ONE WHOLE YEAR!!

On November 12, 2012, I decided to finally implement a plan I've had for awhile, which was to create a site that celebrated, dissected, and critiqued music. I actually tried a website first, but those things cost money, which I don't have, since I'm in college...and we're a broke bunch. A blog was free and it didn't have to be perfect, this is all from my mind and unfiltered. I can't believe I've been maintaining this blog for over a year, it hasn't been easy, but I'm still so excited to check back in and see what ya'll are saying. I'm closing in on 8300 views, less than two-grand from my 2013 goal of 10,000! But before I go forward, let's take a look back and see how the year's gone by:

Let's start with some stats!
These are my top five most viewed posts:
Funny Quotes From "Pitch Perfect" (101 views)
Miley Cyrus-"Can't Be Tamed" Review (77 views)
Christina Aguilera-"Stripped" Review (75 views)
Billboard Chart Review-4/25/13 (74 views)
Billboard Chart Review-4/11/13 (74 views)

Most Active Month: January 2013 (48 posts)
Least Active Month: September 2013 (8 posts)

First Post Ever: Christina Aguilera-"Lotus Review" (16 views)

Favorite Event: The MaestroBlog Awards! (50 responses)

Favorite Type of Post: Album Reviews!

Posts Abandoned: Billboard Chart Review, Music News, Playlist Mondays

Posts I Wish I Could Do More Of: Song of the Day, Artist You Should Know

Post I Promised But Never Did: Musical Obsession (it's coming, don't worry)

Some General Things:
Overall Satisfaction? Mmmm, about 92%, I'm still working the kinks out

Do I Regret Anything? Nope

And How About That Lady Gaga? Still love her, sorry! :P

Please forgive me, I couldn't really think of one type of event or post to specifically celebrate MaestroBlog's one year anniversary, maybe the next year. But all in all, it's been quite a good year for me and this blog, I've gotten much support and am gaining knowledge that will help me with my future plans. Just a quick update on me: I'm now a sophomore at UW-Eau Claire, I'm majoring in Music Liberal Arts and Minoring in Journalism. Captain Obvious says: I would like to become a music journalist!

Before I wrap things up, what's to come for the rest of 2013?

• In Defense Of
• Musical Obsession
• Musical Dissection
• Song of the Day
• The Top 25 Albums of 2013
• The Top 40 Songs of 2013
• The 2nd Annual MaestroBlog Awards!!!!

Be excited, be VERY excited!! And as always, thanks for reading my verbal diarrhea, and for believing in my weird-self! Let's hope for another fantastical-tabulous year! (Yeah I'm a bit camp, so what??!!).