a day in the life of a latvian mom

I published a post yesterday and closed my WordPress.

But today I noticed something I haven’t seen in a long time. Achievements! Many years ago I remeber there was trophies/badges in WordPress and then they disapered. Do you remember?

Now today – two new achievements!

And honestly… WOW.

I had to pause for a second because I didn’t expect that little gamified corner of blogging life to still be alive, or to quietly return like that.

The first one said:

“Receive views from 50+ different countries.”

And the second one went even further:

“Receive views from 150+ different countries. The United Nations has nothing on you.”

That line made me smile. It’s playful, a bit exaggerated, but in the best way. It turns something abstract — website traffic — into something that actually feels human. Like suddenly, the blog isn’t just numbers in a dashboard. It’s people. Everywhere.

And WOW… imagine that for a second.

150+ countries!

Different time zones, different languages, different lives — and somehow, at some point, they all passed through this little corner of the internet I’ve been building.

So truly — thank you all:

A

Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan

B

Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria

C

Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Brazzaville)
Congo (Kinshasa)
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curaçao
Cyprus
Czechia

D

Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic

E

Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
Ethiopia
European Union

F

Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana

G

Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Guam
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guyana

H

Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong SAR China
Hungary

I

Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy

J

Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan

K

Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan

L

Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg

M

Macao SAR China
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Martinique
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar

N

Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Northern Mariana Islands
Norfolk Island
Norway

O

Oman

P

Pakistan
Palestinian Territories
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico

Q

Qatar

R

Réunion
Romania
Russia
Rwanda

S

Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria

T

Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Türkiye
Turks and Caicos Islands

U

Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
U.S. Virgin Islands

V

Venezuela
Vietnam

Z

Zambia
Zimbabwe

So yes — I’m genuinely impressed. Not because of the badges as a system. But because of what they quietly represent!

Thank YOU ALL!

Ilze