#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

Reflections #AtoZChallenge2025

  

Our team theme this year was our blogging community, gratitude, or being grateful for our blogging community.

April is over. How did your blogging journey go? Now is the time to start reflecting on what you’ve accomplished this month.

Reflections sign up: https://forms.gle/YHYF1Byz4XJd384h6

The Reflections post isn’t mandatory and it’s an additional blog hop you can sign up for. This is where you tell others what you thought of the blog hop and how you experienced it. I’ll add some questions for you to think of below. Remember to grab the winners’ badge and display it proudly on your site if you completed the 26 letters.

In my Reflections post, I usually have a list with links of all my posts for the month so people can easily access it. I also have a list (with links) to my top commenters and my favourite A-Z blogs. Then I’ll talk about my likes and dislikes, how I approached the challenge (writing posts, visiting other blogs, etc.) and my verdict of the year’s challenge.

As you see, the Reflections post is all about your experiences and what you gained from them.

Some other questions to spark your creativity:

• Did you finish the challenge?
• What was your favourite post to write?
• What was your favourite comment posted by another A-Z participant on your blog this April?
• Did you follow the A-Z team on social media? (Who and where?)
• Did you follow the A-Z Challenge on social media? (Which platforms?)
• Did you feel supported by the A-Z team? (The Team: Arlee Bird, J Lenni Dorner, Zalka Csenge Virág, John Holton, Jayden R Vincente, and Ronel Janse van Vuuren.)
• Did you like the graphics for this year?
• Did you like the A-Z blog’s theme?
• Did you encourage other bloggers to take part in the challenge this year?
• Did you have a theme on your blog? If so, how did you come up with it?
• Did you learn anything new because of the A-Z Challenge?
• Will you consider doing the challenge again next year?

Remember to drop the direct link to your post in the sign-up sheet for the Reflections blog hop – and check out what others thought about this year’s challenge.

Reflections sign up: https://forms.gle/YHYF1Byz4XJd384h6

Result: https://tinyurl.com/3j6kapkz -- visit others!

Watch this space for the announcement of this year’s A-Z RoadTrip!

Important dates for 2026:

March 9-14 Theme Reveal

March 23- April 4 Sign-up

May 4-9 Reflections

May 11 - Road Trip opens

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Reflections #AtoZChallenge 2024

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Reflections is an additional bloghop connected to the challenge. It is a chance to tell the team and the world your thoughts on the April Blogging from A to Z Challenge 2024.
Sign up between May 2 and May 9 with a direct link to your reflection post!

Some points to consider for your reflection post:  😎

• Did you win?
• Did you post an alphabet of letter-inspired posts?
• Did you HOP to other A to Z participants?
• Do you believe your blog saw an increase in traffic and comments during April 2024?
• Did you check the MasterList to be sure your entry was correct?
• Do you feel the A to Z Team (Arlee Bird, J Lenni Dorner, Zalka Csenge Virág, John Holton, Jayden R Vincente, and Ronel) supported you, your blog, and this challenge enough in 2024?
• What changes do you hope the team might consider for next year?
• Will you do the challenge again next year?
• Did you use the http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/2024-graphics.html Graphics page?
• Is the HTML useful to you?
• Are there any other images or graphics the team could offer to help you?
• Any suggestions for the team?
• Any thanks?
• Any requests for the 2025 team's theme? (The posts you'll see on this site in April.)
• Any post ideas or requests for our monthly posts on the blog from June to February?
• (Guest posting requests? Poke team captain J! https://jlennidorner.blogspot.com/)
• Have you followed the social media of the A to Z Challenge?
• What was your favorite comment left by another A to Z participant on your blog during the challenge? 🏆
• Did any other A to Z participant make you and your blog feel especially valued this year?
• Do you have a favorite blog that you found during the challenge this year?
• Do you feel you had a positive impact on the Blogging Community during the hop?
• Did you invite or encourage any other bloggers to join the challenge?
• Have you learned anything because of the #AtoZChallenge?
• Did you use a theme in 2024? Any thoughts on themes?
• Was taking part in the challenge a positive experience for you and your blog?
• Consider the significance of the April Blogging from A to Z Challenge, our values (community and inclusion), and your feelings about the experience. How may this influence your future blogging, learning, or actions?
• Any other thoughts, feelings, and reactions to the #AtoZChallenge 2024?
• Will you consider doing the challenge again next year?

Visit others in the reflection hop!
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See how your fellow A to Z Bloggers felt about the challenge this year.

If you've earned it, display your winner's badge!  


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Roadtrip Sign up from May 4-25
Be sure to join the RoadTrip, a commitment to visit blogs in the hop (especially ones you may have missed) and highlight the favorite post you created in April.  More info on May 4!

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Did You Win! Tell Us About It! Reflections #AtoZChallenge 2023

 

      If you managed to make it to the end of the alphabet in the 2023 April Blogging from A to Z  Challenge then you've earned bragging rights.  Go ahead and grab a winner's badge to slap on your own blog page to show everybody that you did it.  Thanks to our graphics star for providing us a handsome trophy to brighten our blog pages.   

     And Congratulations to all of our A to Z Winners!

      Now grab a badge and move on down the page to the next little hop.

Winner Badge

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Reflections

         Ever since the very first A to Z Challenge in 2010 there has been a tradition of sharing a "Reflections" post to tell of our own experiences and what we gained from them.  It's a good time to remind readers of what you posted in April and to find out what great posts you might have missed and will want to go back to check on.   After all, A to Z ain't over until you think it's over and for some of us it's an all the time way of thinking.  

         We're hoping that each A to Z participant will tell us how this past April went for them.  Let us know what was good as well as any recommendations to make the Challenge better in the years to come. We would especially like to know if the posts with the lists were useful to you. Is there anything you'd change? Anything you'd advocate keeping? How can our team keep you coming back for more and get you to invite friends to this blogging community? Please, give us your thoughts as part of your A to Z Reflections Post.  You can use the badge below to adorn that post.

       >>> Drop the direct link to your Reflections Post here and hop to the responses here. <<<

        Thank you to all!

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The Road-Trip kicks off next week. And there will be a post on this blog every month for the rest of the year. 

March 10, 2024, will be our next Theme Reveal.

Follow us on social media all year, because we have fun posts planned.


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#AtoZChallenge 2022 Reflections and Winner Badges

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And GIF! For the animated crowd.



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Time to reflect on the 2022 A to Z Challenge and visit and comment on each other's reflection posts. 

Here are some ideas to help you write it:

• Give consideration to how the A to Z Challenge impacted your blog.
• View your stats to see how the last 30 days changed your blog view numbers.
• Make an observation about how many comments you got on your April posts.
• Contemplate what you learned from making posts during the Challenge.
• What gave you the idea for your Challenge Theme, if you used one?
• Did any blogs you visited in the Challenge make a lasting impression on you?
• Perhaps meditate on how to express your thoughts about the Challenge this year.
• Give an opinion on any of the three #AZchat events from this year.
• What impact did the Challenge have on your social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram)?
• Rumination about the A to Z Challenge can help the team improve!
• This year included a deliberation to find another graphic person after the loss of Jeremy. Muse about the imagination and talent of Anjela.
• What is your impression of the A to Z Team?
• After much cogitation, let your pensiveness reflect in your post.
• Did any dreams or goals you set come to fruition during this April Challenge?
• Please tell everyone if you picked up any sweet merchandise this year.

The A to Z team would LOVE to know your thoughts on NEXT YEAR! 

What needs to change?

What should stay the same?

What theme do you think we'll use?

Comment here, hit up our social media, or put it in your reflection post. 

Remember to post and sign up before May 7 to be included!

Reflections Sign Up Form
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Reflections list 

Visit each other and comment, please!
Make a copy for yourself to keep track of which blogs you have visited. 
If you take a copy before May 7, be sure to check back so you get all the entries! 
https://tinyurl.com/AZRef22

CLOSES ON MAY 7!!! 

Twitter and Instagram chat:

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Don't forget! 🤔💡

The ROADTRIP sign-up is May 16. 

That's when you'll tell us what post you made this year that you hope more of us will see later.

Tell us your favorite post you made during the 2022 Challenge. Or the one you'd like to see get more comments. Or the post you feel will net the most permanent followers to your blog.

Start thinking about which you'll choose when that opens on MAY 16.    



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Be sure your copy has all 234 bloggers who were in the 2022 challenge. Hopping to other blogs to leave comments was half of the challenge!

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