Always Back Up

Not what you ever want to see on your blog.

Yesterday, I forked over my long-overdue (oops) subscription fee for my blog theme, installed it and… nothing. Betty vanished.

After a barrage of foul language and much adrenaline-fueled panic, I managed to restore to a previous version and get the blog back up and running. I have never been so happy to see an archived version of anything, ever.

So what did this point out, other than the fact that I can be a bit of a dumbass sometimes? It highlighted the fact that I should really give some semi-regular thought to the look, style and usability of this website. Funny how I can do that for my clients, yet finding the time to do it for my own project seems like an impossibility. I have two websites, and neither has had a significant update since 2010. Sad but true. Hopefully this will inspire me to make some changes in the coming months. Or years.

It also was a good reminder to have a master list of all Things With Recurring Charges to update when the credit card info changes. Sure, I managed to tackle the big things, but those once-a-year renewals are easy to let slip through the cracks.

To review: