April...w/o the A-Z

 

A is for...As and when Able

It’s been a habit and therapy and sanity and camaraderie – I’ve been participating in the A-Z Challenge since 2014 and absolutely love the rigorous discipline of it. I have written poetry and prose, I’ve gone on amazing exploratory trips, I’ve fallen through rabbit holes, I‘ve limericked and panic-laughed and reflected and researched and paid tribute to places and people. I’ve signed up and I’ve stayed away from the master list, I’ve visited hundreds of blogs and also done return visits only. I’ve pantzed it and planned it through life changes -  bereavement, country/continent relocations and sundry other, less monumental issues. In short, an April without the A-Z doesn’t feel like my April at all.

 

And yet. This April I’m not taking the challenge, at least not every day. Life is a mixed bag of chaos at present.  Last year August, I came home to India and took off the dustcovers for the final time. I had initially thought of cannibalising them into dishcloths or something and then that got forgotten in the rush of refurbishing the home base to our current requirements. Turns out it was a nifty move not to, thank goodness! Only eight months after the relocation to end all relocations, after making what I thought was the final journey home, we’re moving again. We fly out in a few days. Life at present is all about dustcovers, sorting through and packing up at the moment.

 

So.  I will be participating as and when I am able. I’m staying off the master list this year as well, because I have no idea when and where I’ll get a connection or the time to write/blog or return visits.

 

We’re relocating this time farther than the Middle East, farther than I’ve ever been. A different continent, a different hemisphere. Excited and a tad apprehensive, but mostly grateful. Life is never easy but it’s also amazing in ways one cannot anticipate in a million years.

 

Happy April to you and happy A-Zing if you’re participating!

A-Z Challenge 2022