1069th Friday Blog Roundup

We spent last weekend at the beach. We needed a break, but we also learned that the US Fish and Wildlife Service was dismantling the visitor’s center in January in preparation for the moving of the beach in 2027, and this would be the last time to see it. It was the site where the ChickieNob first decided that she needed a pet clam. And while we hadn’t been inside in many many many years, it was still sad to think about its demolition.

It was a little grey and misty on Saturday, and a small section of the building was already missing. But I was able to take a few pictures to remember the building. We found a park that allowed us to look out over the water once they close the current beach. And we ate a lot of ice cream, watched Taskmaster, and read books.

It was kind of perfect.

*******

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…

*******

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.

The Barreness asks the question many of us think when we catch a glimpse of ourselves in the mirror. She captures well the emotions of the moment, too: “It is a strange time we are living in, and being here in the states makes it even more surreal by each hour. I am heartbroken and exhausted and constantly worried about something or another.” I absolutely loved this truth: “Fear presents itself differently in us all.” Sending a hug.

Swistle captures how I feel when the kids leave to go back to college. She writes, “Having all the kids home reminded me that my main job (taking care of all the kids), which has long-since stopped being a full-time position, is ever continuing to diminish—which makes me look around at what is left.” Change is hard.

Lastly, No Kidding in NZ is back from an amazing trip, and she recounts how children mostly didn’t come up as a topic or consideration during their travel. She compares it with another blogger’s trip and wonders what factor made their two experiences so different.

The roundup to the Roundup: Goodbye, visitor’s center. 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 January 9 – 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.