Modern technology – wonderful when it works, but when it doesn’t it’s a nightmare.
Hi everyone, this is a very quick update to apologise for not being able to reply to your lovely comments on my posts or catch up with your blogs today as planned because my laptop is not cooperating, putting it mildly. I’m hoping to have it back by late Wednesday.
Very annoying to say the least.
As soon as I get it back I will catch up with you once more (Is it me, or am I always playing catch-up these days??)
Don’t have too much fun without me, will you?
Love Sherri x
A View From My Summerhouse 
Ugh, computer issues are the worst! Good luck, Sherri…we’ll still be here. 🙂
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Hi Jill, thanks so much for still ‘being there’ and I’m back at long last. It seems ages, will be posting shortly and over to you too asap 🙂
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Good luck with that. We are really beholden to the computer geeks at times like this, aren’t we? 🙂
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Thanks Jenny, and yes, ain’t that the truth 😉
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Oh no, computer problems are no fun at all. I hope that everything is back up and running soon for you Sherri! We’re not going anywhere 🙂 Until then, I hope you enjoy your “unplugged” technology free time!
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Thanks so much Heather, and yes, no fun at all. It’s been a very trying week, will be posting shortly. Still, I’m back so glad about that and yes, I did manage to be productive in other ways whilst ‘unplugged’ but not as much as I hoped I could have been…ah well, ’tis life… 😉 I hope you’ve had a good week and a lovely weekend too 🙂
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We’ll be here…take a breath! Everything will be OKAY! 🙂
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Thanks so much Bev….deep breath!! I’m up and running and getting there… 🙂
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Oh no Sherri! Computer gremlins are just the worst. I hope your writing is safe and it is fixed, pronto.
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Thanks JG, all ok I think, just been a major pain getting all my settings back to how they were, still working on it but had to get back here first to reply to everyone. Over to you shortly… 🙂
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Ha, that’s our Sherri Poppins, putting her minions first! It has been a duller place without you. Glad to hear nothing has been lost 🙂
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Ha Ha!!! But you are certainly not my minions…although you never know if a little power goes to my head, lol 😉
Ahh, you are so sweet, I feel really welcomed back, thanks JG 🙂
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Good luck…we’ve all been there. The highlight for me is NEVER having ink when I need something printed. Ah yes, the joys of being mother to teenage boys and auntie to crafty teenage girls! LOL We’ll see you when you come back!
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Thanks so much Maine Mama, I appreciate that! I know just what you mean. When my three kids were all still living at home I had the exact same problems with the ink and the paper running out. Now my daughter just ‘borrows’ my stuff and somehow I never seem to see it again… 😉
It’s good to be back and now lots of catching up to do. Hope you had a good week and a good weekend too 🙂
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Been there. Know all about technical headaches. See ya when we see ya. 😀
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Thanks Tess and guess what… I’m baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!! Phew, what a week it’s been, posting shortly, hope all well with you, be over asap… 🙂
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Awful how technology holds us ransom. 😛
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It really does, darn it…. 😉
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Hi Sherri, sorry to hear you are having computer problems. As you know, I teach Blogging as an aid to recovery – How to start a WordPress.com blog with a co-tutor and the biggest challenge we faced, was the fact the computers didn’t allow all of the WordPress.com features to work.
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Hi Sandra, thanks so much and also for your email which I will reply to and apologies for not doing so sooner. With so many computer problems even before I went ‘offline’ I wasn’t able to do much at all. Really appreciate you taking the time to help me with my query. I’m up and running again now though, phew 🙂
What a nuisance for you that the computers weren’t being able to utilize all the WordPress.com features. I hope you were able to get the problems ironed out. These things slow us down so much!
Hope things are going well with your book, I’m looking forward to catching up with you asap 🙂
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Don’t worry. I am just glad that your computer is fixed. The Introduction to blogging course is cancelled for tomorrow because two people pulled out and we no longer have enough people but I still have a Tutor meeting tomorrow. I start teaching Blogging as an aid to recovery on the 24th of Feb. I still have some more work to do on my book before I publish it.
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You are one busy lady! Sorry about the cancellations but hope all goes well on the 24th and also with your publication. After all you’ve been through I really do hope that from now on you will start to see the fruit of all your labours 🙂
My computer is fixed, but I’m having to get all my personal settings put back on and it is taking ages, as these things always seem to do…
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Still in the process of agreeing assignment of copyright with my illustrator and then I have to finish the final book edit. I have three people wanting to buy it so far. I have got to fill in a 15 page application form for the NHS, to go on there staff bank for the teaching. I know it will take a while for you to get everything back on your computer. I had problems with my Mac a few years ago and the operating system was corrupted. The Apple team had to get the settings and information from my hard drive and transfer it back to my Mac.
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Oh isn’t it such a nuisance when this happens with our computers? I used to work for the NHS so I know full well about those application forms. All the best with it all Sandra 🙂
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Thanks Sherri. I was filling in the application form until about 1am this morning and I still have 3 pages to do. By the time I cleaned my pigs and went to bed, it was almost 2.30am. I only got about 5 hours sleep before going to work. I plan to finish the application tonight, so I can focus on completing my Break through the barriers of redundancy book. I can’t wait to chill in Bristol on the 14th, by having a packed day of things to do. I am chilled when living life to the max. I guess that sounds a bit quirky.
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How can you say that?? how can we have fun without you…??
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Ahh, Bulldog, that is so sweet of you to say…thanks so much 🙂
Well, I’m back now thank goodness so let the fun begin as ‘they’ say, ha!! Hope all going well with you and I’m looking forward to catching up with you asap 🙂
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I’m taking a shortish (I hope) sabbatical to complete the edit on the first draft of my book, as you will see by my last post… but I will be watching from a distance, don’t want to miss too much of the good stuff…
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I’m coming over to your post now to catch up. Certainly good to know that you are still keeping watch and in touch and I certainly do wish you all the best with your edit, which hopefully won’t take you away from us for too long…
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I am in rural Thailand at the moment and in something of a technological black hole although I have just managed to hook myself up to the internet. Not sure how long it will last though but if I disappear until next week, you’ll know why.
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Hi Rachel, wow, you are sure getting around! Oh I would love to go to Thailand! Thanks for the heads-up in case you ‘disappear’. I’m back now, obviously, thankfully. I feel like I’ve been in some kind of void and quite lost myself 🙂 Hope you are having a fantastic time, as I’m sure you are 🙂
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We’re in this together, Sherri. I’ve been offline for 2 weeks. MAJOR computer issues. I think things are back in the rights again now. I have a new computer, with all new software to learn. Ugh!
Best wishes to you–don’t stress out too much.
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Hi Tracy, oh yes I did wonder where you had been as I had not seen a recent post from you and hoped things were OK. Now I know! What a major pain it is isn’t it? I have my laptop back but it was wiped and restored to it’s original factory setting so now I have the joy of getting everything back again to how it was before. Still have a broken touch pad, lost all my passwords, settings and still have to reconfigure iTunes. Still, I think (I hope!!) all the glitches are out of the way. It’s the hassle of having to deal with all the new software that is so challenging so I do feel your pain 😦
Thanks for the kind wishes, sending the very same back to you and looking forward to catching up with you asap… 🙂
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I did pretty well with it–decided to see it as welcome time in which to do…. whatever… and took a deep breath, decided that “this is the way it IS, so just go with it.”
I’m excited about all the new programs I’m learning and skills I’m gaining.
And glad we’re back in touch… 😀
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Yes, it is great to be in touch again 🙂 I have to admit that I was able to get on with all those other things I had been putting off and although I missed being online greatly, I was surprised at how much I accomplished offline! It’s good that you are enjoying learning all your new skills. Certainly a learning curve, that’s for sure!
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It’s like that sometimes. Just when you believe you aren’t really dependent on technology, it proves you wrong. 😉
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Never a truer word spoken…I have felt quite bereft without my computer and that is slightly worrying… 😉
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I can assure you that you are not alone! Have a wonderful weekend.
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That’s good to know! Thanks Lilka, and you too 🙂
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Don’t feel bad, Sherri. Here it is, Feb. 1st and I have finally gotten to this post you wrote four days ago. 🙂
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Thanks Glynis, I appreciate you replying and it does help. Hope things are going well with you…
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Glad you are back Sherri! Everyone is still here 🙂
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Thanks so much Ilka, that is very nice of you to say. BTW, been meaning to say, I love your new icon photo 🙂
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Hello! I wish you a happy and successful new week.
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Hi Marko, many thanks, I appreciate this very much. I hope you do too 🙂
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Sherri, With or without computer glitches time is a real problem. i know you are trying to write your manuscript as well and have a family to spend time with. I’m also finding that I am not keeping up with my visits as frequently as I should so instead of you apologising I’ll apologise for my tardy reply.😀
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No apology necessary Irene, you are one busy lady! It means a great deal to me that you take the time to come over and visit when you can, and for that I thank you very much. I hope that things are going well with your manuscript and I look forward to hearing more … 🙂
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Thanks Sherri. I’ll keep you posted. To make my life even more hectic I received notification yesterday that I have been accepted to do a Research masters at CQuniversity. I have a headache just thinking about it.
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Oh Irene, what marvellous news, more many congratulations are in order, terrific and greatly deserved may I say!! Goodness, you will be so busy. I suppose you will have to figure out what to do first 🙂
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Feel your pain Sherri – still feeling it. LOL! 😀 x
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Oh no, so sorry Jo…xoxoxoxox
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Lost my zen and finally had a supernova tantrum – so had three techies out today 😀 and it’s fixed – yay! Back to lovely chats with you. 🙂 xxxxxxx
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Oh yay and yay and yay!! Ha, wow, so glad I’m not the only one having ‘supernova tantrums’, Love that, will start using that from now on…
Well done and so happy to have you back lovely Jo… xoxoxoxoxox 🙂
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Don’t feel bad about catch up. I’m always doing it and that’s why I’m so late reading your blogs.
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🙂
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