703rd Friday Blog Roundup

It is raining here.  A lot.  The rain causes flash flooding, so you have to take detours and plan extra time to get where you’re going sometimes.  There is rain in the forecast every single day for the next 15 days.  There may be more rain beyond that; the forecast only goes for 15 days on my weather app.

It’s hard to feel cheery when everything is so wet.

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Stop procrastinating.  Go make your backups.  Don’t have regrets.

Seriously.  Stop what you’re doing for a moment.  It will take you fifteen minutes, tops.  But you will have peace of mind for days and days.  It’s the gift to yourself that keeps on giving.

As always, add any new thoughts to the Friday Backup post and peruse new comments in order to find out about methods, plug-ins, and devices that help you quickly back up your data and accounts.

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And now the blogs…

But first, second helpings of the posts that appeared in the open comment thread last week.  In order to read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:

• “The Hedges and the Midwife” (Regie’s Blog)
• “Insensitive Sister” (Infertile Phoenix)

Okay, now my choices this week.

No Kidding in NZ has a post about the Netflix special, Nanette, which I also watched this week.  As I commented over there, I watched it without any preconceived notions or knowledge about the show or Hannah Gadsby, and I think that’s the best way to experience it.  (Don’t Google it!)  Luckily, there are no spoilers in this post.  So go view and then jump into the conversation.

Inexplicably Missing is going on an amazing trip, but first she’s discussing whether it’s a good thing to block yourself off from your feelings.  Is it something to be admired?  I’m inclined to lean towards admired, too; feelings are just that — feelings.  In other words, they are real but can change and are often subject to information coupled with many other factors.  So I’m sort of in awe of anyone who can compartmentalize.  And the trip sounds amazing.

Lastly, Countingpinklines welcomes her baby.  I love this post for the happy news AND because it feels like old school blogging; connecting with others by stating your truth.  It’s amazing.  It’s surreal.  It’s emotional.  It’s exhausting.  She writes, “Right after he was born, they put him in my arms. And I just started crying. He’s here. Finally. And he’s mine. And I cannot believe that little 100 cell blob I saw on the screen grew into an actual baby with all his fingers and toes and is so perfect.”  Congratulations!

The roundup to the Roundup: It’s raining, it’s pouring.  Your weekly backup nudge.  And lots of great posts to read.  So what did you find this week?  Please use a permalink to the blog post (written between July 20th and 27th) and not the blog’s main url. Not understanding why I’m asking you what you found this week?  Read the original open thread post here.