I feel happy not to be doing the A to Z Challenge this year. I took part in the challenge in its first year and the two after that. On each occasion I was confident I would knock out posts in about 3 seconds and devote time to other fascinating pursuits such as watching goldfish. How wrong I was.
This is bittersweet because I made some great blogging pals along the way. However, there comes a time in everyone's life when they have to turn around and say no to A to Z and I am at that parting of the ways. So long and thank you for the fish.
My five reasons not to do the A to Z Challenge:
1 I can't be bothered
2 My theme this year was going to be Aspects About the Inside of a Ping Pong Ball, which may have been challenging
3 I became tired of trying to knock out posts about exotic forms of armadillos at 11 p.m.
4 Good concept but it may have had its day. Do you ever see people still doing the Rubik's Cube?
5 I can't think of a 5. If I can't think of a 5 how could I think of an A to Z? I would seriously consider doing an A to C Challenge. Where can I download the badge?
Good luck to all of you who are doing it. I offer consultancy services and counseling at a reasonable rate.
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Now then. What the heck. It seems I had forgotten about my blog completely rather than just neglecting it this time. To return after so long...
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Now then. What the heck. It seems I had forgotten about my blog completely rather than just neglecting it this time. To return after so long... -
Sometimes in my dreams I have an odd vision of a rotund man being chased around by scantily clad girls at double speed. Policemen and vicars...
I'm with you on number 1. :)
ReplyDeletefor sure Sarah - could stop there really :)
DeleteI'm helping Tina as a minion but not doing the challenge. I didn't have a great experience w/ it last year and only picked up a handful of new followers. I also couldn't think of a theme or 26 topics I hadn't already covered in 2012 and 2013.
ReplyDeletewell I would say the theme is one of the hardest aspects JoJo
Delete#1 was sufficient reason. :-)
ReplyDeletePearl
lol Pearl
DeleteWon't be the same without you. Since I haven't been blogging much lately, I decided to give it another go.
ReplyDeletehats off to you Tim - you are a trooper...
DeleteThat's a bummer. I found your blog last year due to the challenge. Oh well, I think you have 5 good reasons.
ReplyDeleteha thanks Patricia -but have already founds yours right?
DeleteHA! Love number 1 and number 4 and I'm all up for number 5! I thought about it - still am but the memory of the pain still lives.
ReplyDeletewell to be fair you did write a novel for each one Juliette
DeleteI wasn't going to, but was snowed in for half of Jan and most of Feb so I did the posts then. Fortunate, because now I'm so busy I've had to drop writing/blogging entirely for March.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you won't be doing armadillos. I understand they make good eatin'.
you did all of them Li? Am impressed...
DeleteI had fun doing it last year, but as much as I'd love to do it again, I'm with you on #1. There's just too darn much going on beyond the world of blogging right now. I'm saving up my writing energy for A Story a Day In May...assuming I'm not up to my eyeballs in life and novel writing then too.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should A to Z our reasons for not participating? :)
that totally sounds like a plan Jean - a counter contest
Deletethis is too funny and you'll probably find followers anyway because of your honesty and energy... Ahem hem :)
ReplyDeleteYa Lena -I feel soo energetic. Thanks for stopping by
DeleteDisappointed, David, very disappointed. I'm still teetering at the edge of the pool trying to work up enough courage to jump in to the A-Z challenge.
ReplyDeleteSometimes you need to take a break. :)
ReplyDeleteFound your blog on another A to Zer's blog, so it's not all wasted! (My husband is a Brit living in America.)