Yahoo! Mail is Down Again, 6/2/2014

When I'd tell people that I was still using Yahoo! after all of these years, they'd often ask, "Who uses Yahoo! anymore?" I'd say something along the lines of, "I don't much care for change," and we'd go on about our business.

*Sigh*

Today, I finally understand why so many people have switched.

Yahoo! Plagued with Errors

Yahoo! has had numerous problems over the past several months. Today, the problems seem to have resurfaced, with users receiving "Error Code 45" when trying to load their mail. Just when they believe that error has resolved, an "Error 4" pops up and prevents them from reading their messages.

Yahoo! Users Express Outrage

Users have taken to Down Detector to express their dismay. Small business owners are threatening to switch e-mail providers, as the constant problems are causing disruptions within their business.

I've been a loyal Yahoo! fan for many years, and I must say that as a blogger, the interruptions are nothing short of frustrating. Today, I've decided to wholly consider the switch, to Google's e-mail service in particular, as Gmail has been far less troublesome for me.

So far, I've heard nothing from Yahoo! in regards to this matter, and many of the comments I've seen on Down Detector say that the Customer Care Call Back line has been unavailable for weeks.

Unfortunately, it's not looking good for Yahoo!

Have you been affected by the Yahoo! Mail service disruption?

Blogger Cliques: Where Do You Fit In?

Do you feel like there are cliques within the blogosphere?

When I first started Freelance Lady back in January 2011, I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere. I wanted to be a part of the mommy blogging clique, but it soon became clear to me that Freelance Lady didn't exactly meet the criteria. I mean, let's face it. I'm not incredibly funny--my humor is more on the verge of dry and sarcastic as opposed to the "laugh-out-loud" funny. At first, I didn't really write about my daily life much--I focused more on the seriousness of working from home. I started to get discouraged.

Don't get me wrong. I have never come across another blogger who was rude to me. I've never been teased for my niche, nor have I been made fun of for my content ("Oh, that is so last year!"). But that still doesn't change the fact that I felt alone.

I felt like I was in high school all over again. "The Drifter." I was drifting from community to community, similar to the way I drifted from lunch table to lunch table back in school, just trying to find my place. Eventually, I became a loner. I felt isolated from everyone else in the blogging world, as if I just simply didn't belong.

And then I let my blog go for awhile. I stopped writing. I started focusing more on improving myself and my outlook on life, which, I'm now certain was the reason I was thinking so negatively before. When I went back to my blog, I started writing about what I liked writing about. I stopped worrying about where I fit in, and instead worried about the readers that were engaging in my posts. It was at that moment that I realized, it doesn't matter where you fit in as a blogger. What matters is that you're doing what you want to do and offering something to others as well.

So, do you feel like there are cliques in the blogger world? If so, where do you fit in? What's your take on it?

Sick. Of. Winter.

Winter, winter, go away.

Never come back again. Ever.

I'm so tired of it. Seriously.

It has looked like this outside since November.

It makes my stomach sick. Bleh.

Last night, we had another snowstorm which I was kind of excited about. I thought maybe we would get enough snow so that my husband would be able to stay home from work. And the next morning, when I woke up, it looked exactly the same outside. We may have gotten six inches, but it looked the same. I don't know if I expected a beautiful, sparkly snow scene or what, but I damn sure didn't get that.

Okay. Maybe I'm just upset that my husband did have to work. I prefer it when he's home and as usual, I got my hopes up.

I'll never get excited about another snowstorm again...unless it's Christmas.

 

I miss this...



I can't wait until spring.