Out of the Ordinary

So this is not a typical post for me, but I wanted to share some advice to anyone who reads this blog....

Our home was broken into and they took our iMac and my jewelry box. Everything was on that computer. All our music, our pictures, budget, and anything and everything that had to do with my shop. And our tax information...

I see the importance now to backing EVERYTHING up. Put all your pictures and important documents on a separate flash drive or burn them to a CD. If you have passwords saved, don't. At least not for anything that could be compromised. If you have homework or in my case the beginnings of a portfolio, keep that on a separate flash drive too. And most importantly don't forget to take your flash out of the computer.....

I will probably never get my jewelry back. There are things in there that can never be replaced and hold sentimental value to me. To some jerk who took it it's worth nothing and I hate to think of which dumpster it ended up in. Scan or take pictures of all your jewelry. Save receipts or photocopy them.

It sounds so paranoid to do this but I never imagined getting robbed. I have equal bouts of extreme anger, helplessness, and sadness. I don't know if I will ever see the necklace my grandmother made me or my hair comb I wore in my wedding, but take pre-cautions and safeguard your possessions.