Week 11: Driving theory
We started the week by taking our mothers to Aras de los Olmos, to drink coffee and snack on sandwiches and cookies under the core of our beautiful galaxy, Via Lactea. 🌌 I took a day off from work to...
Best Sunday ever
Best Sunday ever, laughing and sweating and taking turns playing RAGNAROK VR2 with my husband, my mom and my mother-in-law!!! 🎸🎮🤘
Driving theory test
Today I took my driving theory test and I PASSED! 🚗 I got my license 20+ years ago, but because of fear, never really drove. Now I'm 41 and finally ready to get over this. I want to take my dogs to ni...
Week 10: My birthday
This week I turned 41. I'm pretty happy with how everything is, love is good, home is good, career-wise could be a little better but I'm working on it; health-wise all good, apart from a rotator cuff...
My street's library box
I noticed my street's library box was a bit sad, so this morning I left six books in it! 📚 Sherlock Holmes, Oliver Twist, Treasure Island, The Three Musketeers... Hope someone enjoys reading them as m...
Week 9: New mails and vets
Mom helped me make beans in the Instant Pot! I have made lentils a few times, but failed at beans. Mom shared her "secret sauce" and the beans turned out delicious! It's the step I needed to stop buyi...
Watched: Nosferatu (2024) 🍿
Just watched Nosferatu (2024) and it's one of the bottom 10 movies of my life. A solid 0,5/10 (generous half point for the effort). 🍿🤮
I've been waiting months for this moment!
I've been waiting months for this moment! Harvested carrots from my garden, grown from seeds! 🌱🥕
Signed up for Posteo and Addy
Today I signed up for Posteo and Addy! 🚀 Moving away after years using a single Gmail account for everything is overwhelming, but I'm excited to use my own domain + aliases (and support EU business)!
Week 8: Instax printer love!
Two days after my Photolab 8 trial ended, DxO Photolab 9 came out and it has local AI masks! I bought it right away. I then spent the next 4 days troubleshooting a million bugs, crashes and performanc...
Migrated my mastodon account
Migrated my mastodon account to my micro.blog fediverse account. It's the perfect solution for me. I can still follow people and comment on things, without the social media/feed/like/repost aspects! 😍
DxO Photolab 9 came out today
DxO Photolab 9 came out today! 📷 I bought it within minutes of the release! I fell in love with v8 during the trial, it is miles ahead of LR. I'm so happy to be free from Adobe and supporting an Europ...
Week 7: Sketching artist
I will start my week with an honorable mention: I forgot to write last week about our raclette night! It's still a bit too warm for raclette, but it was so nice to sit outside in the garden and watch...
Fix ES Futures 2000-tick chart different from Pats
It is normal for tick charts to look a little bit different between different charting software (NT8, QT, Sierra) and between different data providers (CQG, Denali), because of how each one aggregates...
Sierra Chart indicator for bars closing near their high or low
A Sierra Chart indicator that prints an arrow on bull bars closing near their high and bear bars closing near their low.
Week 6: Back to work
Vacations are over, nooooo! 😭 Just kidding. This first week back to work was actually really nice. Now that I am self-employed and work as a day trader, work days are always nice and something to look...
Recipe: Amalfi pasta
When I first tried this recipe last summer, it was like a revelation. Pasta with lemon is the most summery thing ever. Now it's summer again, and Amalfi Pasta is back to our weekly rotation. This deli...
Recipe: Stand-mixer sourdough bread
After a million tries, I found the recipe. All credit goes to Grant Yoder for this wonderful recipe that works every single time. I bake this boule every two weeks. 🍞🥖 Ingredients 100g sourdough start...
Recipe: Creamy mushroom pasta
Had this two weeks ago paired with a delicious bottle of Amarone... Recipe by RecipeTinEats, with small adaptations (we only eat fresh homemade pasta, never dry; I always sub broth for more wine; and...