1036th Friday Blog Roundup

It’s the most wonderful time of the year
With the kids [near home dwelling]
And everyone telling you be of good cheer
It’s the most wonderful time of the year

Apologies to whoever wrote that song, but the most wonderful time of the year is summer because the kids are almost home for three months. I can bother them and smoosh them and make them go on ice cream road trips with me.

I really love having the kids close by. And while I know August will be hard as the summer winds down, right now, we’re on the cusp of it starting. So only blue skies.

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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.

And now the blogs…

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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.

Scientist on the Roof writes about not connecting with a story. I’ve been going through this a lot lately — though it rarely happened before — where I start a book, and I’m even enjoying a book, but I cannot connect with the book. When that happens, I move it back to the TBR. I wonder if there is something about the news cycle and the state of the world that is causing this to happen more than usual. I agree with her: “I do firmly believe that, for maximum impact, you have to read a book at the right time.”

Lastly, The Road Less Travelled marks 50 years since she lost her grandmother. If we count birthdays, it makes sense to count deathdays. She explains, “This was my first real experience with the death of a person close to me.” Sending a hug for a hard anniversary.

The roundup to the Roundup: Kids are almost home. 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 May 9 – May 16) 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.