Howdy!

The struggle is real to keep a consistent schedule. I’m trying to carve out time for different areas of life but baby takes up almost the whole pie each day (as expected). But I’m still chugging along in the background for other things. 😊

Currently having mild success by working on personal goals for at least 30 minutes a day. ⏰

If you’re not where you want to be in certain projects, remember that it all takes time. A quote from Bill Gates:

We overestimate what we can do in a day but underestimate what we can do in a decade

I was a completely different person 10 years ago.

Who were you a decade ago? What are you doing now?

Updates 📘

  • Finally completed the BC Daycare Map! 🥳
    • Why spend 2 days calling daycare centers to register for a waitlist when you can spend 2 months coding up a tool in order to spend 2 days calling daycare centers? Ah…
    • Anyways, this tool helped us find daycenters near us. Hope it helps other families too! (Note: only works for the Fraser Health region atm)
  • Opened up an Etsy shop for Charred Designs! 🏪
    • We can accept actual money!
  • Made a Klingon Star Trek clock for a dear friend 🖖
    • Was a fun project to design

Lessons 📝

  • Opening a shop in Facebook/Instagram is not as easy as it seems
    • I had an error message when creating a shop telling me to increase my presence on Instagram

    Your Facebook account and Page or Instagram professional account must have demonstrated trustworthiness, including through an authentic, established presence. This may also include maintaining a sufficient follower base.

    • It seemed like I needed to post more or have more followers/engagement, but there was no clear signal on what the threshold was
    • Thankfully a workaround for me was using mobile for the initial shop setup (it wasn’t working on Desktop)
  • I need to work on marketing/spreading what I’ve created much more than just building the tool
    • Tool is not useful if no one knows about it 🙂
  • BC has a program called StrongStart where kids can free-play and parents can meet each other
    • Community centers may also have Family Enrichment Centres where kids can roam around
    • Been taking baby to them recently and she’s having a blast

On My Mind 💡

  • Just watched Everything Everywhere All at Once
    • Such a wacky multiverse movie, so funny but tied together by an emotional family drama
    • Definitely recommend, 10/10 🦝

Asks 🙇

  • Know anyone who is looking for childcare in the Fraser Health region? Send them to my BC Daycare Map!