Time For The #atozchallenge Road Trip!

First of all, thank you to everyone who joined us in our annual trip through the alphabet, namely the A to Z challenge. Looking at the master list, we had 144 participants this year, which is a nice number. The first couple of years we did this, we had over 2000 participants...

The A to Z Challenge being first and foremost a blog hop, participants are encouraged to visit as many of the participating blogs as possible. When there were over a thousand, it was practically impossible to visit all of the participating blogs in one month on any kind of a regular basis. So we had an idea: take time after April and visit as many participating blogs as possible. And it's still a good idea to take the time and visit the other blogs, especially the ones you didn't visit during the month, because you might find some real gems and some really nice people besides.

That's why we came up with the A to Z Road Trip.

Sound like something you want to do? Great! Here's what you do:

1. Grab a copy of the A to Z Road Trip badge. You can grab the one from above, or get this one from the graphics page. Add it to your home page and wear it with pride!

2. Sign up for the A to Z Road Trip by going here and filling in the form.

3. Make a copy of the Road Trip List. This is the list of bloggers who definitely want you to check out their blog while on the Rad Trip.

4. Once you've finished with that list, it's tim to show the other bloggers some love as well. Grab a copy of the Master List and read their entries as well.

5. Have fun!

#AtoZChallenge 2026 Reflections

Reflections

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REFLECTIONS

We look back at our achievements, the blogging challenge we faced, and every comment made and left for us.  We can return to the blogging aspirations that may have gotten away from us—or create entirely new ones! Hopefully, the challenge has given you motivation to keep blogging and to support others in our blogging community. 


Our team theme this year was: A is for Aspirations: Blogging hopes, dreams, and goals

Do you feel like our team's posts from this month met your expectations for that theme?

While you reflect on your blog's April Challenge posts, please consider this:

• How do you feel about the Theme Reveal? (Especially if this is not your first year doing the Challenge.)
• In what ways does the reflection post help you?
• What experiences have you had in the past, or hope to have this year, with the Road Trip?
• Does the HTML on the badges/ graphics page help you?
• Did you meet your blogging goals in April? 
• What were your top five favorite blogs from the challenge to visit in April this year?
• Did a co-host (J Lenni Dorner, Arlee Bird, Zalka Csenge Virág, John Holton, Jayden R Vincente, or Ronel Janse van Vuuren) comment on your blog during the challenge? 
• Is there a comment you received on your blog in April that is your favorite?
• Who were your top comment-leavers this challenge, and did they do the challenge?
• Is your blog open to comments from everyone, or only comments from those who "sign in" to the platform? 
• Do you feel this helps or hurts your blogging comment goals? 
• Are there any other blog hops you regularly take part in?
• Did you discover anything interesting because of the Challenge? 
• Will you plan to do the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2027, and why (or why not)?
• Will you recommend this blog hop to others?
• If RoadTrippers only visit one of your Challenge posts, which would you suggest and why? (This question is also the prompt if you create a RoadTrip post.)
• Do you plan to visit the A to Z site every month? 
• The site gets many hits, even in the off-season!
• Did you refer someone to hope to win a guest post spot?
• What else could the team offer you to persuade you to encourage others to join the challenge?
• The following WINNERS - please reach out atozteam@googlegroups.com (alternative: atozteam2018@gmail.com) : Lisa (ThisAndThat),Joyce (From This Side of the Pond), Timothy Stone (Coffee, Code, and Chronicles),Balaka Basu (Trina Looks Back), Josana (Tell Me Another)





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2027 Theme Reveal: March 15-20
2027 Reflections: May 3-8
2027 RoadTrip: Opens May 10

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Roadtrip 2026

Opens May 11

Z is for Zeitgeber #AtoZChallenge

MASTER LIST

Z is for Zeitgeber

Our team theme this month is “Aspirations: Blogging hopes, dreams, and goals”.

Okay, so maybe I should have saved my "learning new words" post for Z (as opposed to V when I used it prior), but while I could have fumbled through a definition for Vivacious, I would not have been able to fumble through for zeitgeber, but I love what it represents:

zeitgeber (noun): an environmental agent or event (such as the occurrence of light or dark) that provides the stimulus setting or resetting a biological clock of an organism

When it comes to blogging, the A to Z Blog Challenge is my zeitgeber. It means it's time to dust off my blogging keys and get to work. It was the challenge that brought my blog into existence! It has been the one (and only) constant in my blogging world. I have posted over 1000 posts, and many of them have been A to Z related. But only about 1/4.

As we wrap up our A to Z Challenge month, think about what you want your blog to be like for the next 11 months? Are there other challenges you want to join? How often do you want to post? What will you post about? If you're a new blogger, these questions are critical to continuing your blog between now and the next time the zeitgeber of A to Z indicates that it's time to blog again. 

I was going to say new blogger, but you might notice that I crossed it out. I am not a new blogger. I've been at it for a literal decade. And yet... I find myself needing a reset from time to time. 

So new or experienced, remember to set your hopes, dreams, and goals for your blog, and thank you for joining the A to Z Challenge!

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