Back It All Up. Frequently!

Just this past week, I had reason to remember the admonition we all get to back things up when it comes to important documents, spreadsheets, etc on our computers.

I had the scare of my life when I saw the black screen of death. My computer went totally black, but I started breathing again when I heard the welcome hum of life purring. 'Just the display? Ugh, not cool! But at least the hard drive is fine. Now, how do I retrieve what I need?'

I am not one who ignores sound advice or common sense so I have always backed up my work onto a thumb drive, but I got lazy during my vacation when I was working on my latest Work in Progress (WIP). I had not saved the final draft. *dum, da, dum, dum, ding!* Yeah, I hustled to retrieve that and a few other things like photos and was mission successful.

So all that to say, don't forget to back up your work. External hard drives, thumb drives, and clever brothers and sister in laws will not always be around to save you.

Happy Summer Peeps!