Z is for... Z to A April Challenge

Phew! I am happy to report that I have written more posts this month than I wrote in the whole of 2009 and 2010! April has been a journey of sorts and Z seems relevant to talk about the month gone by.

I took up this challenge just because I saw two people on my blogroll planning to pursue it. Just like that, without thinking, I joined the bandwagon. April was going to be a boring month and my blog had been ignored for quite some time; this seemed like the right thing to do. 

Little did I know that April will turn out to be hectic like all other months! Guests left on 1^st April and I wanted some time to breathe. On 5^th we left for Bangladesh which turned out to be hectic and fun at the same time. I need adequate time to rest after long journeys and so I thought I won’t do justice to the challenge. Turns out, blogging was a great relaxant.

Somewhere in the middle of the month I developed a strange muscle strain in my back. I’ve been unable to sleep at night due to it. Trust me, this blogging challenge has been my Savior every night when I wake up at 3 a.m. due to severe back ache. Because of this, I concentrate more on alphabets rather than the nagging pain. I’m seeing a doctor and a physiotherapist and hope to be fine soon.

I chose to write about mundane stuff each day. I thought of words starting with the alphabet and tried to pick ones which could be relatable. I know I can’t make people roll on the floor, but I tried. Going by the statistics, the readership on weekends was pretty low. Going by views and comments, H for Husband was applauded the most. Here also, he seems to have stolen the show! M for Mutual Admiration Club seemed like it made an interesting read because people took time to comment on it. Aunty, Dieting, Selfies and Weather were probably a tad funny to generate some hahas. I had the hardest time writing for Y and so I just churned a quick story. I did cheat twice and used my old poems for V and P, but I guess that’s allowed! And just to let you know, I might have to delete X soon because it is drawing unwanted visitors.

The second part of the challenge was commenting on other blogs which I’m sorry I was unable to do on a regular basis. I would really want to thank Soumya, Nabanita, Shine, Kathy, Carol, Shilpa, Srilakshmi, Enchantress, Somehonestwriting, Danny, Rajlakshmi, Swathi, Ananya, Shailaja, Beloo and many more bloggers who took part in this challenge and made a point to comment frequently. Special mention goes to Red, Anita, Prassana, KP and Thinker – these read my blog religiously even without participating in the challenge and that is really something!

And yes, lots of love to non-bloggers who read. My darling friend Aradhana even messaged me one Sunday night mentioning that I forgot to blog that day! I then told her that Sunday was a holiday for us. Needless to say, I was elated at her dedication. When people just come to blogger to read, it means I am doing something right, right?

This is probably the longest post of the month. I tried to keep it short and simple. I am sure I made lots of grammatical errors because I did not edit much and also because it is a weak point here. I am trying to work on that. More than anything, this challenge has been a great learning process. I hope I continue to write as often.

I would love it if you could tell me what you liked and what you did not; a fair evaluation would really help me grow. You can comment as Anonymous as well and I promise not to complain. Any which way,  much love and happy reading, guys! This has been fun :)

P.S. I am already feeling withdrawal symptoms. Are you feeling them too? What should we do now!?