Am I Blogging or Nah?
I’ve tried blogging a handful of times over the last ~10 years, and each time I quit after only a couple of posts. I had no drive or motivation to consistently write. I thought I wanted to blog, but I think I only liked the idea of having a tech blog and appearing smarter and more productive than I actually am. Welp. Makes sense why I didn’t stick to it. Garbage in, garbage out.
So, what changed? Sheeeeeit…
- It’s a MF pandemic out here (‼️)
- I’ve been working remotely 🏠 100% of the time for the last year, and for the foreseeable future
- My two-year-old daughter 👧🏽 is the boss of my wife and I, and the poster child of Terrible Twos
- Due to said pandemic, we don’t presently have any childcare 😅
- Due to said lack of childcare, I currently work and watch my daughter at the same time for most of the work day 😬
- Any work requiring continuity (e.g., coding, writing) I usually get done at night when it’s quiet and I’m tired AF 😴
- My social life outside the house is virtually non-existent
TL;DR – shit is real out here in these WFH streets. Also I’m a hermit.
While trying to manage my time the best that I can, I have found myself increasingly taking more notes, documenting and drawing. And I’m liking it. 😎 I believe these habits will become even more important as remote work and asynchronous communication become more of the norm, especially as my coworkers begin working from anywhere 🌎. So I would like to continue to hone these skills, using this blog as an outlet.
We’ll see if I can make it past two posts this time. 😉