As I’m sure you might have noticed, my blog is looking a little… bare. Well, okay, let’s just be frank and say that it’s basically empty. You see, two nights ago, I got an email notification that my monthly blog back-up failed because my disk usage is almost full. So, I did what anyone else would do, I went ahead and deleted files that’s not really needed in my cPanel. Long story short, I screwed up and accidentally uninstalled an app that I had no clue was my whole WordPress blog. So here we are. Back to square one!
I was an idiot. And I was unsurprisingly sad for a couple of hours while processing that three years of blogging went down the drain. Then I decided to look at this from a more positive perspective – it was either that or I break down so… I’m looking at the accident as a chance to restart, refresh, and to work harder on my blog. My blog posts over the years has been random and I have tons of backlogs all the way from 2016. This will give me the perfect opportunity to give my blog more of a solid foundation.
Here’s my plan: I will be posting new contents along with some old contents I made before. I’ll be mixing my blog posts about my previous trips to the latest ones. I’ll be a hell of a long ride to make up for the past three years, but this made me excited to blog again. As a self-proclaimed perfectionist, it makes me giddy that I can work over old posts that makes me cringe a little.
Brb. Updating some more designs on my blog.
See you around.
Ciao.
18 Comments
Ulyssa Elaine
January 22, 2019 at 1:21 amIt’s so sad that all your hard work blog writings were gone. But on the positive side, 2019 is a good year to start quality writings, right? I’m one of your avid fans when it comes to detailed travel posts. BTW, I’m looking forward on your posts about Australia ‘coz I never been there. Cheer up!
Regards,
Ulyssa Elaine ❤ https://www.iamulyssaelaine.com/
Richel V.
January 23, 2019 at 2:25 pmIt’s fitting that this happened to me right when 2019 is starting! Haha. I’m excited to write about my Australia trip too. Might be sooner rather than later! xo.
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Kai
January 23, 2019 at 2:28 pmSo here I am on your blog and I can’t read the first paragraph of the post. Anyway, that’s okay. Maybe it’s time to start anew!
Richel V.
January 23, 2019 at 3:54 pmHi Kai! Ugh, I wonder why that is. Can you maybe send me a screenshot of the error on my twitter so I can look at it? Thanks!
Danica R
January 24, 2019 at 12:38 pmWaaaaah Richel!!!!!! I was weirded out when I saw your recent post. I was like “I know I left a comment after reading” only to find out you’re reposting your blog posts because of what happened. I’m so sorry to hear about what happened to your blog, but let’s just look at the positive side and welcome 2019 with a new blog new content 😀
Richel V.
January 24, 2019 at 10:00 pmYesss. But I’m having fun re-editing old photos and content for the blog! Here’s to looking at the positive sides. Haha.
Louise
January 27, 2019 at 4:38 pmOhhh, shit. That’s quite a start of the new year. I’m happy you’re going at it with a positive outlook at it. I really love your way of make it an opportunity. x
Richel V.
January 29, 2019 at 10:02 pmLooking at it from that perspective made me really excited to blog again! <3
Marianne
January 27, 2019 at 9:43 pmOh no! Kaya ba medyo weird yung layout? 🙁 Huhuhu. Sana maayos mo! Btw, kung okay lang, tatanong ko sana san mo nabili domain mo? Namamahalan na ko masyado sa godaddy! Hahaha. Kaso di ako marunong mag-transfer XD~
Richel V.
January 29, 2019 at 10:05 pmNasira ata yung layout dahil sa embedded tweet? Haha. Inalis ko, naayos na siya sa desktop version. Godaddy rin ako! Mahal nga pero nakakatamad din ilipat. Mura lang yata mga domains pag first year eh haha.
Ate Jae (@gorjaeous)
January 27, 2019 at 11:35 pmWaaah! So sorry that you lost all your old content.😭 I can’t imagine it happening to anyone, but you’re right—this may be the time to start all over again with fresh content.👍🏼
Richel V.
January 29, 2019 at 10:06 pmAlready got a content calendar for the first quarter of 2019. Having lost some of my old posts gave me a push to start blogging again, strangely enough!
Rose
January 28, 2019 at 4:41 pmOh noooo… we’ll at least there’s a positive side to that. I always enjoy reading through old content and realizing how my writing style has evolved through the years. Pero sayang talaga yung content that was deleted.:) But I’m very excited to have you blogging again this year.
Richel V.
January 29, 2019 at 10:10 pmI was able to save cached version of some posts! I can already tell how much my writing style and editing style change. Cringe na nga yung iba haha but glad to see I improved. 🙂
Nicole Garaham
February 9, 2019 at 5:27 amHi, Very Good Article. I really appreciate it. Well researched article. Now you got one regular visitor to your website for new topics. Keep up the Good Work Thanks for always sharing. Nicole Graham
Bea
February 17, 2019 at 2:52 pmSuch a positive attitude, Richel! Kung ako yun baka umiyak ako. HAHAHAH! Try to back up din your blog posts on Microsoft Word so in case copy paste na lang. 🙂
Richel V.
February 19, 2019 at 7:18 pmI’ll be saving my back-up every month now. Lesson learnt hahaha.