Sometimes in marriage you just have to laugh.
I can’t write a long post today because my computer crashed on the weekend and I took it in to be fixed, and it’s hard to do graphics on my iPad. So I just want to tell you a funny story.
(Side note: I’m seriously nervous about my computer! I think I saved most of the important data, though I know I’ll lose a bit, but I also know I have a really good Time Machine Backup from May. I don’t want to use one that’s more recent because I had a virus. Anyway, I know I did the backup. I just am not certain which external hard drive it’s on, and I have a bunch. Which makes me nervous that I lost it. I guess I’ll find out this morning, but I hate worrying about little things like that! And from now on I shall label my hard drives and keep them all in the same place!)
Anyway, here’s what happened.
First, a bit of background. I have about 30,000 people on my newsletter list, and I want to make sure that I send people information that’s actually relevant to them, not just blasting 30,000 people with tons of stuff all the time.
So I had the newsletter automatically keep track of certain things, like which links were clicked, so that I could send people more of what they liked. (and I don’t share this info with anybody; don’t worry at all!)
I wasn’t sure if it was working, so I decided to check my husband’s profile. Here’s what I found:
Okay. That’s hilarious! So his interest is spicing things up.
So then I decided to check my own profile, and here’s what I found:
And my interest apparently is homemaking.
Too funny! So I guess Keith has been clicking on things about spicing things up and ignoring things about parenting.
I was in the living room with him when I figured this out so I told him and he said,
Well, honey, I just feel really called to keep you accountable about what you write, you know!
Again, too funny.
He’s actually rated as a “better” subscriber than me, too, because he opens almost everything I send, whereas I only open if I worry there’s a problem. He asked me a few months ago how he could really help me on the blog and I said that opening and clicking on my emails would help and every time he saw something from me on Facebook to hit “like” that would help, because it increases my reach. So he’s been absolutely faithful about that. And he makes it a point to click on at least one link a week–and I guess now I know what he clicks on! 🙂
So I shall have to let him keep me accountable.
If you’re not signed up to my email list, I hope you’ll come on over, too! You can choose how often you get emails and what I send you emails about, and I hope that I can keep making them relevant. They’re awfully fun!
Now I’m off to the computer store, and I sure hope that I can find the right hard drive, or I’m going to have a really BAD day. I was hoping to spend this week getting a huge project done, and this computer problem has really derailed my plans. I’m working on a Bible study for 9 Thoughts That Can Change Your Marriage. I have the study part written, but I want to film short videos to go with each of the 9 thoughts while Katie is home and I can use her lighting and expertise in videos.
But I guess I won’t be able to finish it this week, so I should just enjoy more of summer!
What about you? What big projects are you tackling? Let’s chat a bit in the comments!
[adrotate group=”1″]
Sheila Wray Gregoire has been married for 29 years and happily married for 24! She loves traveling around North America with her hubby in their RV, giving her signature "Girl Talk" about sex and marriage. And she's written 7 books. About sex and marriage. See a theme here? Plus she knits. Even in line at the grocery store.
How sweet your hubby is. I feel your pain about your computer. It seems we have so much of our “life” connected to them now and that when they have a malfunction (or die – gasp!), it’s puts a real monkey wrench into things. I’m working on cleaning out books/homeschool stuff we’re done with and planning for our restart in Sept. I just keep making more messes and feel like my progress is very slow. Excited about the Bible study you’re adding to the 9 Thoughts book – yay!
Thanks for the kind words! Everything worked out great with my computer! Yay! Having my mom move in with us this summer has really forced me to do some super heavy duty organizing which was long overdue. I feel like I finally know where everything is in my house (and now I know where my backup drives are, too, and they’re labeled! 🙂 ). Hope you feel like you’ve made some progress soon!
I’m cheating on work today amd I’m at home relaxing. Eventually, I will grocery shop but don’t want to right now. Haven’t relaxed and had down time in awhile and suddenly don’t really know what to do other than rest. I feel a bit guilty, but think this is what is needed. My husband will certainly appreciate a well rested wife.
Sorry about your computer and I pray all of your information is saved, every character, every line!
It WAS!!!!! Yay!!!!! I just got home and they restored the operating system but didn’t touch the data. So NOW I’m going to do a backup immediately and LABEL the hard drive so I don’t have to worry next time. 🙂
I love that he took the task you asked him to support you in seriously! I actually need to re-sign up for emails because out of the blue I stopped getting your blog in my email and I was getting them daily. I didn’t notice for a few weeks due to being busy. I wonder if it’s happening to anyone else? That happened back in the early Spring or late Winter.
Just sent you an email, Donna! I’m not sure what happened either. I didn’t notice anything funny, because the emails are still going out and there’s been no real drop off. Maybe your email provider blocked me? If you whitelist [email protected] that may help. But sign up again and we’ll get it sorted out!
this isn’t really a question, but i do want to say a HUGE THANK YOU! my husband and i have been married for 2 weeks, 2 amazing weeks. We dated 17 years ago when i was a senior in high school, and we did everything but have sex… everything. life took us different ways, his was into a 10 year heavy drug addiction and mine was into a horrible first marriage.
i was worried about sex. i knew i had a twisted mindset about it, and knew that if God deemed it as good, then it had to be good. but i didn’t know if it could be good for me, or would ever feel good for me. in my previous marriage i never enjoyed sex. i just thought it was the way it would always be.
but boy was i wrong. our wedding night was great, and our honeymoon was even better. i found that with reading your blog and books that it sure helped clear up my mindset, and helped me to be more comfortable in my own skin. your blog answered questions that i always wanted to ask, but was scared to ask, and didn’t know who to ask. i’m getting the word out there about your blog.
thank you for helping my husband and i get off to a rockin’ start to our marriage.
Oh, that’s so wonderful! I’m so glad you shared that with me. What an encouragement! And congratulations on finding each other again. What a story of redemption!