943 Friday Blog Roundup

Each time I opened up Facebook on Wednesday, my entire feed — ten or more posts in a row each time — was about Heather Armstrong. Either posts about mental health in general (and open offers of support) or Heather and her impact on the blogging world. Really, the writing world. Would blogging have curved along the same road without her? Maybe not. At least, I think she changed the blogosphere for women, if not all writers.

I have nothing profound to say. Just a quiet sadness for a voice missing from the world.

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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:

• “That Day Again: 20 Coping Tips” (No Kidding in NZ)

Okay, now my choices this week.

I had No Kidding in NZ’s post about Mother’s Day for this week. The day is charged for lots of people and lots of reasons. It is fantastic advice and perspective for anyone struggling to get through Sunday.

Lastly, Infertile Phoenix gives another update about reconnecting with an old friend. She explains how infertility impacted her and writes, “She said she couldn’t be there for me because she didn’t know what was going on. I told her that, in retrospect, I don’t think anyone could have been there for me at the time. Even if they knew everything.” I don’t think people can truly fathom the emotional pain accompanying infertility and pregnancy loss. I think Phoenix captured that depth well in this post.

The roundup to the Roundup: Dooce. 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 May 5 – 12) 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.