805th Friday Blog Roundup

At first, I wasn’t worried about Isaias at all. I mean, I was worried for people on the coastline, but I wasn’t worried about our area.

And then the day before the storm was set to hit, we received a bunch of messages about things preemptively closing because Isaias was going to produce heavy winds and a lot of rain. The local government said that people should stay off the roads during the storm. Josh had planned to go grocery shopping the next day, so he moved up the trip and got home before the stores filled.

I spent the evening worrying. We charged devices in case we lost power, but I was more concerned with falling trees.

And then the storm came and went. Our area was okay, so I could have stuck with my original worrying plan to focus all of my anxiety on the coastline. It was weird to worry about something other than coronavirus for a few hours.

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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 Stories We Make Up About Home” (Stirrup Queens) — thank you, KatherineA
• “A sainthood not extended… virtue (not) bestowed” (The Road Less Travelled)
• “My Unsolicited Advice” (Infertile Phoenix)

Okay, now my choices this week.

Dreaming of Diapers writes about the way the virus has impacted her life. She writes, “Due to the pandemic, my husband got demoted at work and we decided to put our house on the market to adjust to his new salary. And, I’ve tried more of everything to get pregnant and nothing has worked… and I’m terrified to close that chapter of my life for good.” She is writing more now to get out these emotions. For some people, the pandemic isn’t a pause; it’s a completely different path.

Dubliner in Deutschland discovers that distance is relative. Before the pandemic, home didn’t feel far away. During the pandemic, home suddenly feels very distant. I’ve been wondering if the pandemic will change where people live if they haven’t already settled down. I’m sure we’ll be thinking about the impact of the pandemic for years (or generations?) to come.

Lastly, An Engineer Becomes a Mom asks what is your story? She tells her story—the highlight moments—and then points out: “That’s it, it’s just a story. It shaped me, certainly the way I was raised shaped me, yet it’s not me. That’s the part where I think a lot of us get stuck. We get stuck in the story of our lives as if it’s actually us.” She teaches you how to walk through your SFD (you’ll need to click over to understand the acronym).

The roundup to the Roundup: Isaias. 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 31 – August 7) 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.