1 Snap a Day - Day 7

This is my final Resolutions post...and it's an important one for me.

Day 7:

 

A very bad thing happened today...

 

I take A LOT of photos.  I'm usually good about backing them up...I burn the photos to a CD and also file them in the Creative Memories Memory Manager system (since I'm a consultant, it's a given!).  It's been a little over a year since I've filed and backed up, so I was getting nervous that my laptop would crash.  Yesterday I took ALL of my photos off the laptop and moved them to my external hard drive before I started filing them into Memory Manager (which is where the "vault" for MM is also located).  Anyway, I was making good progress, UNTIL...

 

This afternoon I went to work on filing and the "photos" folder was missing on the external hard drive.  Then, I couldn't access anything because it said the drive was corrupt..WTF?!  At this point, I started having trouble breathing...am I seriously going to lose the ENTIRE year of 2012??  I called the hubby in a complete panic.  After talking with his IT guy, the hubby walked me through some kind of scan thing (as much as I use computers, you would think I know how this stuff works...not. at. all.), which is pictured above.  After about an hour of scanning the drive, I held my breath and tried to access the hard drive.  There was ONE file on it.  Oh my...

 

At this point, between talking with a friend and my hubby, I started running a recovery program with a "deep scan".  It is currently still scanning and will continue to scan for another 8-10 hours (it keeps changing).  If this recovers all of my photos, I would wait days!  Please send good recovery thoughts for my photos (and sanity) as I wait for my beloved photos. 

 

This is a big lesson for me to stay on top of backing up my photos!!!



1 Snap a Day - Day 6

Resolutions...

Day 5:

 

 

Walk AWAY from the craft coupons...

 

Every time I receive coupons from the local craft stores, I get all giddy...what shall I buy with my shiny new coupon?  Usually I can figure out something that I might need in the far near future to purchase.  And online coupons and specials are the WORST!!  When the Fat Quarter Shop had their Black Friday sale, I couldn't control myself.  This mindset is my downfall.  Do you know how many skeins of yarn and yards of fabric I have?  Maybe when I follow resolution #2 and organize my office, I'll be able to show you with a photo...but it's too many to count. 

 

So, this year, I will sadly put aside my favorite coupons unless I actually NEED them (like if I run out of Meringue Powder, or sewing needles).  It will be my "Frivolous Craft Purchase Detox".

1 Snap a Day - Day 5

Resolutions...

Day 5:

 

Thou Shalt Not Kill Thy Plants.

 

The same thing happens every year. 

 

 Mid-May we make the trip to Home Depot or Lowes to purchase the poor, unsuspecting plants and flowers.  I become very positive about the experience, telling myself that this summer will be different and ALL of my little beauties will thrive and look beautiful all summer.

 

End of May, we've already had our first victims because we were down the shore and forgot to water them before we left.  Go back to Home Depot to purchase a few more flowers.

 

Mid-June...Oh, wait.  We have to water the flowers, right?  More victims.  No replacements.

 

By August, the remaining flowers have been burnt to a crisp and I have given up all hope. 

 

Now that we're in our new house, maybe this year I can actually keep them alive...at least I will try.  Maybe I'll actually do some research and figure out which plants can survive with very little water (besides cactus).  The little beauty above is an Amaryllis, which was given to us by my Mother-in-Law.  I really can't take credit for the growth of this flower...my inlaws and Peas watered it every week.  Maybe it's just me...maybe if the Peas do the planting this summer, the flowers will have a chance to survive.  Hmmm... 

1 Snap a Day - Day 3

Resolutions...

Day 3:

Take more photos of the kids!

 

 

 

This is my youngest Pea, all ready for his first day of Preschool this morning.  He started the 2 1/2 year class, twice a week.  I just can't believe he's not a baby anymore...and I also realized I've slowed down with my Pea photos.  Everyone always told me that you have the most photos of your first child, but I was determined to prove them wrong.  I did pretty well, up until this Pea turned 2.  This year I will make sure to take more photos of the little things that the Peas do...which will probably be seen with this 1 Snap a Day Challenge!