Well then, czepeda.com is updated! The invisible parts I should clarify. CMS is up to date and all related dependencies. Took a little longer than I cared but the job is done and I'm with the cool kids again!
Other than that I hope to start making use of my website. I actually do make use of it but not the blog part. The bookmarks section is used just about everyday I think. Since I stopped using pinboard I immediatly started making use of my website for that.
Strangely enough, I'm doing maintenance for myself as well. 2026 is going to be about fixing things. That'll be applied to myself, the little dog, the house, and cars. It's something that I had to put off for the past couple of years especially last year. I've already started the process. A lot of this is to do with now the free time I have. Mom has stepped into her next journey of life. One where I can't be part of even though it tears me into pieces everyday since she's been gone.
So now it's time to take care of myself, my little dog, the house, cars and anything that is my responsibility. It's not been easy at all. It feels like someone threw a wrench into the engine and broke everything. Now I'm putting everything back together. Not as fast as I'd like because again, the engine is in pieces. Like the scarecrow from Wizard of Oz trying to put all the straw back into himself as he continues to fall apart. At least that's what I'm remembering. I don't think I've seen that movie since I was a kid.
But things are hard, not easy, but absolutely doable. I got my brothers, griefshare and a few people who I've been able to open up about this in person. I'm not one to ask for help so that in itself is also hard to do.
Learning to live with grief. Life has to go on and I do to. I miss her so much.