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The Mask In the MirrorThis month’s Indieweb Carnival is on “Masks, Identities & Cosplay” and this post is a …
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I’m moving Lillihub from classic deno deploy (which is sunsetting) to the new deno deploy. …
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I got back from a wonderful vacation and immediately got swamped with emails and meetings. Can I go …
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When I get bored and have access to claude.ai… I build html quine apps 😄 My newest creation …
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Taijiquan - JiContinuing on with my haiku series around “Songs of The Eight Postures” attributed to T’an …
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Taijiquan - LuContinuing on with my haiku series around “Songs of The Eight Postures” attributed to T’an …
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One garden bed done. Nine more to go… 🌱
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Taijiquan - PengI’ve been diving deeper into taijiquan and re-reading the classics. It’s been so long …
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It’s nice enough to each lunch outside. I’m loving this.
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Sigh, it looks like Deno Deploy Classic is being sunsetted mid-July. Guess I’ll have to move, …
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This weekend I reached for Claude AI to see how it does with an SVG heavy design. It struggled with …
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My poor memory strikes again. I was talking with my sister that I would love, love, love to go see …
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Two years later and my other kid needs cookies. At least this time my child checked in the morning …
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March 8th - April 4th Practice LogTai Chi Tai Chi and Kung Fu Practice Log March 8th - April 4th Stats
28 days logged approx. 42 …
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Now that I got my pkm tool to where I want it, my next project is going to be a CMS that lets me …
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I feeling the digital mess of my files across devices pretty strongly today. The urge to toss …
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I’m required to use Claude at work so I’ve been testing it out. My favorite so far: A …
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I’ve had kid(s) for a decade and a half now, and I’m still surprised how early …
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Read as text Using AI at Work
Well, the time finally came. My boss wants me to start using AI in my …
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Read as text I got up this morning around 3am because… my brain sucks sometimes. Anyway, it was …
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Read as text My kid fell in love with the local agricultural school during a summer camp session. …
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Handwriting a blogRead as text One of the nice things about going to my kids swim meet is that I have time to let my …
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Our town reported 25in of snow for today’s blizzard. Though I feel like we got more. Not the …
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I purchased a variety of green teas to try for the new year. As a way to take quiet moments and …
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I downloaded the hobonichi app to see if I liked it more than day one. It is cuter which may help me …
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App Defaults 2026An update to my suite of tools and applications across various categories, including email, notes, …
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I had a good time attending a virtual Homebrew Website Club meeting this evening while I worked on …
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I didn’t realize day one now had a web app and an android app. I’m going to have to …
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Planting bamboo along a driveway is fun! Ignore that it’s impassable mess when covered in …
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I forgot how loud an indoor water park can get. The kids are having fun though 😄
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We’ve been sick with the flu the last two weeks so I’ve done zero prep for the new year. …
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I had a lovely holiday and I’m on vacation until the new year. I’m going to spend time …
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Supabase, Deno and Server Side RenderingA project I’m currently working on is using Supabase for its database and authentication …
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Work has been so demoralizing the last couple of weeks (well, for years but it has really ramped …
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So my son dropped his phone (again*100) and the screen is totally busted. Good thing its a …
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My kung fu brother and I had our second tournament! I did four tai chi events, 24 movement, 42 …
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We have a septic alarm going off at the house (professionals have been called and are coming) so …
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I’m using an older book to teach my kid some web development this year and it has them create …
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Quick test post
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Did arts and crafts this morning and then stood around outside with 280 people, showing it off. No …
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I did a thing yesterday 😄
* we can only share 10 second clips
Not bad for my first tournament at …
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One issue with WeirdWebOctober is that the prompt reminds me of a little side project I never …
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I’m flying out for my first tai chi and kung fu tournament in less than a week, thus realizing …
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Here is my first entry, transparency, for #weirdweboctober.
I’m not sure how many I’ll …
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The search for link colors that are equally readable both black and white website backgroundsA one-rule CSS dark theme using system colors offers a lightweight solution for personal projects …
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Since I just changed to a new blog design, here is a picture of my old one :)
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End of September Blog UpdatesRecent updates to the blog include a redesign with a dark mode and holiday decorations, a shift in …
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Homeschooling today featured a meltdown around math being stupid learning about y = mx + b. At work …
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I finished another tai chi video youtube link. This was the prettiest spot I did tai chi during my …
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Yesterday I learned that I can still do cartwheels around the room. This morning I learned that my …
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So far I’ve avoided buying a new Hobonichi planner/cover with the launch. I don’t need …
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Micro.blog Discovery IdeasI wrote this draft on 7/28/2025 when I wanted to expand a reply into a full post but then shelved …
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I’ve been enjoying the Hobonichi reveal and these are my current favorites. I just love the …
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I’m at a three day work conference and this is what happens when you ask me to un-package and …
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Starting the morning with two things I love, tai chi and coffee.
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An ICRPG Hard Suit campaign - Session 0 PrepSo for the last few years I’ve been doing a Dungeon Crawl Classics, DCC, game in my dining …
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I’m sitting at the local pond, working on my five year journal, while the kids are off …
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Blaugust 2025I think I might try and post more this month and so are some others with Blaugust 2025. This is a …
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Today I need to write homeschooling progress reports for the school district. Sigh. I’m going …
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My son, following the curve of the track.
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My favorite tree in the yard, a larch tree.
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It’s been such a tough six months. I’m treating myself to an ice cream and playing …
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I’m replacing my Onyx Boox Note 2 from 2020 with a used Tab Mini C. It looks like Onyx is …
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Ugh this newest family drama couldn’t have come at a worst time. I’m already struggling …
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I just finished mowing the back field behind the house. Mugwort has taken over and my arms are …
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It was a lovely afternoon to practice some tai chi
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The poster generated for my last video upload was just a black image, since the first frame is …
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Mini-coding concept: An in-page editor for my blog postsFor a while I’ve had my own little personal edit button on my website that redirected me to …
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It’s early in the season, but that won’t stop my kids 😄
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To relax I’ve been reading up on Overloading the Random Encounter Table and Hex flower’s …
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The tree outside my bedroom window has such pretty butter yellow blooms this time of year.
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Guess who had to socialize today 😆
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It’s finally time to relax. Now I need to pick between building Lego’s, my solo ttrpg …
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We finally had a sunny Saturday. So we spent it doing yard work.
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testing testing…
Next up, testing an in page edit off my blog 😀
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My Kagi usage for the last six months. Guess I do a lot of searches 😆
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I put the CSS back on my website today. I rather enjoyed the simplified look. It got me thinking …
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New digital garden theme :)
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This is the fourth rainy weekend in a row. Mucking out a koi pond is unpleasant enough… I …
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CSS Naked Day, April 9th 2025
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My website is not broken… today is CSS Naked Day. I must say, it doesn’t look as bad as …
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I’m not finished but I did some digital spring cleaning and updated my website theme a bit. I …
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I haven’t seen any self-hosted solutions for sharing code samples along the same lines of …
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Backlinks on a Micro.blog hosted websiteOne of my goals when transforming my website into a digital garden was to include backlinks on my …
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2024 Weird Web Octoberhttps://weirdweboctober.website/
Themes
Nature CSS Color - added 9/28/2025 Lists Food Notifications …
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I love it when daffodils start blooming in the yard.
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Eight Silk BrocadesThe eight silk brocades are a set of Qi Gong exercises meant to work and warm up muscles groups …
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108 Long Yang FormAs my Sifu always says “This is your form” and it should feel like “coming …
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🐯 Seventh Grade for 2022/2023#homeschooling
I can’t believe we are done! Seventh grade was a whirlwind and high school …
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🐲 Fifth Grade for 2022/2023#homeschooling
We did it! Fifth grade is done! This year was tough. My daughter is a reluctant …
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🐯 Sixth Grade for 2021/2022#homeschooling
This page was created 03/20/2024 as a look back to our earlier years homeschooling. …
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🐲 Fourth Grade for 2021/2022#homeschooling
This page was created 03/19/2024 as a look back to our earlier years homeschooling. …
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🐯 Fifth Grade for 2020/2021#homeschooling
This page was created 03/19/2024 as a look back to our earlier years homeschooling. …
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🐲 Third Grade for 2020/2021#homeschooling
This page was created 03/14/2024 as a look back to our earlier years homeschooling. …
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So I made a new category for my blog and noticed this new error message coming up under the …
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How to generate a number between 1...n in HugoIn Hugo you can use {{index (seq 18 | shuffle) 0}}.
What this is doing is basically making a …
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I just got so frustrated at a piece of code for work I took 20 minutes and rage cleaned my windows. …
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I made some progress on my little solo rpg quine idea this weekend. I’m using the hex …
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This weekend I’m thinking about building a html quine (like Tiddlywiki) for a hexcrawl …
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I did set the alarm for 2am, hoping to see the lunar eclipse… but clouds had other plans. The …
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Today is a sneak off to the office day. I love my kids and homeschooling them but man… their …
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Using Deno and Micropub to launch heyloura.com into Geminispace! After last mini-coding adventure where I was exploring a simple command-line browser idea I had …
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Explorations with a command line browserSo last weekend I was a bit tired of the internet. Which will probably be another post at some …
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So while I’m at this swim meet my mind is wandering to webgardens, the Spring'83 Protocol and …
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Last big swim meet of the season for my daughter! 🏊♀️
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Small work rant.
The non-profit I work for has six people working for them (including me)
Why on …
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Made some progress yesterday on my blog/game hybrid. I’m thinking that the blog post will be …
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Micro.blog Private Notes + 7.css FunBack in October I posted a bit about using YAML front-matter with Micro.blog private notes to extend …
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This morning I’m practicing some tai chi forms, teaching my son to use an encyclopedia for his …
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Today’s exercise is a three ton pick up. Three tons of pellets for the pellet stove need to be …
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Yesterday I was out clothes shopping and two hours in I noticed my wedding ring was gone… …
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🎊🥳🐸 Lillihub Update 🐸🥳🎊
Besides bug fixes, here’s what’s new:
Private notes can have …
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Android Studio and gradle. Please, I beg you. Give me something useful in the console when you fail …
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Phew, finally finished backing up all my photos. One backup on my Linux machine, and one on my …
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I’m having way too much fun with 7.css
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My 2025 Productivity SystemI bounce around tools a lot trying to keep my life organized. Everywhere I look, the tasks I need to …
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Yesterday’s rabbit trails (things that caught my interest that I went off to explore) …
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First time in a while that I have friends coming over to play Dungeon Crawl Classics. I hope they …
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So… 1:00 am one of the kids burst into our bedroom with stomach bug symptoms… and …
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Happy New Year!
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Homeschooling costs for the 24/25 school yearIt’s that time of the year when I close my books on the costs for the current school year. …
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Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. For those that don’t, I hope you have a wonderful day. …
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Everyone is out of the house… It’s time to wrap presents 🎄
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Musings about my blog in the new yearI want to post a bit more on my blog this coming year. Probably about various coding projects …
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Two days in the office this week, I’m not used to that anymore 😆. Plus I feel like the cold my …
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Awwww, he tolerated his festive scarf for a whole minute 🐈
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Finally feeling like decorating for the Holidays 🎄
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Just testing things out. Will delete 🐸😄
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Hello CORS my old friend
I've come to find errors again
Because browsers and servers trusting
Left …
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I love watching my kids at swim meets… but the heat, humidity, and noise of the pool room …
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Micro.blog hosted blog - List only titled posts on homepageHere are the steps I used to make my Micro.blog hosted blog list only the titled posts on my …
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Check out my Veggie ID! You can create yours at sophie006liu.github.io/vegetal/
It’s …
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I’m eating m&m’s, watching an animal crossing playthrough on youtube, and messing …
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Summer vacation booked! I’ll be joining my parents and some of my extended family in the …
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Small actions steps I’ve taken this week: I got a family Kagi plan and set the kids up, I …
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Yard workToday I woke up feeling dread. Bad news, in my experience, comes in waves and this whole year has …
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I woke up, voted for Kamala Harris, got a pumpkin spice latte, and uploaded a cute picture of my …
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One drawback with homeschooling and working full time. If you don’t get done teaching and …
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I finally have a moment to myself and Im going to enjoy the Halloween festivities on my island.
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I finished my Halloween costume just in time for tap class last night. 🎃 👻
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I picked up these cute metal statutes to go by our koi pond. They’ll be inside during the …
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Enjoying the getaway
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We dropped the kids off with my parents this weekend and my husband and I are off to New Hampshire …
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Fairphone 4, three month reviewSo I’ve been using a Fairphone 4 with e/OS instead of Android for the last three months. I …
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Got a little more coding time in today and played around with Micro.blog’s private notes. I …
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I had some time to play with code today (which I find relaxing). I’m thinking that I like …
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Went to see the Jack-O-Lantern spectacular in Providence RI. It was stunning! 🎃
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I had a wisdom tooth removed today. So it’s a play animal crossing new horizons and eat …
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I have a scale judging the severity of information from my father. If he…
offers to meet at …
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Halloween costume making time!
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I challenged my son to a “Just Dance 2022” battle. I can still win, but man, he’s …
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I’ve been having fun with some Lillihub updates. No promises if/when these will go out, there …
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Here’s my submission for “Day Two: CSS” for Weird Website October
This a twist of …
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Here’s my submission for “Day One: Nature” for Weird Website October
Looks best on …
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Weird Web October
Weird Web October is a challenge to try and make a website every day of October, …
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I’ve seen a few other give their blogs a Halloween/October vibe and I’m joining in too. …
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Ninth grade homeschool schedule: 8 credits
Honors Geometry Honors Biology Writing, with tutor, and …
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Caturday 😺 and Maui is helping me with Halloween decorations 🎃
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My newest trick to help with the bulky photos in my five year journal; peel off the backing of the …
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A journey into the world of pediatric chronic pain - a new normalTo start, I just want to say the my daughter is doing so much better after her six week stay up at …
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You’re never too old for a Just Dance 2022 battle 💃
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My Hobonichi haul from launch day. I got an A6 notebook to use as a bullet journal and the potr …
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It was a pretty good day today. I taught tai chi in the morning, got to have some fun playing with …
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Testing
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End of summer fun with the kids
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I have a pumpkin spice latte and I’m listening to animal crossing new horizons music. Time to …
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My parents are off vacationing in the Azores and I’m at home trying to offer tech support from …
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I redecorated my homeschooling roomAn updated homeschool room is unlocked 😆
I’m homeschooling my two kids this year. Ninth grade …
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I Created Some DCC Character SheetsLooks like my little gaming group can get together this weekend to play some Dungeon Crawl Classics, …
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Micro.blog Bookmarks & HighlightsLife has been way too much lately and most of my hobbies were put on pause while I dealt with …
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Today is a build lots of Ikea furniture day 🛠️
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It was another tough week. My uncle passed away while we were on a family vacation. I loved teaching …
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For the first time this year we managed to sneak away for a family vacation.
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I enjoy the stat emails Audible occasionally sends me. I should probably start to cycle in some …
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I’m a few days in using my new Fairphone4 running the deGoogled e/os. I had no problem getting …
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I got my new phone today. Now I need to resist filling it up with apps. I want to keep it under 24 …
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How I spend my time in waiting rooms ☺️
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Website change-log
Sidebar now collapses on mobile Categories now show last updated Font tweak …
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Finished Reading 2024: Kitty Cat Kill Sat by Argus 📚
This book was an enjoyable read. It was pretty …
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Homeschool prep for this coming school year has begun! 😄 I love getting new books and curriculum in …
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I’m really not a fan of going to the dentist 😔
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I pulled out my old e-ink tablet and I’ve been having a lot of fun using it. I’ve even …
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Currently reading: Smart but Scattered by Peg Dawson 📚
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Looks like this year I’ll be back to homeschooling two kids. 9th and 7th grade here I come ☺️
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Currently reading: Do I Know You? by Sadie Dingfelder 📚
This stuff fascinates me. I’m about a …
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Four weeks at Boston Children’s are done. Two more weeks to go.
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It’s just me and my son tonight. So pizza, ice cream, and some MTG battles it is. He already …
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Things I spotted in my yard today:
Pink foxglove with wild strawberries white peonies A cute garden …
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Sometimes I can’t help myself. I overhauled an old desktop blog theme I had. I’m not …
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I restarted my animal crossing new horizons island a few days ago. This time I’m not going to …
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A journey into the world of pediatric chronic pain - a continuation
I shared back at the end of March how my world went topsy-turvy on me when my daughter’s knee …
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I needed some Tai Chi pictures so my sister helped me out with a little photo shoot. This is one of …
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I treated my daughter to a showing of her favorite podcast. It was a really nice to spend a little …
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It’s been just over two weeks since I updated 🐸 Lillihub. The analytics so far:
Which is good, …
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Finally, tomorrow is the magical day that all schedules align and we can actually continue playing …
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Caturday 🐈
Fuzzyboots steals my chair any chance he gets.
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Finally a nice weekend to get some yard work done.
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Just testing something out :)
- heyloura, …
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Big update to 🐸 Lillihub! 🥳 You will need to re-login before using it. I’ll do a longer post …
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My father came over for a visit. Our new tradition is watching an old black and white science …
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A big pile of books arrived today that I was going to tuck away for next year’s homeschooling …
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It’s just over a month since I shared that my daughter has pediatric CRPS. Hopefully …
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I’ve been slowly working on a major 🐸 Lillihub, a micro.blog client, update and wanted to …
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So for my hobonichi journal this year I picked up some dip pens and inks that matched the color of …
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I’m curious if the micro.blog timeline respects the details element
exampleHello World
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Looks like it is round two of strep throat in the house. Hopefully I can avoid it this time…
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Tonight’s entertainment:
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Two things I enjoy: ☕ and ☯️
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When I started this whole homeschooling journey I really only anticipated it lasting until High …
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I’ve been using some shoelace web components in my Lillihub project. However, I am not using …
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Such a rainy commute this morning to the office. It took almost twice as long as usual. ⛈️
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My son cracks me up 😆. Of course he sends this 20 minutes before his science class when I'm stuck in …
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Ah, nothing like a strep throat test first thing in the morning. And yep… it’s …
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These chickens are so happy when they get treats 🐣
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The longest four months - a journey into the world of pediatric chronic pain
It was November 2023 when I was at my computer just sending off an email to my daughters dance …
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Finally finished back-filling some pages for our previous years of homeschooling. I also added links …
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More signs of spring in the yard: hellebore and crocuses🌷
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Gender Bias in Tech: 73% of Women Report Experiencing Discrimination | HackerNoon hackernoon.com …
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My son has worked so hard this swim season and here we are at the New England Championships 🏊
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Testing, testing 🤓
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My husband, daughter and I went up to Boston this weekend to attend a workshop on pediatric chronic …
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I took some time to update my homeschooling page “Eighth Grade for 2023-2024” with what …
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My husband brought me some lovely flowers today 😍💐
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Now it is time to relax and play some games 😄
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I have reached the point in my day where all I want to do is drink a cup of tea and play animal …
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Signs of spring in our yard
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Just in time for caturday. Maui, on the left, gave us a health scare this week, resulting in two …
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Dev Diary 0013 - End of January through FebruaryLife has been hectic. Like I mentioned back in December, I’m juggling two close family members …
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I’m thinking about making some design changes for Lillihub 🐸. I was playing around with this …
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I have some free time this weekend for the first time in a while. Getting in some much needed …
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Some lessons, like keeping footware dry, I fear my kids will never learn…
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I’m having some fun with the new Micro.blog premium feature, private notes. I’m trying …
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Currently reading: When Your Child Hurts by Rachael Coakley 📚
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Back to Boston Children’s with my daughter. Since the winter storm is upon us and the other …
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Private key (AES-CBC) encryption and decryption in DenoI found myself needing to encrypt a small string on Deno (and subsequently decrypt it later) for a …
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This morning I accidentally used mint extract instead of vanilla extract in my berry crisp 🤦
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I want to thank seventeen year old me for trying out Tai Chi. I want to thank all the versions of me …
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It’s been a hard and long week. My daughter’s knee injury had an unexpected prognosis …
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Family game night ❤️
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My son and I have had friction homeschooling this year. So yesterday morning we spent two hours …
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Fingers crossed that the CT scan shows enough signs of healing so my daughter can start physical …
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Dev Diary 0012: January 1st - 16th 2024I’ve spent the last few weeks of the New Year, like a lot of others, reflecting on where …
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An fun 🐸 Lillihub update I put in yesterday. The editor now previews an image while you write. I …
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I decided to turn my Hobonichi Avec into a four year journal. I also figured out that nail polish …
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My favorite thing about my side project, Lillihub , is you don’t need JavaScript.
Besides the …
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I finally have a chance to sit down and work on something. Choices, choices… Tai Chi, …
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🐸 Lillihub update:
You will need to reset your settings.
Improvements:
Editor previews images …
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At work I had to port our code base to .NET 8 and deal with all the issues that introduced. Took me …
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Some minor blog tweaks today. I updated my little pixel avatar and I changed how I was grouping …
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First snowfall of the season ❄️
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Currently reading: Practical Tai Chi Training by Jesse Tsao 📚
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I just spent an hour teaching my mother, 70, how to play Animal Crossing New Horizons 💕. She says …
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Last year and this year. Time to get journaling ✍️
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Rewatched Hammock Driven Development - Rich Hickey. I already do a few things
✅ Write problems down …
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I’m reviewing my solo development methodology and figuring out if anything needs any tweaks. …
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Dev Diary 0011 - December 11th - 30thThis month has been rough. It started with an unusual diagnosis for my daughters injured knee, the …
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I am both too tired to code and all I want to do is code. Conundrums…
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And this lovely test post should not crosspost from Lillihub
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Time for some digital clean up. Moving from Lastpass to 1Password, switching to ProtonVPN, moving …
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It’s been an overwhelming holiday season this year. But I did manage to get the tree up 🎄😊
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I’m working on some Lillihub tweaks 👩💻. I wanted to add a marker at the end of all the new …
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A 🐸 Lillihub update to celebrate 1 month 🥳. Check it out, it’s a fun way to view your …
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My mother embroidered this stocking for me when I was young. It’s one of my favorite things to …
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Currently reading: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 📚
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Finished reading: System Collapse by Martha Wells 📚
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This year my company got everyone Lego sets for the annual holiday party. We ate yummy food, …
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Dev Diary 0010 - Week of December 4thThis was a major work week. I’m trying to wrap up a couple more features and get in a few more …
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🚗 Off to Boston Children’s this morning to get a knee brace fitted for my daughter. Fingers …
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Oh hey.. double update day for 🐸 Lillihub. Is that a checkmark I see on PWA? I believe it is 🤩
Super …
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Quick 🐸 Lillihub, a Micro.blog web client, update:
Dark Theme can be enabled. Turn it on under …
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My App DefaultsGuess I’ll join in the Duel of the Defaults 😄 I’ve held off since it seemed that most …
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My home office has lovely windows that are south facing. Which means I usually need to keep my …
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Dev Diary 0009 - Week of November 27thThis week I spent most of my time playing around with my blog theme. I realized I’ve been …
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Did you know you can filter content out of the Micro.blog timeline and comments using the 🐸 Lillihub …
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It’s that time of year when all my homeschooling plans start to unravel and I need to pivot …
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My son is doing wonderful this swim season. He’s always pushing himself and getting new …
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My daughter made such a cute gift wish list this year 🥰
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Off to Boston Children’s Hospital this morning to get an MRI for my daughters knee and …
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I love websites that do little advent calendars. I found these two, HTMHell and omg.lol, and …
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It’s been just over a year since my first custom Micro.blog theme (and joining M.B 🥳). To …
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Dev Diary 008 - Week of November 20thWhew... These last couple of months have been rough. This update is pretty short. I hosted …
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New journal day! My Hobonichi cousin got too big to be carrying around everywhere so this little …
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Tai Chi is getting chilly in the mornings (we practice outside). It was 19°F and frost everywhere.
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I’ve been feeling the itch to learn something new and it’s a long weekend… time …
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His favorite spot 🐈
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Maui is not so sure about our dinner choice 🦞🐈
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Lillihub Update 🐸:
Photos now swipe on both large and small screens. Post titles now show, when …
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Dev Diary 007 - Week of November 13thRemember how I said, everything back to normal? That lasted all of Monday morning. Then I got the …
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I’m thinking of adding the users blog/website url (if any) above the post timestamp on …
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My daughters desk is a giant mess of crafts, so at some point I asked her to neaten it up and wipe …
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Want to try out a new Micro.blog web client? You’re in luck! I’d like to introduce …
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Dev Diary 006 - Week of November 6thThis week was back to pretty much normal now that everyone is over their colds and now that my …
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Schedules aligned and we managed to fit in a DCC game last night. The players finished Sailors of …
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I managed to borrow an old MacBook Pro. Now I’ll be able to test my website themes and …
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Dev Diary 0005 - Week of October 30thJob Related
This week ended up being a short week as well so I didn't quite get through my to-do …
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I’ve been enjoying playing a level of Rogule once a day. Today I died ⚔️ but tomorrow is a new …
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I actually updated my website theme two weeks ago but forget to make a change log post about it 😊 …
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Dev Diary 0004 - Week of October 23rdJob Related
Vacation week 🥳
General
I had high hopes for a productive vacation. I wanted to repaint …
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Trying out Zoho Notebook since Obsidian, Logseq, and Notion still don’t feel like the right …
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What did I spend my weekend doing? Why, making a jellyfish hat of course! It took about 12 hours to …
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Dev Diary 0003 - Week of October 16thJob Related This week was all about adjusting the application to handle a special user role. In …
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I’ve got the best helper today. Time to get my Halloween costume ready 🐈 🎃
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My sister spotted this cute guy as she was heading up my driveway. Snack time!
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Dev Diary 0002 - Week of October 9thJob Related Now the MVP is done at work, it is time to show it off. We had a wonderful team lunch …
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I taught Tai Chi, did yard work for two hours and decorated for Halloween! Now it’s time to …
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Must resist the siren call of Nanowrimo. I really don’t have time for one more project 😁
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Just make yourself comfortable Maui…
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Testing out cross-posting 🤪
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Here was take two on my blog design. I had midjourney make the logo with the prompt of “pixel …
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I figured it would be fun to keep a record of my past blog designs. This was my first custom design. …
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Dev Diary 0001 - Week of October 2ndI came across this blog post as I was working this week. Claire Codes - Dev Diary and it inspired me …
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I dragged myself to Kung Fu tonight even though the last class gave me a three day migraine 😂 We did …
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Fuzzyboots decided to help me decorate for Halloween 🎃🐱
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Test post 😄
Hello World
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I’m ready for some beta testers. If you’re interested in trying out and giving feedback …
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Finished reading: Counting the Cost by Jill Duggar 📚
I listened to the audio book which was narrated …
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Look at these neat creatures I found on the sidewalk, next to the road
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Finally made it to a Kung Fu class. Pretty sure I’ll have a migraine from it in a few hours …
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Turns out you can use Hey’s workflow feature as a lightweight Kanban board for a hobby …
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Finished reading: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler has 📚
My daughter picked this book out for …
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My sister made a fabulous cake for my son 😍
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Made some progress enhancing the posting UI today. The web client is also responsive to device size …
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Just testing something out. Making sure I didn’t break anything.
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My hey.com email subscription is set to renew this month and I’m going to keep with it. I find …
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Phase one of my not so super secret project, a Micro.blog web client, is complete! No frameworks; …
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At 2:30am my brain decided to ruminate about all my perceived problems for four hours. I now require …
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Day 5 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is forest.
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And the busy season begins: homeschool, work, kid chauffeur, keeping active, keeping the house in …
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Probably not its intended use case, but the Micro.blog bookshelf feature made it a cinch to put …
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Day 4 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is orange.
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It’s full on homeschool prep today. My poor printer has its work cut out for it. Tomorrow …
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Day 3 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is precious.
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Day 2 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is buildup.
One of my favorite knick knacks …
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Day 1 of September Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt is abstract, suggested by Greg, aka …
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I took the kids to the beach yesterday for one last summer vacation outing before school starts up …
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Huh, I guess you can’t have a user confirm a form submission without JavaScript. At least not …
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Currently reading: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History by Stephen Jay Gould …
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Tuesday night is game night🐉🗡️🎲
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Three little frogs enjoying the koi pond with me at lunch.
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This is a test post.
Hello World
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A photo from August 2020, when Fuzzyboots was just a little kitten, and we had yet to decide where …
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Finished reading: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann 📚.
This …
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I missed posting this photo on Caturday but this cute guy doesn’t care 🐈
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Work today will be interesting…
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It’s amazing how time flies. Fourteen years of marriage with my best friend. Two wonderful …
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My garden is working! I’m actually growing things 😁
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I saw five rainbows when I was out and about today 😊🌈
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August 11th 2023 - Website Change Log Added in changelog link to navigation Added in video page …
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Currently reading: 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann 📚. …
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Finished reading: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 📚
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6 month journal flip through 2023 📝
“Dear Moon” by EnjoyMusic from enjoymusic.ai
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It took forever but I finally finished painting the windows this weekend! I started back in February
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Thanks to @manton for updating the bookmarks JSON api this afternoon to include tags so now you can …
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Trying out some different feed readers. I’ve never really used one before and I see how this …
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Made a couple tweaks to my website, fixed some microformats, added in a now “page”, and …
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I dislike working with dates in JavaScript. That is all 😒
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Testing out IndiePass
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I’ve made good progress on my little, local only, app that uses a disappearing iframe trick. I …
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New personal best 😊 42 minutes to complete the Tai Chi Form - 108 Long Yang . Moving slow + low …
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I wandered over to my company’s shared office space today. They are really making the outdoor …
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Okay, I know I’m strange. But every once in a while I get a strong urge to code my own web …
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This is my first year journaling and on a whim I grabbed a Hobonichi Cousin from Amazon. I love it, …
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Enjoying walks and sunshine
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Nothing like a lake side vacation. My daughter has been enjoying sneaking up on ducks. 🦆
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Coding a framed productivity app - building out the calendarCoding a framed productivity app - building out the calendar This is a continuation of my …
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Things are growing! I can’t wait until some veggies are ready to pick
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That was a sweaty Tai Chi class. I feel like a swamp monster.
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A basic framed* website... more experiments with disappearing iframesA basic framed* website… more experiments with disappearing iframes Want to follow along? You …
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Fuzzyboots watches from above 🐱
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An experimental take on the retro website frames... disappearing iframes with vanilla-js, html, and cssAn experimental take on the retro website frames… disappearing iframes with vanilla-js, html, …
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Let's code something experimental... an introductionIf you can’t tell from my blog design, I’ve been on a bit of a retro website kick. I …
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The chicks are getting bigger and I love the cheek feathers 🥰
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Whew! Homeschooling this year is officially done! Since I had to go through all the trouble of …
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At the end of the homeschooling year I’m often panicking because I worry that I haven’t …
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Another dance recital done 💃 I’m so glad I decided to give it a shot. It’s even more fun …
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A happy little frog in our koi pond this morning 🐸
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Currently reading: The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham 📚
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Ever since we bought the house I’ve wanted some bookcases with glass doors. We finally got …
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Finished reading: The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook for Surviving Medieval England by Brandon …
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Finished reading: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 📚
A very …
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My daughter drew a fantastic little comic and gave me permission to share 😍 But I wasn’t able …
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The chicks are getting bigger! Pretty sure the two with black feathers are roosters.
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First raised bed filled and planted. Let’s see if I do any better this year 😂
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Boston outing with the family today 🩰
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I’m watching Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets on Prime. As a homeschooling mother, I …
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TheRealChadwick and I took the kids to a local carnival this weekend. The weather was lovely, the …
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The project supervisor is checking in 🐱
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I’ve been puzzling over Logseq’s “Scheduled and Deadline” section on …
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I might have procrastinated making some phone calls by redesigning my website 🤣. I needed something …
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Interesting article: Rejecting the Mommy Wars. It hits close to home. I’ve definitely felt the …
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Newest members of the flock 🐣
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Idea: Mini-adventure cardsI’m rather excited to run a Dungeon Crawl Classics game in a couple weeks. I’ve been …
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Logseq or Obsidian, I can't decideAbout a month ago I decided that I wanted to try Logseq. I had downloaded Obsidian earlier in the …
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Spring time under our maple tree 🍁
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It’s not too often I have time to stretch my artistic side. A watercolor of my …
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Even though it was raining, my small Tai Chi group still showed up and practiced for an hour with me …
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Whew. For the last month I’ve been prepping for next year’s homeschooling. I can’t …
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Someone made himself comfortable in my spot 🐱
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More daffodils, these bloom later than the others but are worth the wait 💐
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I made the mistake of running a college cost estimator for our two kids 🤯 that’s… a big …
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Morning sunrise out my window ☀️
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Kids had a blast trying to find golden eggs in the tall grass. 🐣🐇
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As part of being more cognizant of the online subscriptions I have, I’m doing a digital life …
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Currently reading: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan 📚
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More signs of spring in the yard 🌷
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I went to see Hade’s town with my sister last night. It was fantastic!
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I started homeschooling my kids with the pandemic and now my daughter wants to go back to public …
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Arg. I love trying new software and apps and sometimes I’m convinced that I’ll keep …
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It’s that time of year! I think we might try and get some Salmon Faverolles this time around. …
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Much needed signs of spring in the yard.
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My favorite use of ChatGPT so far: meal planning. It made me a balanced whole food meal plan with a …
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These two text messages and two phone calls I need to make are all that’s between me and a hot …
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I absolutely love my new journal cover. Animal Crossing is my jam and I thought I’d missed my …
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This Windows girl is going to try Linux for my home system. I’m excited to get my Meerkat by …
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📷 March Micro.blog photo challenge day 2: Weather
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📷 March Photo Challenge #1: Secure.
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“Hey, how’d you get up there?” 🐱
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One of these days when I take a day off I won’t be painting… But that’s not today …
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Finished reading: Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo 📚. I really liked it. It was perfect for my mood …
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Happy Valentines Day!
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I’ve been using this layout for the last six weeks and it’s a keeper. I’m not …
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I’m looking forward to family game night tonight 😁
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The weather was too nice not to sneak out for a lunch time walk.
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One thing I’ve learned about homeschooling classes and summer camps. Enrollment happens way …
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My son is getting ready to run his first d&d campaign with some friends so I’m spending …
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One of my resolutions for 2023 was to use journal daily. And so far I’m doing it! I’m …
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Stopped reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 📚. It pains me to say… but …
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At work I’m tackling a huge software project and my normal approach isn’t cutting it. So …
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Session One - Portal Under the Stars - 1.1This contain spoilers for the Dungeon Crawl Classics level 0 funnel adventure The Portal Under the …
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I signed up for an omg.lol account a couple of months back and I’m finally getting into the …
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Dungeon Crawler Classics - Trying Out Solo PlayI haven’t played a good table-top, dice slinging, rpg game in about six years. So the urge to …
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Off to the orthopedic surgeon this morning. My daughter broke her hand in her gymnastics dance …
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I got a Hobonichi Cousin journal for the new year and I’ve been been trying out different …
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My son had his first swim meet of the season! He’s improved so much this year 🏊
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Someone is helping my son with math today 🐱. One overlooked benefit of homeschooling, lots of cat …
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I finally found the time and energy to make it to a Kung Fu practice last night. Lots of good …
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I made myself take my time and not rush in finishing my orchid in one sitting. It’s finally …
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One thing I’ve really enjoyed this week was writing down a daily quote in my journal. To start …
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It’s been so grey and rainy here this week. Plus going back to work and ramping up …
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For Christmas I got my son a telsa coil and a set of noble gasses. Today we finally had the time to …
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I’m really enjoying this Lego set I got from my sister for Christmas. I can’t wait to …
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Spending New Year’s Eve playing monopoly with the kids 🥰
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Figures I take a day off of work only to spend it on a migraine 😒
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My secret for hiccups: Hold a butter knife covered in a thin layer of peanut butter between your …
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When I get stressed I want to add more things to my plate. I kept track this year because my stress …
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I just finished reading The Girl With All the Gifts by M. R. Carey 📚. It’s not my usual cup of …
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Snowflakes are up! They’re one of my favorite decorations ❄️
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I found a new ornament! 🐱
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Maui snuck into our room and found his Christmas present. Now he’s defending it fiercely and …
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Fire rises
Water falls
Wood expands
Metal contracts
Earth
Mankind
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But… but I 💖 dark chocolate. 😢 Food Safety: Lead and Cadmium in Dark Chocolate and As You Sow …
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Since there are two rambunctious cats in the house, I decided to hang the fragile ornaments up high …
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This weekend I bought mp3’s for an album in the first time since forever. I’ve been …
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One of the benefits of homeschooling: I get to decide when there is a snowday! It might be just an …
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First snowfall ❄️
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So far I’m really enjoying this book. I’m about 1/3 of the way through and I can wait to …
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I am so over painting and household projects. These just need one last coat. Then my husband and I …
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Yes! Happy Dance Time! 🥳 We sold our condo! After 10 years of constant stress, becoming very …
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One of my biggest homeschooling wins this year was finding Falcons for my kids to join two days a …
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Mantle over the pellet stove is decorated 🎄
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I wonder how long it will be until one of the cats knocks over the Christmas tree? I did think ahead …
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It’s time to play find the cats 🐈🐈⬛
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I finally took the time to write down the version of eight silk brocades I use as part of my tai chi …
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This year’s advent calendar.
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Why is it that when I super stressed out and my to-do list is overflowing my brain just wants to add …
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I’ve cleaned up my notion set up to be more in line with the Johnny Decimal System and …
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It’s so hard to get the motivation to drive anywhere when it’s dark by 4pm. Toss in some …
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Finished the Slytherin collage in my daughter’s room. I love how it’s coming along!
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I might have messed up the stuffing… but the chickens didn’t mind 😊
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RSVPing maybe to IndieWebCamp Popup: How to Make the IndieWeb More Approachable
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I never see my name out in the wild but today I spotted it at Starbucks!
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Brushed off the old Notion app and digging into the Johnny Decimal system. Also on the list tonight …
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I finally have a Wednesday evening free. I’m looking forward to attending my second Homebrew …
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I just finished my first ballet class! 🩰 I got to meet some pretty neat people and I can’t …
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And the first dish for Thanksgiving is prepped and in the fridge 🍳
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Season 37 Episode 48 of My LifeSome weeks really do pass by in a blur. I think it’s because I tend to “go-go-go” …
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Today’s highlight was a chilly walk in the woods with some homeschooling friends!
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The first pass at my new blog design is done! There are still some rough spots (I’m 👀 at you …
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Caturday 🐱. Someone can’t wait for Thanksgiving…
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More fall colors in the yard 🍁
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For personal projects I try to write clean and minimal code 👩💻. Then I go to my 9-5 and it’s …
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Nothing like a Tai Chi class to help let go of a stressful week. ☯️
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My sister crocheted me a grumpy matcha tea latte and it’s fantastic! It’s been making me …
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Awww, the cats figured out how to share their favorite chair. 🐱
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Today had such lovely colors.
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For mbnov I need to come up with something using the word license. With my migraine 🤕 I don’t see …
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“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns …
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I need to figure out why there are pipettes all over the house… Oh wait… 😂
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Pumpkin decoration time 🎃
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Trunk or teat with kids yesterday. It was fun!
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Caturday - Attempted camouflage by Maui 🐱
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“In Tai Chi, just like in life, if you have a way in then you need a way out.” - 💬Sifu …
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It’s been way too long since I’ve managed to gather up the energy to attend a Kung Fu …
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Tai Chi was just the thing after a long and stressful day ☯️ Old Yang, Broadsword, and 108 Yang …
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My favorite Halloween decoration. Combines my favorite holiday with my favorite sea creature!
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This morning, aimed at my daughter. "Please stop decapitating the cat toy and get back your math."