1066th Friday Blog Roundup

Many months ago, we were in Deerfield, MA, and we decided that we’d watch The Holdovers during winter break. We had never seen it, though it had been on my TBW list for a long time. Winter break was the perfect time for a holiday movie, right?

So there we were, all snuggled up and ready for movie night, when we learned it had left streaming a week earlier. WHY WOULD THEY REMOVE A CHRISTMAS MOVIE BEFORE CHRISTMAS? That is probably the only time someone would want to watch a Christmas movie.

The ChickieNob quickly pointed out that it was probably in the library (it was) and we could borrow it (we could). Of course, we now need to rig up a way to watch the DVD.

The lesson of this story: Don’t wait to see things on streaming sites because they pull them off.

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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.

Finding a Different Path is getting rid of things, which both weighs on and lightens the heart. She writes, “Even all these years later, to get rid of something someone bought us for a baby that never was feels somehow ungrateful. Logically we know that’s not a thing, but emotionally it feels icky.” I get that. Objects hold meaning, including nursing chairs.

Lastly, Not a Wasted Word gives an update on stressful, annoying, and happy things. The change in packaging (and formula?) for a beloved product resonated with me. I don’t do well with any change, but I especially don’t do well when I need to find a new product because a random manufacturer threw a curve ball. The “improvement” is rarely an improvement for the user.

The roundup to the Roundup: Streaming sites confuse me. 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 December 19 – 26) 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.