938th Friday Blog Roundup

I am 100% not a fan of April Fools’ Day. Still, I thought Lifehacker’s post about it was interesting because it made me think about how it moved from being a personal holiday (mess with your classmates) to a public holiday (post an obnoxiously confusing joke article online).

They point out: “Traditionally pranks were at least enjoyable for the one doing the pranking, but modern April Fools’ isn’t fun for anyone.” The people making the pranks are not enjoying it because it’s work. And they don’t know how people receive it. And the people being pranced aren’t enjoying it. It’s just a terrible “holiday” all around.

So heads up for tomorrow. Maybe stay offline.

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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:

• “Odds & Ends & Updates” (The Road Less Travelled)
• “A Moment with LGN” (The Road Less Travelled)
• “Speaking Up for the Non-Grandmas” (No Kidding in NZ)

Okay, now my choices this week.

If you were blown away by Finding a Different Path’s post last week of her husband’s icebreaker at work, you’re going to looooooooove this update of what they did for International Women’s Day. Your mouth will once again drop open as you read.

Infertile Phoenix marks her eighth survivor anniversary, marking the time from her last IVF cycle when she stopped trying to conceive. She admits: “I had a deep cry for about ten minutes yesterday. If I do not give in and feel it, it will persist for days. So, I went with it and felt it all. And it felt awful. And then it passed.” Here’s to the feelings that flow through you, marking the day and letting it go.

Lastly, Dear John marks a year without her husband, giving John an update on all of the things he missed as they neared the anniversary. She tells him, “I did not picture myself as someone who would make plans for the next time she visited the cemetery, so…thanks for that, I guess?” Sending her deep breaths as she starts the second year.

The roundup to the Roundup: April Fools’ Day tomorrow. 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 March 24 – March 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.