Tag: wordpress

Posted in Random Thoughts

Is WordPress Mocking Me?

Posted on by Shaily Agrawal

Recently, WordPress has got into this obnoxious habit of praising everything I do. 🙌👏🥳🤘

It reminds me an over-enthusiastic new parent that goes “Awwwww” over their child 👶🚼 as it burps and says goo-goo-gaa-gaa. Take a look at this screenshot of the recent praises I have received and tell me if I wasn’t better left alone.

Lately, it has been sending me congratulatory card every single day (today is the eleventh day) on my “Activity Streak”.

Once upon a time, when I was may be three, I would have died for that kind of attention. But now, it makes me want to stop acting on WP for 24 hours just to stop this nonsense–like a teenager failing class just to show its parents. 👿

I’m sure the people at WP mean well. I just wish they meant less well. 🥴

Posted in Blogging

Sorted | Lost all Subscribers: Are the Aliens Behind it?

Posted on by Shaily Agrawal

Hey everyone! Thank you for the responses!

I finally found the list of subscribers somewhere in the Stats page. By that time, I swear, I was about to have a stroke! It is not the fear of losing readers but losing friends…your comments keep me going.

You see, I am a work-from-home Instructional Designer by profession.

The job itself is lonely since I just keep looking at the documents trying to decide how to best design them for the maximum impact. And I am working from home, so my only connection to my colleagues is via once-a-week virtual call which often gets cancelled. I do have a joint family, but not everyone understands the rumble inside my brain! :)

Your messages keep me afloat. Since you all have a creative streak, it is like having our own Writer’s Club. You remind me that I am more than the work I do. I joke with you. I often reply to message not directed to me and it makes me smile.

So, losing all of you is not an option. I just realised that I don’t thank you all enough for standing by my side through all these years!

Thank you! I love you all!