger must have grown! I remember this time last year, he only counted as half a person! Way to grow Burger!
Jessica T says
And how many ceramic animals do you have?!
Margreet says
She looks so much like her father!
Rhiannon says
567, the number of ceramic animals! Ha ha just kidding. Actually you officially got me hooked, I think it was the rhino that did it. I’m currently searching for my first ceramic animal. I’d die for an octopus! Seen any?
YoungHouseLove says
A ceramic octopus would be amazing! Promise to email us a picture if you find one!
xo,
s
Jessica says
How many porcelain critters?!
Tara @ Tara Being Tara says
My favorite is the number of days Burger weighed more than Clara!!! And I don’t even want to know how you figured out how many words you write each week!!
Mandy says
Clara really does look like she’s making fun of her daddy in that pic!!
You guys rock my socks, your blog is the highlight of my work day :) I was kinda wondering if you would be able to stay in this house and keep blogging as much as you do, so I am STOKED that you are moving so we can see a whole new creation (since I only started reading about a year ago, this way I can see you from the start on the new house!). Keep doing what you do, you have inspired me in so many ways
Tina says
Such a fun post and an adorable photo of Clara!
Tiffany says
such a cute face and smile!
XOXO,
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Melissa says
you all are just so amazing! thanks so much for sharing with us!
YoungHouseLove says
Due to all the ceramic animal queries we’ve updated the post to include that number. Gulp. Just don’t judge us!
xo,
s
Sarah says
It’s scary to say but my husband is just like Jeff Lewis! I don’t know how I do it honestly….I’m talking about the OCD part of him, and not the designer part of him unfortunately. Happy Blogiversary.. LUV LUV LUV Flipping Out!
Abby says
I think you two are amazing! I read your blog everyday and use your past posts as a reference when I am doing my own DIY projects. Happy Blogiversary and keep it up! Can’t wait to see your future posts in your future home:)
Sima says
Clara is adorable in that photo. Soo cute. I can’t wait to see what you do with your new home. You are such a lovely couple and now being new parents I feel like you are sharing your adventures in parenting with us.
I also love Flipping Out. I painted my office that dark blue color he had for his office in the first series. Zoyla is such a character. Wish I had a Zoyla to clean my house. I love how she puts Jeff in his place when he is out of line. Happy Blogiversary !!!!!
Mish says
Hey Guys!
This has nothing to do with this post (although the pic of Clara is adorable!). But I just stumbled upon this post http://lapetitechoue.blogspot.com/2010/09/loving-this.html
talking about an online vintage photo strip booth and I just tried it and it’s awesome! Thought you guys would love it too.
http://laphotocabine.com/
Even though it’s all in french you can figure it out…
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks for the link! We love it- so much fun!
xo,
s
Jessica says
Rhiannon and Sherry –
I bet this Etsy seller would be willing to keep it old school and leave off the glaze for $25!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/13998236/pink-ceramic-octopus-sculpture
YoungHouseLove says
Hello can of worms! Love it.
xo,
s
Jessica says
Here’s the actual $25 one, the link I listed above is a wee bit pricier, but amazing.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/55470152/red-octopus?ref=sr_gallery_39&ga_search_query=ceramic+octopus&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title
YoungHouseLove says
You’re dangerous!
xo,
s
grace hester designs says
Huh? What? Sorry, I didn’t hear a thing you said – too distracted by that cutie-patootey center stage in this blog post.
Jessica says
Trouble bound. Love you guys and your ceramic love…so much so that if I knew how to make a ceramic octopus, I would be sending one your way in a heartbeat.
r8chel says
I’ve often wished that I could tell how many of the total comments on my blog are ones that I have made, but I can’t seem to find that data on WordPress. I bet you have fancier stats because your blog is self-hosted…
YoungHouseLove says
Hey R8chel,
We use a plug in called WordPress Stats. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Gail says
Not to enable your addiction but I saw that Zgallerie has an amazing set of ceramic bird napkin rings! And they are $20 for 4 of them! Thought you might want to add to the collection!
Gail
Amie says
I had a really long day at work today and I’m going to bed smiling after laughing for a long time over the pickle comment. I HATE touching, smelling, seeing pickles.. can you hear pickles? I’d hate that too :p BUT I make sandwiches with pickles for my better half all the time too and he always comments how much he appreciates what I’m doing lol!
Natasha says
You guys Rock! I just found your blog a few months ago, but went clear through to you first (Weird, huh?)! I only wish my house, and my blog, looked at good as yours. Keep up the AWESOME work!
sonya says
I LOVE that you love Flipping Out too! Strangely enough, I find myself thinking it would be fun to work for him… I must be nuts! I also read your post about putting your house on the market and looking for a new place and I can’t wait to “tag along” and read about your new adventures. I get so much inspiration from your blog!
Laura says
Yay, how about how many times you guys mentioned on the blog that you would never ever move out of your house? My sister is so mad because she bet me that you would never move and I bet her FIFTY dollars last year that you would outgrow your house (I knew that you would outgrow the house in the figurative sense). So thank you Petersiks, my husband and I will be dining semi-gratis (we live in NYC-I know you know about that) because of your decision to move. Good Luck and can’t wait to see what you do with the new diggs.
YoungHouseLove says
Oh man, that’s hysterical! Tell you sister I’m so sorry that I caved like that! John knew all along just like you did. Maybe that means in another life we were married…
xo,
s
Ashley says
Hey guys! Congrats on the new house hunting!!!! I ran into this (http://anthologymag.com/) soon to be printed magazine on Making it Lovely and it made me think of your guys! Have you seen it? I’m excited for it to come out!
YoungHouseLove says
Us to! We can’t wait. I think it’s going to take the magazine world by storm a la Domino!
xo,
s
Lindsey Penny says
Speaking of numbers I found this cool website one time that computes all kinds of things… http://www.wolframalpha.com. If you type into the search your webpage name it tells you some statistics and something you can add to your list is that you are ranked 30,776th of all websites… THAT IS AWESOME!! Congrats on starting year 4! Can’t wait for so much more info!
YoungHouseLove says
That sounds like something John is about to play with all morning! Thanks for the tip!
xo,
s
Carole says
i’m a stats geek by profession, so this post is right up my alley! pat yourselves on the backs, you’ve accomplished a lot with your blog in a short time!
my husband had a Flipping Out dream yesterday–he dreamt he took our daughter to lunch at Casa Vega! I do a pretty good Zoila impression, she’s my fav.
YoungHouseLove says
We love Zoila more than words can say! And it’s hysterical that Casa Vega worked its way into your hubby’s dream!
xo,
s
Rebecca says
I love flipping out. Who on the show are you most like?
YoungHouseLove says
Oh my gosh, my first instinct was Jeff Lewis. Poor John! It’s just that I’ve got that whole first child type A thing going on. But I pale in comparison to Jeff’s brand of crazy. John’s most like Jenny. He’s the comic relief. He had me laughing so hard I was crying about four minutes after we woke up this morning. Love him for that! Every Jeff needs a Jenny!
xo,
s
Jackie says
I LOVE Flipping Out! Zoila is hysterical!
Beth says
What day was the biggest hit day? Thanks!
YoungHouseLove says
It was actually the day we announced that Clara was born until yesterday- which actually ended up being our new best day ever with 125,000 hits! I guess announcing that we were moving was big news!
xo,
s
Erin says
I would love to see you guys House Crash a military house. It’s amazing how families that move every few years can make a bare house a home.
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Erin,
That would be fun! We’ll keep an eye out!
xo,
s
Marissa says
Love the blog,
but…
ever since you had the little bundle of joy, the first thing I do when I get to your blog is click on the “see more Clara pics”. I get so disappointed when there aren’t new pics! She’s such a happy little cutie pie and it’s so fun to see her expressions evolve. I get the impression that a lot of your readers are like me– newly married, getting ready to start a family, and totally crazy for adorable babies– so I bet I’m not alone here. So please, on behalf of all your baby-loving readers, post more pics of Clara!
And speaking of Clara pics, her hair looked almost red in the last weekly shot. Is she turning strawberry blonde?
YoungHouseLove says
Hey Marissa,
Are you sure you’re not my mom? Because she demands more Clara pics every day. Haha. We’re definitely doing our best to snap and share new pics every week so stay tuned! And as for the strawberry blonde hair- it totally looks that way these days! Either that or platinum blonde in some lights. So cute.
xo,
s
Shannon says
Okay – all those amazing numbers aside – that picture of Clara is friggen adorable!
Sarah says
Clara is so adorable and animated! The genes mixed up well, John and Sherry! She’s beyond precious!
Love from Ohio!
AmyK says
Oh my god, Clara is so stinking cute. That is all.
Diane says
Hey Sherry!
I’m new to your website but I love it already! Was clicking on the moldboard link but it looks like you forget an s after moodboard and the link doesn’t work. Hope that helps. I just guessed with the s and it worked.
Diane
YoungHouseLove says
Thanks Diane!
xo
s