Theme Reveal – A to Z April 2019 Challenge #AtoZChallenge
April is coming!! Yes, it’s that time of the year, when bloggers from all over the world don their creative hats and blog all through April except Sundays.
I have been participating in this annual mega blogging challenge since 2013 and I have loved being a part of it .
I will be participating in this challenge for the 7th consecutive time.
I did not have a theme for my first A to Z Challenge in 2013. But thereafter, I opted for a theme. My themes for the last 6 years have been:
- 2014 – Marriage from A to Z in 55 Words
- 2015 – Feelings and Emotions from A to Z in 55 Words
- 2016 – Cultivating Happiness from A to Z in 55 Words
- 2017 – Crime Stories from A to Z in 55 Words
- 2018 – Notes from the Road
This year my theme for Blogging from A to Z April 2019 Challenge is…
My Theme for the A to Z Challenge 2019 is : Food Talks.
Yes, this April, I am going to talk all about food and nothing else.
Why this theme?
You know, food is our common ground, a universal experience. We are a family of foodies. The husband is a magician in the kitchen and is a chef by passion, the kid aspires to cook and I am serious about eating good food. As they say, you can’t just eat good food. You’ve got to talk about it too. And you’ve got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food. And that’s YOU!! So this April, I am going to talk all about food, our experiences, experiments, basics, tips, ideas, hacks, trends and much more, yes, a lot of food for thought!
So, pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us, this April. Life is so endlessly delicious.
Sign up for the A to Z Challenge today! The sign ups closes on April 6, 2019
Theme Reveal closes on March 28, 2019.
Check all the details at the A to Z Official Blog here.
March 18, 2019 12:05 am|
Bravo!!! Yes, as you said, I’m pleasantly surprised. But you know for sure that I’d be dropping by your blog every single day. Happy AtoZ!
March 18, 2019 7:05 pm|
Thanks Shalini. I am looking forward to your Recipes from Kerala and book recommendations too 🙂 Happy AtoZing to you too 🙂
March 18, 2019 12:31 am|
Wow! It’s here already! I’d thought of an idea for this year right away after last year’s challenge but was never able to put it all together efficiently enough to be ready for this year. Mine was about food, also! Perhaps I’ll save it for next year and work on it a little bit at a time (it would take time and pictures).
Now I have to think hard and fast to see if I can come up with something worthy of participation before the month’s upon me.
March 18, 2019 7:12 pm|
I absolutely loved your last year’s posts on ‘Reasons Why You Need an Editor’. It was an interesting and super informative series. Please do participate, Lynda!! Looking forward to your posts, this April. 🙂
March 18, 2019 1:03 am|
Well I had definitely shelved the idea this time round Shilpa – but your post is making me rethink ~ mmmmm mmmmmm maybe!
March 18, 2019 7:13 pm|
Please do participate, Susan. I love reading your thoughtful and insightful posts. And truly appreciate your support too!
March 18, 2019 1:31 am|
Great! I am not participating this time. But I will be here to read your awesome posts this April! All the best, Shilpa!
March 18, 2019 7:16 pm|
Oh, will miss you, Vinitha! Thanks for your support, appreciate it 🙂
March 18, 2019 8:37 am|
All the best veteran!
March 18, 2019 2:43 pm|
Awesome Shipa. This is my first time in A2z so wasnt sure how good idea it would be to write all food related blogs. Looking forward to yours.
March 18, 2019 7:24 pm|
That’s what a theme is all about…. ie you write about a subject/category. As it is food is a very vast topic.
I have written without a theme and on a theme from A to Z. Both are challenging in their own way. Writing on a random new topic almost every day or writing on a planned subject (which could be restrictive) from A to Z has its thrills and chills.
Looking forward to read your posts, this April, Vartika. Cheers!
March 18, 2019 7:16 pm|
Thank you and all the very best to you too, Pooja 🙂
March 18, 2019 8:51 am|
I am already hungry for your posts, Shilpa! You are going to rock the challenge, yet again!
March 18, 2019 7:25 pm|
Thank you for your kind words, Mayuri. I am looking forward to explore Chennai through your words this April too 🙂
March 18, 2019 10:10 am|
AtoZ is marked in bold on my notice board but your post just gave me a reality check. Interesting theme. Looking forward to the “food for thought” throughout April.
March 18, 2019 7:27 pm|
Are you participating in this challenge, Deepali? I couldnt see your theme reveal post on your blog. Thanks for your support, appreciate it!
March 18, 2019 10:36 am|
This is absolutely my kind of theme, Shilpa. Food is wonderful. I am doing something similar. Good luck to you. You will obviously rock it!
March 18, 2019 7:29 pm|
I am so glad that you will be joining us this year for this mega challenge, Rachna! Looking forward to your basic recipes and tips. Thank you for your wishes and good luck to you too 🙂
March 18, 2019 11:10 am|
Food? Now try stopping me from coming to your blog every day 😀 All the best Shilpa.
March 30, 2019 7:13 pm|
Hahaha. I am looking forward to seeing you here and reading your posts too, Rubina, Thank you and all the very best to you too 🙂
March 18, 2019 11:31 am|
Interesting theme shilpa:) am still thinking hopefully will sign up , I am definitely looking forward to your posts:)
March 30, 2019 7:15 pm|
Please do sign up, Genevive. I hope you do. Sign ups are open till April 6. Looking forward to your participation this April too. 🙂
March 18, 2019 11:47 am|
Oh, I love this theme, Shilp!
And, I love food! So, I will be here every day next month!
Looking forward for your foodie tales..
Wish you the very best, my dear!
March 30, 2019 7:16 pm|
Thank you, Shilpa, glad you liked this theme. Looking forward to read your posts too and best wishes to you too 🙂
March 18, 2019 12:33 pm|
Yum! I like this theme 🙂
The Multicolored Diary
March 30, 2019 7:16 pm|
Thank you 🙂
March 18, 2019 12:37 pm|
good luck. I have enjoyed your A-Z challenge posts in previous years
March 30, 2019 7:17 pm|
Thanks much, Zannie. Looking forward to your support this year too 🙂
March 18, 2019 12:45 pm|
Great, looking forward to a lot of delicious stuff from you.
Check out mine:
https://balconysunrise.wordpress.com/2019/03/18/a-z-2019-theme-reveal/
March 30, 2019 7:17 pm|
Thank you, Meena. I am looking forward to your Movies and Memories posts too. Cheers!
March 18, 2019 2:36 pm|
Thanks for introducing me to the A to Z challenge. I haven’t heard of this before!
March 30, 2019 7:18 pm|
Happy to help 🙂 Hope you are participating in this month long challenge 🙂
March 18, 2019 3:21 pm|
I really liked your reasons for doing the A-Z. All the best for the challenge. See you in April.
March 30, 2019 7:19 pm|
Thanks a lot, Nilanjana. Yes, see you in April. Cheers!
March 18, 2019 3:58 pm|
As a chef by trade, I’m sure I’ll find your theme extra tasty this year! A for your C’s, I totally Concur.
Keith’s A-Z Ramblings!
March 30, 2019 7:20 pm|
Wow! You are a chef, Keith!! How cool is that!!
Looking forward to your support this year as well and looking forward to your stories about children, for children. Cheers!
March 18, 2019 4:58 pm|
I will not be doing A2Z this year but all the very best to you.
March 30, 2019 7:21 pm|
Oh, that’s sad. Thank you, Alpana and looking forward to your support. Cheers 🙂
March 18, 2019 6:19 pm|
Food for thought – sounds like an interesting theme. Looking forward to catch up with you through this month.
March 30, 2019 7:22 pm|
Thanks Anupriya. I am looking forward to your posts on Parenting Books too. Cheers 🙂
March 18, 2019 6:35 pm|
That’s a great theme, Shilpa! Will stop by and read as and when even though I’ll be travelling through the first half of April. All the best for April. I know you’ll ace it as you always do.
March 30, 2019 7:22 pm|
Have a great trip, Esha. Thank you for your kind words. 🙂
March 18, 2019 7:18 pm|
I’ve missed your posts. So happy to see this and like always, I am going to wait eagerly for the challenge to begin.
March 30, 2019 7:24 pm|
Yes, April is a month of excitement and madness, I am looking forward to it too. Cheers 🙂
March 18, 2019 8:35 pm|
I am really looking forward to your Blogathon in April and being a foodie , I definitely love your theme for this challenge too.
March 30, 2019 7:24 pm|
Thanks Preeti. Appreciate your support 🙂
March 18, 2019 9:39 pm|
I will surely be on the lookout for your posts. Great theme and promising posts. Good luck to you!
March 30, 2019 7:24 pm|
Thank you, Prerna 🙂
March 18, 2019 9:50 pm|
HI Shilpa!!! So nice to see you again on the challenge!
Wow!! SEven years! You’re a serious veteran.
I love cooking to I know that I’ll love your challenge too 🙂
Here’s to another great April of blogging dangerously!
March 30, 2019 7:26 pm|
Hahaha. You said it…. blogging dangerously it is!! But dont we all love it!! Thank you for your support, Sarah. I am looking forward to your informative and interesting posts too 🙂
March 18, 2019 10:08 pm|
I’m completely loving the themes this year. Food is just perfect for a theme given your baking skills. This is going to be fun. I love the buzz of the A to Z Challenge and will joining in solely in the capacity of a reader. Good luck and I’ll be around.
March 30, 2019 7:27 pm|
Ah! Will miss you, Tulika. Thanks for your kind words and support, truly appreciate it 🙂
March 18, 2019 11:18 pm|
Great theme Shipa, and I am sure you will share great stuff this year too, like last year. all the best and wish me the same. feeling nervous, hoping to complete it.
March 30, 2019 7:28 pm|
You will ace it, Surbhi. It’s the “mandatory-April feeling”, which we all go through. 😀 All the very best to you too. See you in April. Cheers.
March 18, 2019 11:31 pm|
Super! And I hope you’ll share your banana walnut cake recipe in one of those posts! Just food for thought, you know!
March 30, 2019 7:29 pm|
Hahaha. I will, Vidya 😀
March 19, 2019 5:01 am|
Food is one which binds us all together. Good to know your theme, expecting lots of creative writing from your end.
March 30, 2019 7:29 pm|
Thank you, Jhilmil. Looking forward to your support. 🙂
March 19, 2019 8:05 am|
All the best for your challenge. I will surely be reading each and every post since I am a foodie and would love to see your journey.
March 30, 2019 7:30 pm|
Thanks a lot, Neha. Appreciate your support 🙂
March 19, 2019 8:19 am|
Great! Look forward to reading your posts.
March 30, 2019 7:34 pm|
Thank much, Abhijit 🙂
March 19, 2019 5:24 pm|
Well I love food so this will be a sure thing for me to be visiting!! 😉
Entertaing Interests
March 30, 2019 7:35 pm|
Thank you, Danielle. Looking forward to reading your posts on books and meditation too 🙂
March 20, 2019 5:21 am|
All the best.
March 30, 2019 7:35 pm|
Thank you 🙂
March 20, 2019 8:56 am|
Putting your blog on my daily read list as I’m always down for a good dinner idea!! See ya in April
March 30, 2019 7:36 pm|
That would be awesome, thank you Stephanie. Yes, see you in April positively 🙂
March 20, 2019 9:28 am|
You convinced me with that post. It’s good to see you back for another round of A to Z and to read such a great pitch for trying the Challenge.
Have fun!
Arlee Bird
Tossing It Out
March 30, 2019 7:37 pm|
Thank you, Arlee. Truly appreciate your efforts in hosting this amazing challenge. Looking forward to your posts too. Cheers!
March 20, 2019 9:46 am|
Good luck!
Even I want to keep sometime to read and write everyday. Let me see haw far I will be successful.
March 30, 2019 7:38 pm|
Thank you, Ranjana. You will ace it. Have faith. All the best to you too 🙂
March 21, 2019 6:16 pm|
WOW!!!
7th! That’s fantastic. I made a half baked attempt in 2014 and completed the challenge in 2015. Planning to attempt it this year too 😀 Looking forward to knowing your thoughts on food, Shilpa. All the best
March 30, 2019 7:39 pm|
Thanks much, Sundari. It’s wonderful to see you participating this year. See you in April 🙂
March 22, 2019 12:37 pm|
A theme after my heart. This will be the second year I’m giving this challenge a miss and it is largely because of space issues with my server. I still have to clean up. It’s taking longer than I expected because I have to do it file by file.
Look forward to reading your posts and wish you luck!
March 30, 2019 7:40 pm|
Hope your blog issues get sorted soon, Sunita. Truly appreciate your support and warm wishes. You will be missed… I remember your informative and interesting posts on Textiles of India.
March 22, 2019 8:32 pm|
It’s just my 2nd round. The debut was last year.
I will be putting up the reveal theme in a few days.
Looking forward to your posts.
March 30, 2019 7:41 pm|
I am glad that you are participating this year too, Pradeep. Looking forward to your posts on Journalism Jargon. See you in April 🙂
March 23, 2019 1:44 pm|
Awesome! I’m looking forward to reading your delicious posts, Shilpa. I opted to participate in the challenge suddenly on a whim today. Hoping to read some great blog posts through April!
March 30, 2019 7:42 pm|
Aha! So glad that you are participating, Vinodini. I will be seeing you in April, definitely! Cheers 🙂
March 23, 2019 4:17 pm|
Wow, this is your 7th year of A2Z challenge, I need to take a lot of tips from you on how to survive such a grueling challenge. Will be looking forward to reading your posts.
March 30, 2019 7:43 pm|
Thanks for dropping by, Neha. I am looking forward to read your posts on Travel with Kids too. See you next month! Cheers 🙂
March 26, 2019 12:03 pm|
What a great journey you had….really looking forward to your posts…all the best!
March 30, 2019 7:44 pm|
Thanks a lot, Ninu 🙂
May 29, 2019 6:35 pm|
This is the best guest post I’ve read in 2015 (never mind it’s the only one). THIS IS FULL OF SO MUCH WIN. And life makes SO MUCH MORE SENSE NOW. Of course junk food was invented by the devil. It’s all his fault anyway. Trying to make us humans into creatures who will do the devil’s bidding for junk food. That would explain why devil’s food cake is called devil’s food cake. *scratches head* and MAYBE that’s why junk food is so unhealthy for us.