941st Friday Blog Roundup

I need to sleep in this weekend because the Coronation coverage begins at 2 am next weekend. That’s the pre-show. I believe the actual show begins closer to 5 am or 6 am, but in any case, we are getting up super early to watch. Or not going to sleep at all. Or something in between.

I’m glad it’s happening now — before college. That we can watch it together. I will clearly need a lot of coffee to get through the day.

Are you watching?

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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:

• “Eine Idee” (Elaine ohne Kind)

Okay, now my choices this week.

The Road Less Travelled has a post that serves as a good reminder that you never know how things will turn out. They moved closer to family to have support as they aged, and instead, they are the ones giving a lot of support at the moment. She writes, “I’m really glad we’re here and able to help out as much as we’ve been doing. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned over the past 25 years, it’s to expect the unexpected — that life rarely unfolds exactly the way we think it will.” Hopefully, they will be there when you need them, too.

Lastly, It’s Inconceivable sends a letter to her body. It has let her down. Confused her. Frustrated her. I love the ending. I’ll give you a little taste: “Body… You have frustrated me, caused me intense pain, made me wonder why you haven’t worked properly when I’ve lost baby after baby, but then you’ve also fascinated me with your resilience, how well you’ve recuperated, how you have bounced back.” Go over and read the whole thing.

The roundup to the Roundup: Waking up for the Coronation next 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 April 21 – April 28) 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.