753rd Friday Blog Roundup

There is a place in LA that has VR massage chairs. As in, you get in a massage chair, strap on a VR headset, and watch relaxing pictures while a machine kneads the knots out of your back. 30 minutes for $45.

At first, I was obsessed with the idea of heading to LA. Then the Wolvog pointed out that I could get a massage pad for $150, strap it to a chair, and put on his VR set and have essentially the same thing for as long as I want, no flight necessary.

Then, as I researched massage pads that strap onto chairs, I realized that I kind of wanted to skip the whole VR thing and just close my eyes and bliss out. I’m not sure why I never thought to get myself this. Is it as good as professional massage? Probably not. But is it an inexpensive way to make myself feel relaxed for 15 minutes any time I want. Well… yes.

We don’t have a lot of space, so it has to be either a pad that attaches to an existing chair or a folding chair (yes, they make foldable massage chairs!). Anyone have an experience with these?

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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:

• “Giving Comfort” (Stirrup Queens) — thanks, Jess!
• “Tiny Glass Bowl of Bread” (Stirrup Queens) — thanks, Jess, again!
• “Inheritances” (No Kidding in NZ)

Okay, now my choices this week.

Dreaming of Diapers is in the middle of an out-of-state FET, traveling from AZ to LA to transfer her final embryos. She is thinking positively because while this may be her last shot, it’s also her best shot. So go send her off with a lot of good thoughts.

Infertile Phoenix has a post with a thought-provoking opening: “Recovering from infertility without getting to raise children is a long, hard undertaking.” And I love these opening thoughts that kick off an amazing ending, “Who am I now? A changed person. Healing from the loss of motherhood.” Go read the whole thing.

Lastly, Bereaved and Blessed returns to an old post and updates a single word, subtly changing the meaning of her original thought. She also added in the perspective she gained from the year, and performed the piece in a reading series. I featured the original post last year, too, so go over and see the changes. (I love the new insights.)

The roundup to the Roundup: I want to get a massage pad. 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 26th and August 2nd) 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.