I love working on software, so that wouldn’t change in general. If money was a complete non-issue, I would be only doing open source projects.

Projects! So many projects!

In early April I started using Personal Kanban (visualize your work; limit WIP) and I went from thinking I was an unambitious and boring person to realizing I wasn’t giving myself enough credit for all the things I want to do! Being able to see the entire backlog of large and small projects was overwhelming at first, but also a lesson in - what do I really prioritize that’s important to me?

So, if I didn’t have to work to support myself, I’d spend more time with all my personal projects. This includes, but isn’t limited to:

• building a perfume oil database website
• scanning all of my baby photos
• scanning all my written journals
• writing in and organizing my wiki
• publishing my wiki online
• creating photo zines from my phone photos
• reviewing all of my perfume oil collection
• making a lot of linoleum carvings for letterboxes
• and ofc playing games, watching movies, and listening to music!

Right now? Focus on family. If it was just me who didn’t have to work I’d be a “stay at home dad” but even better if neither of us had to work and we could be a family together without having to disappear for 8+ hours every weekday.

Go to the park, Go to museums, Go to the bay or the beech, Walk in the woods, go to the library, go to soft play, go to role play, visit other friends and family, have a nice day at home and in the garden… there’s just so much to do before we even start worrying about expensive activities. Would be absolutely lovely if this wasn’t limited to the weekends.

Family, learning, creating