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Why I’ve Been MIA … A Scary Nine Days

07/26/18 | blogging, WordPress

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It may not seem like a big deal to some but for the past nine days I have been completely locked out of my blog and it made me realize just how much I love this little creative outlet of mine.  You may not have noticed because the front end was working fine but the back end sure had some scary error messages.  Sure – I have been busy with client meetings across two countries and I had a fun weekend in Amsterdam in between but the question “is it gone forever” has been in the back of my mind for more than a week now.  And thus, I can not tell you how relieved I was to finally be able to login last night.  

Thankfully at the beginning of the year I willingly admitted that there are some things I do not know and hired a professional to help me transfer Sparkles & Shoes to a faster server and fix a couple minor glitches.  We worked really well together and fast forward a few months – he basically was my super hero when I sent him a panicked message that I was locked out of my blog and to please help.  I was resigned to the fact that at the very least I would loose some of my most recent posts if we restored a back up but thank goodness for professions who know what we are doing – Sparkles and Shoes (both the front and back end) are back up and running and are as good as new – yay!

So now, get ready for a new fashion post tomorrow (I have missed Fashion Friday more than you might think) and a whole lot of travel posts coming your way – from a Berlin bike tour to a Brugges beer tour and a whole lot more safari, it is going to be a good one! 

So the real question is, did you miss me? 

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Comments

  1. Abigail says

    July 27, 2018 at 4:41 pm

    For sure I missed you. I never know what to expect when I read your blog so it is always like opening a gift when you have no idea what is inside… a food post, an outfit? a book, movie, travel spot, beauty tip, gift guide.

    So much fun and glad that you are back!

  2. Sarah says

    July 27, 2018 at 3:31 pm

    You must have been so scared. I know that I would have been. I HATE when those things happen.

    I tried to change something that was being shipped automatically from Amazon and tried to log in on another device and I kept on getting the run around from Amazon. Thankfully it was nothing too important but it made me realize how helpless I was in the face of technology.

    Glad that it all worked out well for you and keep them coming!

  3. Emily says

    July 27, 2018 at 9:24 am

    I did miss you more than I imagined.

    I was wondering if it was a problem on my end. Technical issues are one of the things I am not good at.

    So glad for you that you found someone who can fix it and that you didn’t loose any of your hard work!!

    Welcome back.

  4. Elise says

    July 26, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    Oh my goodness, I was wondering where you disappeared to! So glad you got your blog back and can’t wait t see more soon – welcome back!

  5. TAMMY says

    July 26, 2018 at 10:18 am

    One Welcome Back. Two I was wondering what happened to you. At least you are OK. Now you own us 2 Fashion Friday post. (:) I can’t wait to see more of your Safari images and your European adventures.

Hi, I am Kelly and welcome to Sparkles and Shoes, a fashion, travel, and lifestyle blog.  I am a New York City girl at heart but I moved to London in the Spring of 2018!

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