I finished my first UI/UX class a few minutes ago.

I finished my first UI/UX class a few minutes ago.

I don't think I told y'all I signed up for another DeepDive, but I did. This one is 3 days/week until May.

I guess if I'm trying to have my own web design business, I will need to be good at design.

One of my beta testers...

One of my beta testers told me that my app is already better than Lacquergram.

😳😳😳

I could literally cry.

I'm probably gonna. 😂

Happy tears, at least. 😁😁😁

Putting indie/boutique/mainstream banners on my polish app like:

Putting indie/boutique/mainstream banners on my polish app like:

Just kidding. It was meant for the top left corner, and I'll get it wrangled over to there. That accidental placement just gave me a chuckle. 😂

Things are really coming along. I hope to have my first couple of Brand Pages being tested by Friday.

Also, I got my EIN today.

Exciting times!

I watered some plants today.

I watered some plants today. They were thirsty. It's not gotten cold enough for them to sleep, I don't think.

I've missed them. I probably need to spend more time in the greenhouse.

The couch is feisty this morning. 😂😂😂

The couch is feisty this morning. 😂😂😂

Sneaky Peek...

Sneaky Peek of some profile features for the app I'm trying to start Beta Testing today. I'm so excited! 😁😁😁

Polish Collectors, this is for us! ❤️❤️❤️

Today is a big day! I'm super excited!

Today is a big day! I'm super excited!

I had an interview for a position that I really want, and it seemed to go well.

I've been building a PWA that I've wanted to build for years - the DeepDive Bootcamp gave me the tools to make it happen. I'm so happy I could cry! If all goes as planned, I'll start beta testing on Friday.

And finally, I can't believe the support I've gotten from everyone at Central New Mexico Community College, CNM Ingenuity. I reached out to an advisor for help with registering a LLC, and he got on a call and walked me through it. I got this in my email today! BluPrint Designs is the name I'll be working under developing websites.

I can't believe the moves I'm making. I am so grateful for the support of everyone I've met at the CNM Web Development DeepDive Bootcamp. I'm doing things I've only ever dreamed of doing. I can't believe this is real life.

The support from CNM is unreal.

The support from CNM is unreal.

I just registered BluPrint Designs as a web/application development LLC.

I was so lost, but I reached out to one of the amazing advisors from the school, and we got on a call and he walked me through it.

I'm now just waiting to see if my business license is approved.

I'm planning to start beta testing my very first app on Friday. 🤞🏻

This all feels so unreal.

My teeth have been hurting for about 3 weeks.

My teeth have been hurting for about 3 weeks. They are getting progressively more sensitive. It's hurts to talk, eat, drink, and brush them. It's not a single bad tooth; it's every tooth at once.

That's another possible symptom of peri. Low Estrogen is bad for your bones.

I am on HRT and still struggling not to fall apart. I guess I'm going to talk to my doctor this week.

All I've done for the last week and a half...

All I've done for the last week and a half is eat, sleep, and work on my app. It's literally been years in the making, but taking the Web Dev bootcamp gave me everything I needed to ACTUALLY bring it to life.

My sleep schedule is messed ALL THE WAY UP. My days are a blur.

I thought it was Tuesday all day yesterday; it was Saturday. My sense of time has never been so consistently off as it has this past week.

But I will (hopefully) not have a ton of future free time to make this dream/goal come true. I have an interview Wednesday. I feel optimistic.

Until something pressing pulls me away, I'm throwing myself into building something I've wanted to build for years. I hope I can reveal it soon.

❤️❤️❤️

What can make me willingly give up sleep?

What can make me willingly give up sleep?

Apparently, building an app that I want built.

I've been working late into the night, and my brain just wakes me up with ideas and I can't go back to sleep.

I have literally never experienced anything like this. If you know me, then you know I LOVE my sleep and I LOVE my bed.

This is WILD. 👀

Good morning, I guess. 😂

IYKYK.

IYKYK.

She terrifies me sleeping like this.

She terrifies me sleeping like this. She's face-down in the blankets.

She's on meds for some respiratory crud right now. Poor thing. ❤️

I had one of the weirdest wakeups ever...

I had one of the weirdest wakeups ever in the wee hours of this morning.

Scar and Adrian (cats) live in my bedroom and sleep with me. Scar sleeps on my pillow, snuggled up to my face.

I was sleeping on my side, Scar on my pillow close to my face. He must have stretched his arms and flexed his claws out, then relaxed. All fine and normal... except that one of his claws slid perfectly into my empty septum piercing and he had me hooked by the nose. 😂😂😂

It didn't hurt at all. My septum piercing at one point was stretched to an 8 gauge. A 10 gauge will still to this day go in with no resistance. That skinny little claw was nothing, but it was a weird sensation to feel when you don't expect it. 😂

I just flexed his claw and easily freed myself and went back to sleep. I'm glad I felt it on entrance, instead of waking up when he inevitably started snatching his paw in an effort to free himself FROM MY NOSE. 🫠 I'm sure that would've been a bit unpleasant. 😂

What are the odds of that happening? It's definitely not an experience I would have ever anticipated having. 😂😂😂

Who else wants to do things, but can't make yourself do the things?

Who else wants to do things, but can't make yourself do the things?

And how do you get yourself to do the things?

I want to skate. I watch videos. I have everything I need. But sometimes I just can't DO IT.

I don't even need a lot of space. I could do drills in my kitchen or garage or whatever. I literally have no excuse, but I'm fighting my brain.

Help?

This is one of my favorite ways to take pictures of the boys.

This is one of my favorite ways to take pictures of the boys. They're so damn cute! ❤️

Ooh, my first time charging away from home.

Ooh, my first time charging away from home. I needed to learn how to do this, anyway. Gonna do my DuoLingo while I wait. 😊

Edit: Well, that was easy. And cheap!

Today has been good! 😊

Today has been good! 😊

Caitlin went with me to the consignment stores and lunch today. I only sold 4 things total, but I found a few treasures. One is a neat-looking sweater. Another is a plain shirt, but very soft and will look nice at work. I also got a printed shirt. And the best one is one that Caitlin spotted. It's navy blue and so beautiful. I've never felt elegant one day in my whole life, but that shirt made me feel like a princess. Caitlin got it for me because we couldn't pass it up! (I'll get pics, but not today).

Then me and Shaun and the dogs went to a park. They walked and I skated. I had some stumbles, but no falls this time. I got about 30 minutes in before the dogs were done.

After reading about wheels with edges, I decided to try some tighter turns and that went well. I can definitely tell the difference in the precision. Also, I had Shaun install a back brake for me. I'm already doing better using it than I ever got at using toe stops. I usually stop without using brakes at all, but I wanted some kind of brake just in case.

I know I'm not supposed to look at my feet while skating, but it's helpful that I can look down and see if I'm holding my foot straight while using the back brake. Using a toe stop has my foot bouncing everywhere and lurches me forward, and it's behind me so I can't see the mistake I'm making to correct it.

Anyway, after that we went to a car wash and cleaned our cars. Both were super past due, so I feel happy to have that done. Now I'm just resting, or maybe doing my nails. We'll see.

I hope this Monday has treated you well, too! ❤️

Toebean has a T on his chest like he's a superhero or something. 😂

Toebean has a T on his chest like he's a superhero or something. 😂

I think Harley is ready for us to turn the lights off. 😂

I think Harley is ready for us to turn the lights off. 😂