767th Friday Blog Roundup

I have a hot date with my pyjamas this weekend. Friday night, we’re doing appetizers for dinner (in my pyjamas), and then reading or re-watching old episodes of The Crown. I’m supposed to be social on Saturday, so I guess I’ll have to shower and change out of pyjamas for a few hours, but the second it’s done, it’s back to pyjamas. And then Sunday, well, you may have guessed, I’m in pyjamas.

There will be chips consumed. There will be movies watched. There will be books read. But there will be zero work unless you count the hard work of scrolling through GoodReads and finding more things to read.

I am mentally checking out for 48 hours. And I’m doing most of it in pyjamas.

Let the relaxation begin in like… eight hours. I cannot wait.

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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:

• “Babies Don’t Die So That People Can Learn Life Lessons–They Just Die And It’s Tragic” (An Unexpected Family Outing)

Okay, now my choices this week.

Lavender Luz has seven facts about National Adoption Month, most of which you probably don’t know. I mean, I didn’t know them, therefore, I assume most people won’t know them. Though once I read the post, I was like, “Yeah, that makes sense.” Learn how the month came about and the impulse behind it.

Inconcievable’s final cycle didn’t work, but I love that she asked for what she needed from her doctor. It is so hard to trust that someone will step up — especially if they’re correcting how they inadvertently behaved — but she makes sure that she has the final interaction she needs. She writes, “I don’t really believe in ‘closure.’ Like so many other griefs, resolving infertility will be an ongoing process. Even when we’ve finalized the last of the decisions, I suspect there will be pangs that pierce me at the most strange and random moments for many years to come. Infertility will no longer be one of the major, ongoing parts of my life, but it will always be a part of my story.” So true.

Finally, The Uterus Monologues has a guest post about miscarriage affecting the writer’s sex life. She writes, “The topic of post-loss sex isn’t very well explored. A quick Google search shows that while there’s plenty of information covering how you might feel about sex immediately after your loss (and generally the sensible health advice is that it’s fine to have sex again once your symptoms have stopped) there’s little that signposts the confusing and complex feelings that may come later. So, let’s dive in.” Wow — what an informative, important post.

The roundup to the Roundup: Did I mention how much I love my pyjamas? 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 November 1st and 8th) 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.