So, it's time for the reflection post!
What can I say? It definitely was a challenge to come up with a matching postcard for each letter. But the even bigger challenge was to visit as many blogs as possible. There are so many different blogs out there, with so many different themes.
There were also bloggers who did a theme, for example Australia, then my favorite, the Swedish course from co-host Tina, and castles, gardens, then Ach, du lieber's blog with her word creations - hilarious!
Others used the theme to eductae the readers and raise awareness. I learned that April was the Autism Awareness Month. What a wonderful way to use the challenge to spread the word about autism!
I am not sure if a theme makes the challenge harder or not, depends on the theme probably...So for next year I will be contemplating a theme. We will see :)
I realized that I really liked to read the comments and I loved to watch the stats on my blog go up! I tried to visit as many blogs as possible and leave a comment which was another challenge. What can you write if there is a blog you find strange or a bit creepy? I did not want to post something negative, but just saying "I visited" seemend not good enough. Maybe I have an answer to that next year...
I really enjoyed the Navigation buttons - it was fun to hop from one surprise to the next and all the blogs seem to have the same chance of being visited. The buttons, banners and all the stuff we could decorate our blogs with were fabulous! There were so many different versions, it was almost too hard to choose!
So for a month, I managed to post regularely, almost daily. I cheated a bit and used blogger's auto-post option, but that gave me the time to think about the different letters. I guess I will use this option again - I write the posts on the weekends when I have the time and there will be new posts posted automatically during the week! That makes blogging easy :-)
I hope to be a part of the challenge next year! And I can't wait to find out what the Post Challenge Challenge will be :) Last but not least a big thank you to the hosts and co-hosts who did their best to make April a fun month!
I really enjoyed seeing all the cards you came up with, thank you
ReplyDeleteI don't think using Blogger's post scheduler is cheating, just a wise use of your time. I didn't use the Navigation button, but if I'm crazy enough to do the challenge next year, I'll have to give it a try.
ReplyDeleteI think auto-post is the way to go. I use it all the time--especially if I go away on vacation or something where getting to a computer can be difficult.
ReplyDeleteA few times I came to one of those blogs that were as you describe "creepy" and I sometimes would come out and truthfully tell them that it was not the sort of blog I'd visit on a regular basis--and I think they probably understand.
Thanks for joining us and for leaving your reflections.
Lee
An A to Z Co-Host
Tossing It Out
Reflection is a good thing, You have done a great job on the A to Z Challenge...
ReplyDeleteJeremy [Retro-Zombie]
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Yours is one of the many blogs I didn't get to during the challenge so I'm glad I came across it now. I love postcards. You have a wonderful blog (and a new follower).
ReplyDeleteI missed your posts during the challenge but it was so hard to get to everyone. I'm glad to say that so far I'm having better luck with the reflections posts. :)
PS. - I agree with you about the comments. I would not want to leave a negative comment either (so I would quickly speed away to the next blog). ;)
congrats on making it through an epic challenge!
ReplyDeleteVisiting from A/Z post challenge reflections. I think you did great finishing! WTG! I also think you didn't cheat by writing ahead and scheduling them. I read where people wrote their month ahead in March. I think that was good planning on your and their parts! It was a fun challenge; just not sure I'm up to it for next year :)
ReplyDeletebetty
I didn't find your blog during the challenge, but I wish I would have. I love your postcard idea and look forward to reading through your posts. New follower! :)
ReplyDeleteCongrats!
ReplyDeleteI also had some trouble figuring out what to comment on some people's blogs that were not really "my thing".
When you figure out a good way to comment on those, let me know. ;-)