A to Z Blogging Challenge 2020 — with a THEME, for once! (And oh, the irony.)

So my first venture into April alphabetical blogging happened in 2018, and honestly it came with a few lessons about community and expectations, but overall the actual writing bits were something I really enjoyed.

Then in 2019, I tweaked my approach (as well as my expectations) and posted a randomized infotainment-focused month of alphabetical bloggy-ness. Which worked well in terms of both the writing and the reading (as per my readers’ feedback) experience. And at the end of the 2019 challenge, I said to myself, Self (I often talk to myself thus), next year you should have a THEME.

And so here we are.

Not only am I going to have a theme this year, but I’m going to tell you what it IS.

Right now. Today.

(Because to actually do the entire A-to-Z challenge, this bit is part of it.) (And this may well be the only time I have it together enough to even *have* this theme-y bit, let alone tell you about it.)

And wouldn’t you know it? My theme…

…which was decided WAY before the coronapocalypse…

…is Health/y/ness.

Ironic, isn’t it? (Cue Alanis.)

At a time when “health” is freaking people the fuck out…

Yes, I will be blogging about Health — in its various forms — and being healthy (or not) in various ways (think: healthy choices, healthy approaches, etc., and in terms of more than just ‘physical well-being’).

I promise I will not tell you to wash your hands 27 times a day.

I will not insist on social distancing. (Go ahead and get as close to that screen as you wish, m’kay? Don’t bother me none.)

I will NOT discuss COVID-19.

But I will blog the alphabet in all manner of Health/y ways.

Oh! And while I will be covering all letters, I will not be doing them one at a time.

I was supposed to be on vacation — which has been scratched* due to that aforementioned Pandemic Thing I Will Not Talk About — which has meant a good deal of prep work (because I was supposed to be travelling at the beginning of April), so I have pre-planned a posting schedule in which you will see all letters represented but sometimes in groups of two or more. (Think: Apples and Bananas as a single post for A&B. That kind of thing.)

*yes, I’m very sad 🙁

‘Kayso…

If you’re like, “What?” and have no clue what the A-to-Z is, you can read all about it here.

If you want to get involved on your own blog, you can sign up here. <— That link will take you to a post that leads you to a sign-up form.

If you are planning to participate – regardless whether you sign up on the main site or not – and you are part of my community: Please leave me a note in the comments below. I will gather links from you all and create a master list, which I will post once the challenge is underway.

If you need help organizing yourself, please see my How-To at the end of last year’s reflections post. And if you have any other questions/comments/concerns/complaints regarding the challenge, feel free to reach out to me. I’ll do my best to help you get set up.