My Motherboard, My Self

Yes, that is a title of a Sex and the City Episode. Ya know, the one where Carrie's laptop crashes and she loses "her whole life"?? 



Well it happened to me.  My laptop's hard drive decided to commit suicide.  And, like Carrie, I did not backup.  (I know, shoot me now).  Which means, in no uncertain terms, that everything is gone.  Specifically, everything in my precious Wedding folder.  My budget spreadsheets, inspiration photos, saved blog posts, to-do lists and schedules.  Even worse is the fact that last month's DIY schedule task was to create all of the preliminary designs for everything paper-related.  That was hours of designing favor tags, programs, soda bottle labels, coloring books, iteneraries, and a ridiculous handrawn map - and now it's all been lost to cyberland.  ("In cyberland, we only drink...diet coke." Kudos to those who know what the hell that means).

Oh and did I mention that I also lost all of my photos, including the gratuitous ring porn that I have yet to share of my engagement ring, the pictures of my wedding dress and shopping experience, and adorable pictures and videos of my baby from Christmas?  And the video of Pete's proposal. Yeah, I'm mad.

So what's the lesson in this, my dear readers?  LISTEN!!! when everyone tells you to backup your stuff. I cannot stress this enough, especially if you are planning a wedding.  That *precious wedding folder* is not so precious when you realize you have to create it from scratch all over again.

Are Carrie Bradshaw and me the only ones this stupid, or can anyone else out there feel my pain?