A couple months ago, I bought an external hard drive to save all my pictures and files since my computer was pushing 10 years old. I knew it was going to die soon, so I thought I was doing the right thing, saving all my business and personal files and a few thousand pictures.
So the computer did die, and I think it was fully infected with worms and viruses and what have you. All our protection was even infected we suspect. So we went out and bought a new pc that day and destroyed to old infected hard drive. So I go to use my external drive on the new pc and it suggested I put a password on it, so I did and confirmed it twice (it's an easy password). Right after that, the new pc stopped recognizing the password, so all the files and pictures I had saved are now inaccessible. Rest assured, I have consulted many teck geeks and stores, and have called Western Digital many times, to no avail. There is no way to reset the drive or transfer the data. My only choice is to reformat the drive if I want to use it again, but that's not even an option. Every day I remember something else that is on that drive and it makes me ill. It's important to note that the new pc also corrupted the password for the router too, but we could fix that.
So you see, I had to rebuild my website since I couldn't update it without my web files. And pictures. I've managed to lift pictures from here and there to rebuild the site. It's been a major pain in the rear, but on a positive note, I think it's the best looking site I've ever built!
http://dewonapetal.com/
I've also started a newsletter which I intend to use infrequently for important announcements only. I hope you'll consider signing up for it. I promise you won't get daily or even weekly emails.
In other news, business is a little slow right now, so I have time to work on other projects like getting my garden ready, planting shrubs and trees, and doing some business bookwork. A couple major projects are in the planning stages right now. I'm also working on a new line of Essential Oil candles, so I'm pretty excited about that. The summer show season is fast approaching, so I hope to be out and about to meet my customers soon.
I recently vended at the Indie Garage Sale in Utica NY which was a huge success. Shows can be a lot of work, but the effort is always worth it when I can meet my customers. I tried a new table set-up this time, but I still need some taller display shelves. And eventually, I'll need to buy an outdoor tent, preferably with sides for upcoming outdoor shows.
So things are good. Need some candles?
