On this day, 8 years ago, I wrote:
I am always in awe of people who can build things from scratch.
I can tinker and tweak, amend and extend but, beyond that, I wouldn't know where to start.
Fast forward to Jan 2021 and I built something from scratch. And I'm still using it!
2017 me would be amazed. 2021 me was proud. 2025 me is still proud but very nonchalant about it. Maybe that's not entirely true — I sometimes still can't believe what I've built — but, after using it for over four years, it is just normal. Especially since working on some other projects which other people have actually used in anger.
I have to remind myself not to take any of this for granted.
