Finally, here I am with a review of the Challenge. Probably among the last to do it.
This year was my third year at the Challenge. Though I had known about similar blogging challenges before, I couldn't participate in them owing to my hectic daily routine which itself was a challenge.
I chose to sign up this time not just because I had time on my hands, but also because I believe blogging is an excellent platform to read good articles on a variety of subjects. It's not like the ubiquitous social media platforms wherein one tends to find fleeting thoughts rather than well-thought-out compositions.
In 2018, I didn't have a theme. Last year, it was 'journalist jargons'. This year, when the time for 'reveal theme' arrived, I didn't know what I should blog on.
A couple of days before the kick-off, I thought of our current state and what I was doing presently. And that became my theme - how I am keeping up my spirits in these troubled times.
It was a pleasure to not only put up one post a day barring Sundays but also to connect with some amazing bloggers, check out and comment on their posts, and read their comments to my posts.
I had never read so much on niche subjects like quilting, herbal oils and Geographical Indications. There were reminiscences of childhood memories, introspections, reviews of books, travelogues, offbeat destinations, short stories etc., besides, of course, the highs and lows of the routine nowadays.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone out there who read my posts, keyed in comments and kept coming back to my blog. It was a wonderful journey, getting to know you all.
Here are just some of the bloggers with whom I connected during the Challenge (listed in alphabetical order of the blogger), the name of their blog and their theme:
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Anagha Yatin - Canvas with Rainbow - Short stories
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Anita Sabat - The Explorer of Miracles - Geographical Indications of Odisha
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Arti Jain - My Ordinary Moments - Stories from childhood revolving around grandfather's garden
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Darshana Suresh (Dashy) - Wandering Wows! - Inhibitions
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Frédérique - Quilting Patchwork Appliqué - Quilting work of favourite artists
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Frewin55 - How would you know - Posts around personal and societal responses to the Covid 19 crisis
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Genevive Angela - Living A Life Of Gratitude - Short stories for inspiration
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Jade Li - Tao Talk - Essential oils
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Jhilmil Bhansali - Parenting and Lifestyle - Parenting
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Keith - Keith's Ramblings - Short stories with words that have fallen out of use
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Moondustwriter - Penned in moon dust - Issues faced by elders
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My Space - My Space - Short stories
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Ninu Nair - Bookishloom - Books
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Nisha - Teeth That Sparkle - Travel Stories from Across the World
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Red - Doesn't Speak Klingon - Thoughts in these Covid times
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Simrit Bedi - Suburban Lifestyle - Activities for kids
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Sinjana Ghosh - Backpack & Explore - Offbeat destinations of India
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Suzy - Someday Somewhere - In the Lockdown
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Sweta Sharma - My Random Ramblings - Quirky, humourous and relatable definitions
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Tomichan Matheikal - Tomichan Matheikal's blog - Books
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Wendy - Wendy's Waffle - Various aspects related to moving house
See you soon! Take care and good wishes!