920th Friday Blog Roundup

I kicked off this week with a spot of malware. THAT was a huge pain to clean up, requiring a lot of desperate question-asking and deleting while holding my breath. It was such a frustrating experience, though my friend, Josh, held my hand during the clean-up, and we got everything back online. I wrote down notes in case this happens again, and another friend helped me close a few potential open doors. I am grateful that I have nice, smart friends.

Thank you to everyone who checked in to say, “Uh, where is your site?”

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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.

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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:

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Okay, now my choices this week.

Risa Kerslake writes about getting pregnant after two donor pregnancies. Her reaction is not what she expected, and she’s trying to process the news. She writes: “Everyone who’s gone through fertility treatments has to think about this, right? What would it be like to puzzle over symptoms, take a pregnancy test without any prior knowledge? To actually be shocked? To actually tell your partner you’re pregnant and see the surprise on their face?” It’s a post about navigating a what-if for real.

Lastly, Jewish IVF writes about looking at fertility clinic reminders when you’re not cycling. She realizes how much mental space cycling took up in her brain. She admits, “Getting that reminder brings some comfort. And relief. And renewed sense of appreciation for the helpers that got us to this point.” Three cheers for the helpers.

The roundup to the Roundup: I learned a lot about websites this week. 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 November 18 – 25) 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.