How do you keep track of your followers?

I must confess to being a very whimsical blogger. I try to make a total of eight posts a month on my two blogs, this, and Daily (w)rite— but I don’t make it sometimes. 

I’ve blogged for six years now– and feel the need to either shut up or reinvent my blogging persona. Possibly the former.

In recent months, poor health and family situations have meant stepping back from my blogs a bit.

But when I check, I seem to have gathered a fair number of followers, and I don’t think I want to let them down.

I want to ask you, my friends and fellow-bloggers, some of whom have a much huger following than this blog– how do you blog?

Do you blog more than once a week?
How many blogs do you visit per day?
Do you blog in a niche, or is yours more of a general blog?
Do you participate in Bloghops?
What sort of advice do you have for me? ( I’m finding it tough to run two blogs, but can’t make up my mind about shutting one down).

Let me have your words of wisdom in the comments!