What I've Been Up To
After a fair bit of physical therapy that helped me run without pain, I injured my hamstring. I’m flying out to Seattle in about a week to house- and pet-sit for my family while they take a much-needed vacation, and my ambition is to have all my tendons fully functional after that trip so I can run when I get back, as the summer temperatures and intense humidity begin to give way to the far more pleasant and chilly winds of fall.
I launched a text conversion and a RAW camera app, so there are now 18 apps in the Truly Simple Tools catalog. I have two more that are almost done: just a bit of design work and the final run-through before I’m ready to add those to the App Store, rounding it out to 20.
I’ve put together a portfolio and resume, and I’ve started to dip my toes into the job market as I look for interesting work for my next career season. It’s a strange sensation (I’ve worked for myself since 2008), but it’s interesting and educational and I’m excited about the prospect of finding something compelling to do, ideally at a place I can gladly stay for the next 5-10 years.
I may pick up some contract work during that job-hunting process (as it could take a while), though I’ll probably avoid outright freelancing, as the prospect of having to build up a new client network from scratch doesn’t sound particularly appealing right now.
Beyond that, I’m fleshing out a local project concept called MKEstuff, of which MKE Meetups will be a part. The initial site will have a bunch of parking-related resources, but I’m exploring other possibilities, too, including a volunteering resource (which has been oft-requested by fans of the meetup newsletter) and maybe something related to live music.