Week 18: The Week After
This past week felt a lot different than the one before it. Last week was chaotic, overwhelming, and filled with constant phone calls, decisions, and things that needed to be handled immediately. This week was more about dealing with everything that comes after—and figuring…
Week 17: A Sudden Goodbye
This week took a turn I never expected. It started out fairly ordinary. I was trying to settle back into routine, figure out what to do with SideQuestDeals now that it is live, keep up with job applications, and get through the usual ups and downs that have become normal…
Week 16: Launches, Loneliness, and Moving Forward
This week was a bit of a roller coaster. Some big things happened, including a couple of launches that had been a long time coming. At the same time, it was also one of those weeks where emotions, uncertainty, and everyday frustrations all seemed…
Week 15: Building My Own Runway
This week was a strange mix of frustration, momentum, loneliness, and progress — sometimes all within the same hour. On the health front, I had my follow-up with my cancer doctor. Overall, things are moving in the right direction, but we decided to add a topical…
Week 14: Momentum, Resistance, and Showing Up Anyway
This week felt like a perfect snapshot of what rebuilding looks like — not dramatic highs and lows, but a lot of showing up. On the fitness front, I’m officially down 10 pounds. The scale hasn’t moved much past that this week, which is…
The observatory is open and ready to catch some photons!
Weekly Update #13: Covid But Showing Up Anyway
This week wasn’t flashy, but it was meaningful. It started with COVID. After a few days of not feeling great, I tested and confirmed it. That knocked out the gym for a bit and forced me to slow down just as I’d been building momentum. Mentally, that’s…
Weekly Update: Shipping Momentum, Hard Conversations, and Showing Up Anyway
This past week felt like one of those stretches where everything seems to happen at once — progress, setbacks, stress, excitement — sometimes all within the same day. Big Wins (And They Really Are Big) The biggest…
Week 11: Shipping, Setbacks, and Finding Momentum Again
This past week was a reminder that progress doesn’t always feel good while it’s happening — but it still counts. There were moments this week that felt heavy: family stress, loneliness creeping in at quiet hours, uncertainty around finances…
Week 10: Momentum, Shipping, and Learning to Ride the Swings
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week reminded me of something important: Recovery isn’t linear — but progress is still progress, even when emotions swing wildly. Some days felt…
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Burnout Recovery, Week 9: From Survival Mode to Creative Momentum
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next chapter. This past week felt like a quiet turning point. Not because everything suddenly got easier — it didn’t — but because something important shifted.…
Inspiration Strikes At Weird Times
I went to bed on Thursday night like any other night (perhaps a little later than normal after getting home kind of late from a local astronomical society meeting), but it was definitely not a normal night of sleep. I slept great until about 2:30am when I had my…
Week 8: Quiet Progress, Holding Steady, and Learning to Be Okay with “Enough”
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week didn’t feel dramatic.There were no huge breakthroughs or sweeping changes. Instead, it felt quiet — sometimes heavy,…
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Finally Finished The Witcher 3 & DLCs
Last night I finally got around to finishing the last of the Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC and while I originally wasn't huge on the game in my first attempt at a playthrough, after giving it a more honest attempt, it is easily one of my all time favorite games…
Week 7: In Between What Was and What’s Next — and Shipping Something Real
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This week didn’t come with a clean sense of momentum or a big emotional breakthrough. Instead, it lived in the middle — between what my life…
Week 6: Quiet Momentum, Returning Curiosity, and Trusting the Pace
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week didn’t come with any dramatic turning points or emotional breakthroughs — and that’s actually what made it meaningful. Instead of big…
I still need more Android testers for my mobile app!
For those that may not have seen my last post, over the last few days, I created a new .NET MAUI mobile application and the Android version of it is officially ready for testing! I've made it easier to join the testers (I need 20 testers to…
Volunteers Needed To Test My New Android App!
If you’ve ever caught yourself asking, “Wait… did I do that already?” — this post is for you. Over the last several days, I’ve been working on a new mobile app called Did I Do That?, and it’s finally reached the point where I need real people using it…
Week 5: Heavy Days, Hard Decisions, and Holding the Line
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This week didn’t move in a straight line — emotionally or practically. There were moments of momentum, moments of excitement, moments of deep fatigue, and…
Week 4: Progress Isn’t Linear — But It Is Real
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week reminded me of something I already knew intellectually, but am still learning emotionally: Recovery doesn’t move in a straight line. Some days felt…
Week 3: Finding Stability in Small Steps: Two Weeks Into My Journey
The Journey Begins: Rebuilding, Recovering, and Moving Forward A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. It’s been a little over two weeks since my role at FanDuel Sports Network came to an…
My Observatory Works Again! My New Shot of M33!
As of last night, I have my observatory operating back at 100%! Its only been offline for a couple of years. But not not a half bad image of the galaxy M33 for using all new software that I barely know what I'm doing and a new camera.
Week 2: Mapping the Road Ahead — My Burnout Recovery Plan
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. Last week, I wrote about the shock, relief, confusion, and emotional whiplash that came with losing my job right before Thanksgiving. It was a week of letting…
Dinner Time! Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya!
For the first time in probably months, I felt like doing some actual cooking rather than go get take out. I decided I'd make my amazing chicken and sausage jambalaya. Everybody that has tried it has raved about it and I will admit its definitely my…
GitHubs Copilot Agent Is Amazing!
As I have mentioned in my previous posts, I am working on a mobile app built in .NET MAUI called MoveableEats. While I'm not quite ready to unveil it and what it is just yet, I thought I would write a quick post about my testing phase of building the app. The app…
My Last 6 Bugs in My MAUI Mobile App!
I've mentioned the name of the mobile app I'm working on in a few recent blog posts that I have worked on off and on for the last couple of years and now that I'm unemployed, I have finally had real time to dedicate to it. After all the time I have put in on…