958th Friday Blog Roundup
We’re now in October, which means I’m officially closer to seeing the twins again than school drop-off. I’ve been living for this visit, trying to leave the schedule open so we can see where the day takes us. I miss them so much, and I will be able to hug them in a few weeks. I am trying to keep it chill. I cannot keep it chill. I do not have a chill bone in my body.
Did I mention I’m excited to see the twins?
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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 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. To read the description before clicking over, please return to the open thread:
- None… sniff.
Okay, now my choices this week.
PocoBrat outlines some good excitements and bad excitements. It’s funny how this one thing — excitement — can present so differently depending on context. And I love that the day ended on a good note.
Finding a Different Path speaks truth about work-life balance. As she points out: “Often the reason why work-life balance is so hard is because the job is just never-ending and we keep getting new initiatives to implement and new hats to put on and new crises to avert.” Cough. Though she is taking excellent steps toward a better day.
Lastly, Infertile Phoenix says goodbye forever to pediatrics work. I love this self-knowledge about what she has learned by returning to the work: “I have moved on in terms of what I want to learn, how I want to grow, and whom I want to serve.” Congratulations on the end of the era.
The roundup to the Roundup: I get to see the twins soon. 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 September 29 – October 6) 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.
6 comments
Enjoy your visit with the twins, Mel! 🙂 Although I guess it’s not immediately imminent?
Re: second helpings: While I’m sad to see her saying goodbye to her blog after 15 (!) years, Mrs. Spit does it beautifully:
http://mrsspit.ca/?p=6659
Is there someone who thought you had a chill bone in your body?
Thank you for the mention!
Elaine’s post “Come and Gone” really touched me this week. To experience an unexpected pregnancy years after infertility and then to experience miscarriage and then to pass the pregnancy’s proposed due date… That’s a lot. <3 https://www.elaineok.com/gekommen-und-gegangen/
And I second Loribeth's mention of Mrs. Spit's post! Her blog helped me a lot over the years.
I love this for you, Mel :)! I am celebrating your imminent hugs too.
Thank you so much for the shoutout! (I thanked you here: https://www.pocobrat.net/2023/10/soundtrack.html )
I am SO excited for you!!!! And I love how you are open to the day as it unfolds.
I hadn’t once stopped to think that maybe your kids had chosen schools far enough away where visiting home regularly would be impractical to impossible. My college was only about 200 miles from home so it was easy enough to visit for a long weekend. No wonder you’ve been so upset, you poor dear! Hoping the time until you see them again goes quickly.