This will be my second month-long blogging challenge in less than six months, the first being NaBloPoMo from November 2013!
Considering that it will be vacation time for us , here in India, I was deliberating for a long while over whether I should take part this time. The kid will be at home, which will mean more family fun time and less actual blogging time. And I didn’t want to compromise on that.
So, I dragged my feet and then sat back and decided this wasn’t to be.
Then, in a casual chat with a blogger friend, +tulika singhΒ ,Β I asked her if it was worth taking up the challenge. She immediately pinged me back asking, ‘You mean YOU haven’t signed up??!! You MUST! You can do it!’
It’s a different matter that I had to chase after her much later and goad her to join the challenge, but that’s another story. π
Flattered as I was by all the encouragement, I was still undecided. Then, I decided to go and read up the details on A to Z. A few things caught my interest:
- I could schedule posts ahead since it was all alphabetical.
- There was no word limit, which meant freedom to decide on the topic. (Phew!)
- The theme was open to our choice. We also could choose to go without a theme! (Double Phew!)
- I could really, really expand the blogging network, which is something very close to my heart. I love the connections we make through our blogs and feel that it binds us all very close together.
We all got together and started off with the basics:
- Grab the participant badge to display on the blog.
- Work on a theme.
- Categorise and schedule posts ahead of time.
- Leave April as free as possible for blog hopping and commenting. (Believe me, you’ll need it!) Β
- Encourage, motivate, push the other participants.
- Decide to read, comment on and share the posts that you love!
If you are checking the above link after the 21st of March, you will need to look for that post on the blogger’s respective page.
26 posts, word count will all be multiple of 11..GOsh Shailaja you are really making this interesting π
Love your theme dear and as you introspect so shall we! And what's with this multiples of 11…you had to give yourself another challenge, eh? Well, sounds impressive! Waiting to read your posts!
Great theme, Shailja. All the best. Look forward to reading all those introspective shades.
Introspection….hmmm… that's going to be fun, and infotaining as well ! π Waiting for April π And yes, coupling that with the word count gives it a competitive edge π
Intriguing theme !!!!! All the best!
Sounds very interesting – A challenge within a challenge. Only you could have thought of this. Thank you for the mention. You feature pretty heavily in my theme reveal too ;-).
Interesting and challenging… introspection actually opens up so many layers in us.. looking forward to delayer you π
Sounds Good π
a lot of inspiring stories to look forward to π
That sounds interesting and even I was in second thoughts about joining the challenge but decided to go ahead and participate. This is the first time ever I will be joining in a month long challenge. keeping my fingers crossed π
Sounds interesting…lovely to be able to get a peek in your life through this!
Very interesting theme, Shailaja!! Looking forward to join you in this journey as you introspect in shades of 11! Cheers π
Sounds interesting. Introspection can be quite enlightening. Look forward to your posts.
phew! phew! phew! I love you theme and the double phews π All the best …Looking forward to your posts
Love the theme and Man! it sounds soo difficult and hence interesting. All the best. π
why 11 and no other number? interesting way to have short posts.. short and crisp!!
This is like a challenge within a challenge! Wonderful theme. π
You have it down to the word count π WOW. I am still lost, wish you luck for the challenge.
Looking forward to reading your reflections!
Interesting theme…looking forward for the fun times!!
This promises to be a deep, meaningful…and mathematical theme, hehe. Glad you decided to join.
I LOVE the numbers, how very creative you are. I love your theme as well and am really looking forward to reading your meaningful posts.
I am so glad you decided to join the challenge, this is my third year and all I can say is it is amazing.
So glad you signed up and that we connected, Shailaja! π
Now that's a really creative theme you've decided on. Good luck!
will look forward to your posts Shailaja…
we take on multitudes of roles as mother,daughter,wife,sister,friend and for every role makes us revel in different shades and tinges…
see you in April
I love that you then convinced Tulika to sign up too!
Terrific theme Shailaja and I am very much looking forward to your post every day! ::-)
Lots of love,
Vidya
Team Damyanti
My April A to Z Challenge 2014 Theme Reveal #atozchallenge #atozreveal
Of course a lovely theme.. but the 11 words part is a toughie!
Richa
How interesting! Excited to see how you manage the word counts! Good luck !
u make it sound very interesting and exciting! each post as a multiple of 11! dats creative! all the best! its evn my first tym participatin in d challenge! do drop by π
Sounds interesting and the words counts are challenging. Good luck. π
Good luck x 11 π Sorry, couldn't help myself. I'm not taking part in it myself, but I will try and drop by whenever I can. If not I'll catch up. Interesting take on the challenge π
Best of luck!!
your theme is fabulous and I can't wait to read your posts! π
wow, good luck, it shall be an interesting read!
Love love love your take on choosing a theme :).. Hope to catch up on your posts whenever I'm online π
GO! GO! GO! All the best! Will be following you!
Very cool! Love the word count addition!
That's so cool…inlove the way you like to challenge urself…reason enough for me to hop in from time to time and draw some inspiration!
That' like pushing yourself a notch higher…awesome. Good luck
Loved to read your discussion whether to join or not – could relate to that one:-) Very creative theme – I look forward to follow you on the journey of introspection!:-)
Love it! And the multiples-of-11 add an extra spice to the challenge–very nice π Good luck, and I'll be coming back to check up on you π
Thanks for stopping over at Life In Dogs earlier, and for the sweet comment–much appreciated π
as if a2z wasnt challengng enuf, u go n add a diff word count each day … respect!
Interesting it is…the theme and the word count π Waiting for ur posts …gud luck π
I am in too for the first time π
In the multiples of 11 ?? Super interesting. Would be following you for sure π
Very creative! The multiplication idea is great. Numbers are so powerful!
Thank you PB π