Here’s what’s been going on since my “summer so far” recap at the end of July:
- On an overall level, life has felt a bit in limbo while we’re waiting to complete the purchase and move into our new flat. Living in a temporary place makes everything feel like one big procrastination! 😤
- I kept spending time playing around with my blog and vibe-coded several new features: a photo archive, dark mode, comments on posts (but you’ll have to email me your comments, and I post them 😅), site search, a publishing calendar on the archive page and a custom 404 page.
- I did do a trip, to Sweden, working remotely for a week and taking another week off. I enjoyed nature and my little boat, before it was time to go back.
- Speaking of travel, I spent hours creating a map of the places I’ve been to.
- It was good fun going to see the recording of Live at the Apollo.
- I switched to using Kagi as my search engine, paying a subscription fee to get real search results instead of ads.
- The best meal I had was at Poon’s in Somerset House.
- I did a bit of shopping, getting myself an iPad again, a new bag for my EDC and some dungarees. I also bought not one but two pairs of JNCO jeans, which I consider the start of a little collection, with pairs three and four already planned.
- I rebooted my wardrobe, with the goal of moving from my almost all-black outfits to something more relaxed. It was a fairly thorough process, creating a plan and then a final list, before shopping to plug the gaps and finally doing the switch-over.
- I also posted about my minimal-ish iPhone setup, my wish list, my little projects, and how I budget.
And now I’m really excited that autumn has arrived. It’s always been my favourite season! 🍂
This blog has been running for just over 2 months now, so I figured it might make sense to post a recap of what’s been going on. Mainly for my own benefit, but you’re welcome to read along!
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The biggest event of the summer so far was definitely moving house, from our home of many years to a temporary flat further east, bringing with it new views and a new commute.
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Travel has been limited to a day trip to Brighton and 2 weeks in Sweden for holiday and remote working, with an enjoyable trip to the island Klädesholmen up the coast, as well as a bit of boating.
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Culturally, it’s been a pretty decent period. I’ve been to V&A East, The Serpentine Pavilion, Tate modern, Pilane Sculpture Park in Sweden, The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, NIGO at the Design Museum, The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration and Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery. I’ve also attended two Proms at Royal Albert Hall.
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Personal projects have obviously involved the blog itself, which I launched on 24 May, using AI to build my own static site generator. I’ve also been playing around with creating some signal flag icons as well as a rainbow blow logo for a different kind of signalling. I also started a reboot of my wardrobe, which I need to get back to.
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Life stuff hasn’t been too dramatic, but I did a write-up of my values as well as a life-tracker to keep my focus. My birthday is coming up, so it’s likely I will soon start creating a plan for what my next year might look like.
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Financially, I’ve been getting used to the higher expenses in the new place, including a hike in travel costs.
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What I bought has been limited to day-to-day items, with nothing new or exciting to report, except for one thing I will post about when it arrives.
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Most unexpected has been the weather. Where’s the rain gone? And it’s been hot pretty much every day. I feel ready for autumn!
All in all, so far, so good! 😊
