779th Friday Blog Roundup

Almost 20 years ago, I went on my first date with Josh. The anniversary is coming up this week. But right now, we are in the period of time between when we set up the date and when we actually went on the date; seven long days. Somehow I forgot that fact – how long he made me wait – until this year. I mean, sure, a week doesn’t sound like a long time. But I had a crush on Josh for months prior to setting up that first date. Seven days was a long time to wait.

I bet he’s going to complain when he reads this and say, “But I married you! Isn’t it enough at this point that I married you?”

Yes. But also no. But more yes.

I love Joshua. I am so glad that the universe aligned and brought us together. Happy 20th.

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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:

• None… sniff.

Okay, now my choices this week.

The Road Less Travelled was prepared to be miffed by a song’s refrain she heard while out and about, but a deeper dive told a different story about the lyrics. As she says, context is everything. Click over to read the story and hear the song.

It’s Inconceivable writes about the power in the word, “No.” Infertility made her feel different from the people around her, and it affected her flexibility. She writes, “I already felt like a square peg in a round hole because my life was so completely different to everyone else, so I pulled out all the stops to fit in with other peoples plans and I’d accommodate everyone else at the drop of a hat.” I love her lists.

Lastly, Inconceivable has a post about the recent PTSD miscarriage study but points out another facet of it that I didn’t notice the first time I read about the study: The sole focus is on peer support. She explains, “There’s very little about better helping women connect with mental health care or how the medical care of these conditions might change.” As she points out, there needs to be more done than just talking to one another.

The roundup to the Roundup: 20 years with Josh. 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 24 and January 31) 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.