The end of the month and I'm still here

A very tough month indeed

One year into being a dad has had its difficult moments, but I’m still glad I became one. That said I have been super occupied with being a dad. My time is either spent being a dad or building. For the most part, I had to choose what I wanted to build and really I only have time for one thing. I still want to build abs, but I haven’t been super consistent with that. I still want to learn Japanese, but I’ve only done one or two Japanese sessions this month. I still want to build my career skills but I only get a chance when I’m working with the toolsets and that feels very slow. So what am I building? My side project of course!

What is my side project

Well before I tell you that, let me just say that I’ve had my fair share of unfinished side projects over the many years. I never kept track of them all but I can promise they never really made it beyond the initial project setup, mostly.

All except this blog AND my current side project. But how after all these years have I finally managed to get something started, built, deployed, and real? AI code tooling has completely changed my life. It unlocked a door I have been sitting at for most of my career, and perhaps much of my life. I get this problem where I cannot start something long enough to really give it any feet. It usually falls over when I run into a problem that might just be too daunting. Too much of a hassle. That little bit too big of a bother. For whatever reason I hit a wall for years and my documents tended to have folders upon folders of half ideas and project graveyards.

You still didn’t mention what the side project is

You’re right, and I will. But not right now. Its not in “Alpha” yet. Once I release a working version to the public I’ll probably write a better post about it here. Its good though. Well I think its good. And its fun. It is probably the most fun I’ve had building something since I began working as a Software Engineer. I can’t wait to build more. I feel like I can push past barriers and actually get things done.

I’ll be back again soon

I just wanted to make a post because I haven’t had time to make one much this month. Might as well do it now huh

Hope you are having a good day!

— A D