General thoughts on today
Busy Day Reflections
Today felt busy, though it’s probably because I’ve been in a lot of calls, doing most of the talking (and thinking). It’s starting to bug me a little that I seem to carry the mental load for most of the things on our current stack. Then again, maybe that’s just today’s mood talking—tomorrow I might be back to my usual optimistic self.
WordPress Discoveries
Away from work, I’ve had a bit of a revelation about modern WordPress: it’s loaded with so much unnecessary bloat. For example, I installed the Elementor plugin and found thousands of lines of redundant CSS in the inspector. It’s way more than I want or need.
To simplify things, I’ve decided to move away from custom-built themes and stick with the lightweight 2025 default theme. I’ll make a few tweaks with some CSS customisation and might even consider creating a plugin for the blinds and leaves overlay. The goal is to keep everything as lean and efficient as possible.
Family Update
Steph took Isaac to golf today, which he’s absolutely loving. On top of that, Steph’s been enjoying it too—she’s made a new friend (also named Steph)!another Steph!
Faith
Prayer List Sarah and John were meant to come over tonight to discuss the Youth Alpha course planned for January 2025. Unfortunately, Sarah has a cold and couldn’t make it.
I took a moment to say a little prayer for Sarah’s health and to thank Him for putting them both in our lives. They’re such good, strong, and active Christians, and it’s been a real pleasure meeting and befriending them.
Exercise
Push-ups:: 100 Free squats:: 100 Kettle Bell Swings:: 50 DB Curl into Shoulder Press:: 30
TV
Second series of Temple - still not feeling it (S2E3 & E4)
Food
Calories eaten:: 1582 Calories burner:: 2348
Tried Steph’s new recipe for Steph’s New Pasta Sauce which was really nice.
Tags
ReflectionsWorkloadWordPressMinimalismGolfFaithYouthAlpha
Themes
Daily Notes Work - Life Balance, Simplification, Optimism, Gratitude