tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post5999469716320712936..comments2024-03-29T09:22:12.693-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: #Ato Z Challenge Reflectionsbookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-38056463583665942162016-05-10T21:02:53.212-04:002016-05-10T21:02:53.212-04:00I love the community feel of the challenge, meetin...I love the community feel of the challenge, meeting new bloggers is the best part! It is big, but I think that's part of the fun - there's something for everyone and if you can guarantee you will find some blogs you like out of that many<br />DebbieRandom Musingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05298522848171348845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-91089199122689020122016-05-10T14:07:15.247-04:002016-05-10T14:07:15.247-04:00I didn't try to visit everybody, just those I ...I didn't try to visit everybody, just those I knew and then hopped around to some of that vast number. <br /><br />www.findingeliza.comKristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-5337109638778519592016-05-10T12:15:29.715-04:002016-05-10T12:15:29.715-04:00There was a "size" issue... so many peop...There was a "size" issue... so many people joined and many you would visit... there was nothing, that was my sadness this year... sticking with it, mmmm good! We made it...Hope you had a great time, thank you for your Reflection!<br />Jeremy [Retro]<br />AtoZ Challenge Co-Host [2016]<br /><br />T-SHIRTS, MUGS, FREE MAGAZINE... OH MY!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.beingretro.com/" rel="nofollow">HOLLYWOOD NUTS!</a><br />Come Visit: You know you want to know if me or Hollywood... is Nuts?Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-5589326994127880592016-05-10T07:34:34.995-04:002016-05-10T07:34:34.995-04:00I enjoyed finding your blog and reading some of yo...I enjoyed finding your blog and reading some of your posts. Thanks for the links to follow!Amy Putkonenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030440182161045820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-65452299166845995382016-05-10T00:40:47.799-04:002016-05-10T00:40:47.799-04:00April can be hard. And life goes on, even when the...April can be hard. And life goes on, even when the challenge is happening. Glad you stuck with it. Congrats. And thanks for mentioning my blog.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-72269162444821774632016-05-09T21:40:08.658-04:002016-05-09T21:40:08.658-04:00Hello Alana! Congratulations on completing the A t...Hello Alana! Congratulations on completing the A to Z Challenge! It's amazing that you've managed to blog daily for the last five years! I started out doing that but then stopped, then started again and have now accepted that I can only do it when "I'm in the mood" LOL Yes, half of the challenge I feel is about reading new blogs and commenting. I think this year, I tried to do that more than the previous years. I'm going to read through your A to Z posts now that the challenge is over and because there's more time for me to linger! :DAmeliahttp://wordsfromsonobe.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-36260535635175855252016-05-09T18:50:38.496-04:002016-05-09T18:50:38.496-04:00Thank you, Manish. I will.Thank you, Manish. I will.Alanahttp://ramblinwitham.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-29579670401280097012016-05-09T18:49:42.106-04:002016-05-09T18:49:42.106-04:00Neither do I, Denise. Younger people don't re...Neither do I, Denise. Younger people don't realize how busy retired people are. I'm not there (at retirement) yet, but, one day....bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-38264889345042160992016-05-09T18:49:01.392-04:002016-05-09T18:49:01.392-04:00Thank you, Suzy.Thank you, Suzy.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-80021612283524885072016-05-09T18:48:39.814-04:002016-05-09T18:48:39.814-04:00Stephanie and Lissa - I hope to participate again,...Stephanie and Lissa - I hope to participate again, but it is because I enjoy the challenge of a daily blog post based on an alphabet letter. And, for the first days of the challenge, my readership did increase. Didn't look to see how it influenced my monthly stats, because I don't pay too much attention to that.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-36183995599021391952016-05-09T18:39:48.993-04:002016-05-09T18:39:48.993-04:00Thank you, Corinne. What I have found is that I wi...Thank you, Corinne. What I have found is that I will like the theme bloggers chose for A to Z, then, when they go back to their "regularly scheduled blog" - it's something way different. The bloggers I keep reading are those I like, no matter what they write about.bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-16429281539712432972016-05-09T18:22:57.541-04:002016-05-09T18:22:57.541-04:00I love the flowers! Great colours :)
Sounds like ...I love the flowers! Great colours :)<br /><br />Sounds like you coped quite well without internet, I knew I'd be away quite a bit in April so internet was going to be patchy and smart phone at best, so tried to concentrate on just replying to comments on my own blog on those days.<br /><br />I only scrape the list each year, so I've employed random blog hopping as well as working down the list from my own name, so new discoveries are really haphazard!<br /><br />Mars xx<br />@TrollbeadBlog from<br /><a href="http://www.curlingstonesforlegopeople.com/" rel="nofollow">Curling Stones for Lego People</a>Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211092166880573199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-44491152364442418882016-05-09T11:37:22.236-04:002016-05-09T11:37:22.236-04:00Participating in April A-Z can be hard and so very...Participating in April A-Z can be hard and so very time consuming. The only way I was able to pull it off this year was by blogging ahead and not feeling too sad halfway through when I started receiving half as many comments. I think the A-Z organizers did an awesome job of sifting through the blogs and discarding anyone not participating. Didn't we start out with 1900 challengers and end with only 1300? That's a huge number of deleted blogs!<br /><br />Hopefully if you decide to A-Z next year, you won't find it so overwhelming and you'll be able to keep up. In the meantime, I'm going to click my way through some of your links. Thanks for sharing other awesome bloggers that participated! Turns out I'm already following one of them!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00415510811585368037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-40043568484609300582016-05-09T10:32:08.815-04:002016-05-09T10:32:08.815-04:00Stephanie I think you are onto something. For thos...Stephanie I think you are onto something. For those who are unwilling or unable to post daily, why not have more of a blog hopping challenge? I'm no expert on page rankings, but I'm guessing loads of engagement must have some positive impact even without posting daily.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14415549345865207958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-76960078186364816212016-05-09T08:02:39.285-04:002016-05-09T08:02:39.285-04:00So glad you had a good challenge. I think I would ...So glad you had a good challenge. I think I would have found three days without internet a big pain during April :).<br />Tasha<br /><a href="http://tashasthinkings.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Tasha's Thinkings</a>Tasha Duncan-Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12591239019422681163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-49220089190078346192016-05-09T07:57:55.462-04:002016-05-09T07:57:55.462-04:00Your first line made me laugh, that April showers ...Your first line made me laugh, that April showers brought May showers. Ah, how I remember yearning for the frosts to be over and still being in May. I miss the weather up there, I really do! (I'm in Texas now).<br /><br />I'm so impressed that you have blogged daily for FIVE years!!! That's quite an accomplishment!<br /><br />I agree that one of the challenges of this Challenge is spreading the love among all the participants. I think it's literally impossible to visit all participants and this Challenge has gotten so so big over the years. But thankfully the list stays up so we can always go visit the ones we missed at our leisure now. But it is a bit overwhelming, isn't it?<br /><br />Congrats on finishing. Nice Reflections post. And thanks for directing us to some of your favorite blogs.<br /><br />Michele at <a href="http://angelsbark.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Angels Bark</a>Michele at Angels Bark https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891713963440451090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-33809324701370986332016-05-08T16:13:27.521-04:002016-05-08T16:13:27.521-04:00I have participated two times before this year. I ...I have participated two times before this year. I was more overwhelmed this year than in years past, but I think that is mostly because I hadn't been blogging regularly at all in the months preceding the challenge. I was hoping to use it as a kind of jump start back into regular blogging--but it remains to be seen how well that will work...Masked Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08197019009052401812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-31367675038499132542016-05-08T07:47:40.722-04:002016-05-08T07:47:40.722-04:00You owe my respects...blogging with such a discipl...You owe my respects...blogging with such a discipline really demands a lot and completing the challenge two times is really commendable. Keep writing more and stay blessed :)Manish Purohithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10772106929601575213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-88273852643411458822016-05-08T06:35:15.348-04:002016-05-08T06:35:15.348-04:00Thanks for the mention. I think perhaps someone h...Thanks for the mention. I think perhaps someone has forgotten that some of us do not sit here at our computers all day blogging and reading blogs. I enjoy posting and reading my favorites, but really have no time to read several hundred new blogs.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-45035112242556420042016-05-08T05:16:54.253-04:002016-05-08T05:16:54.253-04:00Flowers are beautiful. Congratulations on completi...Flowers are beautiful. Congratulations on completing the challenge. I sat out of it this year. I agree it's too big to read all posts. Suzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337531041006701719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-83192768714007779412016-05-07T23:53:20.835-04:002016-05-07T23:53:20.835-04:00Congratulations, Alana. I love how you made it des...Congratulations, Alana. I love how you made it despite the challenges. I enjoyed the three times I did the chalenge. However, I don't think I'm going to do the challenge again - just too big and too much pressure. Sadly too, many of the connections you make through the challenge, don't last. Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142098428026084994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-90736554103992407592016-05-07T18:56:07.868-04:002016-05-07T18:56:07.868-04:00I think you made a great point! It's just way ...I think you made a great point! It's just way too big. I think the first day it's very active but you don't see many visits after that. I try to visit as many as I can, but it's just SUCH a massive list. I won't be participating again, but I'll jump in and read. Maybe I'll post an April 1st blog that says, HEY, I'm not participating but I'm reading so comment back and I'll keep reading yours!Stephanie Farishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461865229341760836noreply@blogger.com