The past few months have been… different.

Development hasn’t been my main focus for a while. My family had a bit of a scare that pulled a lot of my time and attention away from projects and personal work. When things like that happen, priorities shift quickly.

And honestly, they should.

But things are finally starting to settle down again.

My daughter is wrapping up some of the programs she’s been involved in, summer is right around the corner ☀️, and the schedule is starting to open back up.

Which means it’s time to hit the turbo button. 🚀

This post is also a bit of a personal reflection, but more than that, it’s a way of turning thoughts into action. Writing it down makes the plan real. It moves it from something that’s just been floating around in my head to something that actually exists outside of it.

Turning Up the Job Search 💼

One of my biggest priorities right now is ramping up the job search.

I’ve been thinking about making a move for a while, but now I’m planning to really lean into it.

More applications.
More conversations.
More opportunities to level up.

The goal isn’t just to change roles, it’s to find the right environment where I can continue growing as an engineer and contributing at a higher level.

A little nervous? Sure.

But mostly excited.

Expanding My Planning Poker App 🃏

I’ve also been thinking about improvements to my Planning Poker application.

One idea I’m excited about is something I’m calling The Observer feature.

Right now, most planning poker tools assume everyone in the room is actively voting. But real teams don’t always work like that.

Sometimes people just need to observe the session:

  • Stakeholders
  • Junior developers learning the process
  • Team members who want context without influencing the estimate

The Observer role would allow someone to join a session and follow along without submitting estimates.

It’s a small idea, but I think it could make the tool much more useful for real-world teams.

Improving My Dev Blog Workflow ⚙️

Another thing that’s been on my mind is improving how this dev blog is organized.

Right now I manually organize posts into monthly folders. It works fine, but it definitely feels like something that could be automated.

I’ve been thinking about building a small solution that automatically sorts posts into their proper month based on the publish date.

It’s not a huge problem to solve, but small workflow improvements like that tend to pay off over time.

Back Into the Rhythm 🔁

The last few months were a reminder that life doesn’t always move in straight lines.

Sometimes development slows down.
Sometimes priorities shift.
Sometimes your focus just needs to be somewhere else.

But things are starting to open back up again.

More building.
More experimenting.
More writing.
More shipping.

And now that the plan is written down here, it’s not just a thought anymore.

It’s something to follow through on.

Time to press the turbo button. 🚀