The holiday season is here! Taking a week-long break to let my relax by not having to make something every day.
November 2025 Building Challenge Posts
URSYS Web App Template code01
Embedded TypeScript Apps in Eleventy code02
A Review of Old Work and Stories coll01
Eleventy Templates for Atom Feeds blog01
Productivity Energy Crash prod01
Workshopping the 'Activity Bingo' Form prod02
Last Run of ETP Notebook Production tool01
Activity Bingo Form Progress prod03
ETP Mini Notebook Printing Press Tour tool02
Identity and Logo Thinking Pass coll02
Unprofessional Business Cards card01
Word Counting Calendar Reboot wcal01
Word Counting Calendar Interim Release wcal01
Calendar Layout Code Progress wcal02
Super Simple PDF Progress wcal02
Articulating Friendship docs01
First skip day due to day trip to Concord, etc. prod04
A PDF-LIB Reference docs02
Programatic Drawing of Word Counting Calendar Blocks wcal02
Minimum Progress Despite Nausea; useful noobly attitudes wcal03
Calendar Day Drawing Progress wcal04
Progress noted in Groundhog Day Resolutions for November 11 ghdr01
A Mythical Magical Adventure Cat Primer docs03
Correct Calendar Layout Progress wcal05
Calendar Labeling and Space Filling wcal06
A Restorative Visit to the North Shore arts01
Alpha Word Counting Calendar! wcal07
Mini ETP Production Update! tool03
Personal Cards Revisited card02
Visiting an Old Friend in Beverly, MA arts02
Experimental Collaboration
Short Productive Sprint Day
Thanksgiving Reset Break
Mini ETP Notebooks available on Amazon
ETP 365 Day Journal Updated for 2026
Freelancer Services First Draft
I will be taking a break from November 27 to December 2. During this time, I won't be blogging or doing Month of Blogging activities. I need to unplug, let my brain relax, and also start preparing for the winter weather and end-of-year accounting.
That said, I will do at least 15 minutes of work daily on the current projects to keep them on low simmer. This is to maintain continuity of my plans fresh in my memory. If I go more than 2 days without reviewing an active project, it's much harder to remember what I was going to do next.
The general plan:
- spend 15 minutes a day in the morning doing review of next steps
- prioritize health care planning for 2026
- use end-of-year accounting to help with health care planning
- spend time with family
- physical household chores, holiday decorations, and space improvements
- play around with technology and stuff if it happens to be interesting
Happy Thanksgiving! I'll see y'all in a week! I have a LOT of decompressing to do!
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