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Who are we underneath it all
Left journaling until real late today. I was kind of blown away by how today is only the fifth day of the challenge I’m running. It feels like forever since I started. Some things are becoming easy or routine, like working out and taking photos.…
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Yesterday I won and no one noticed
Saying no to a piece of candy yesterday was highly out of character for me. So much so that when the thought hit my mind, it kind of broke my meditation and derailed my focus. Today, I decided I was done waiting and eager to…
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Reflections after a year: Choosing a full face helmet for my kid
This isn’t exactly a review of the Abus Youdrop FF kids helmet. The helmet itself is great. Just go buy it if that’s what you’re looking for. Really, this post is more about the thought process behind choosing a full face helmet for my son,…
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TMS + Noofen: My experience after 10 TMS sessions
I have to be honest, I was highly skeptical. The idea that we strap a six-pack abs shocker butterfly to our brains and that it’s going to solve some brain dysfunction seemed quite far-fetched. My mum did a series of treatments a few years ago…
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Don’t use Probro Express in Riga if you have a Cupra Terramar
I write this with a lot of sadness, we’ve been using Probro Express basically since they opened here and have been long time monthly subscribers to their service for both of our cars! We used to have a VW Tiguan and for the most part,…
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Don’t feel bad for buying toys
Yesterday I drove over 100km to buy a used camera that came out in 2018. Wow, that’s 7 years ago! This camera model is older than my son. The final decision to go and actually buy it was impulsive. However there were a lot of…
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Review of Rai Premium Tekirova
The Good things The Bad things Overall thoughts We enjoyed ourselves both times and the negatives do not outweigh the positives, of which I’m sure there are a lot more than what I’ve outlined. We tend to hyper focus on the negatives and not appreciate…
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Wake up little Bastion…
Yesterday I decided that I’m going to build a game. Today my son completed the first two levels with excitement in his eyes. This is the first time he has taken any interest in my work. I never even thought about this deep desire, a…
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The valley of unfinished projects (also known as my github)
I spent a few days worth of free time writing and re-writing a SwiftUI app. It was going to be called Notiks – Latvian for “will happen”. Took a while to find a name that makes sense, I like and has the domain available for…
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Review of the Twenty Twenty-Five WordPress theme
This blog has used a myriad of themes over the years. All created by me, all “blank canvas” variations. I would take at most the underscores wp starter, but more times than none, I’d use my 10+ year old n4n0 starter kit (minimum basic files…
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A note gratitude to a dear friend
They say people in your life are seasons… I moved a lot when I was young, changed schools for various reasons and almost my entire friend group changed pretty regularly. So unlike many, I never got that one Best friend, someone who I can look…
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Simple invoicing for individuals in Latvia with abill.io
Invoicing local companies as a private individual in Latvia can be tricky if you don’t know exactly what you’re doing. There’s a lot to figure out before you can do it legally — you need to understand tax regulations, pay the correct amount of income…