BlogChatterA2Z – Third time in a row!
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This is the third
time in a row that I’m participating in BlogChatterA2Z and it is evident from
the April tab of my blog, for the last 2 years, which has the maximum number of
posts. Having successfully completed this writing challenge in the last two
years amidst a lot of obstacles in my real life made me confident to register
for it this year, and I’ve set out on a path to explore my writing ability.
The last few years
of my life have been too dynamic, which has helped me migrate to different countries,
made me move from one apartment to another, adapt to different cultures, living
styles, and climatic conditions, and find a home abroad. As easy as it sounds,
it was never easy but the fact that I don’t complain about the circumstances
made everything appear so easy.
In the year 2023,
when I joined this Challenge, it was when I just joined a new job in Finland
which was consuming most of my life, as I would spend 3 hours/day commuting to
my office. My life would start around 5 am, completing daily chores before
leaving for work, and end at 11 am before I would prepare myself for the hurdle
of the next day. My weekends would be busy, with getting the stock of groceries
for the next week. I pushed myself so hard to schedule some posts during
weekends or the time before I cooked dinner after work. With the extended deadline,
I was able to complete this challenge, and I am proud of myself for having
completed it.
In the year 2024,
I joined this challenge from another apartment in Finland, with sickness from Flu
at the end of this challenge, making it too hard for me to push myself. When
you’re abroad, sick, and alone, especially during winter when there’s no Sun in
the sky for months in a row and you can’t go out in such a harsh climatic condition,
it becomes too challenging to navigate but I don’t give up so easily. I worked hard
on my commitments and delivered the outputs within the deadline. I am proud of
myself for not giving up when it was getting so hard.
It is 2025 and I’m
writing this post from a historic city in the Netherlands where I’ve been
living for the last 9 months. Something different from other years that I’m
doing this time is that I’ve scheduled some posts in advance, before the start
of this challenge which I couldn’t do previously. As I’m healing from a recent
loss; both physically and emotionally, I hope that writing in this challenge will
make this healing process a bit easier. You may find my raw emotions being
exposed in some of the posts but remember that it’s a process of healing that I’m
into and this process is neither linear nor straightforward.
Just like other years,
I have a strong belief that I will be able to finish this challenge before the
deadline. Oh! Wait, I’ve not even decided on the prompts to write on. I will
wait for the days of April to provide me with prompts as the month unfolds.
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Swati Sarangi
31.03.2025
I'm participating in #BlogchatterA2Z 2025
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