Jen’s schedule flexibility has been restored, so our normal travel strategy is back on the table. Unfortunately, work has been absolutely crazy for her, so she’s spent many, many weekends working extra (unpaid) hours. That’s limited what we’ve been able to do.
Our big remaining trip this summer is the Canadian Rockies in August. I’ll drive from Phoenix and pick up Jen in Calgary, then drop her off in Seattle a couple weeks later and make my way back home. ASU Football season starts in the fall, which limits our weekend trips, though I expect we’ll take a shorter international trip during breaks in October or November. Our two main summer trips were roadtrips in OH-PA-NY-ME-WV-KY-IN and UT-ID-MT-WY. We also flew to MI for a funeral.
I’ve been working on a number of web projects, though can’t report on any of those. The big two web goals for the rest of the year are transitioning both this site and GoQuesting.com to Kirby 5. To quote the last /now update, which remains generally current:
I’m working on a full design of my website—yep, this one right here—that will transition it from WordPress to Kirby. It’s a big undertaking, in large part because I have to learn Kirby and enough PHP and CSS to make it work, as well as somewhat manually repost all the posts, pages, and photos. But I’m excited about it, as I think it’ll be a much better solution overall, and I think it’ll help me post more regularly about our adventures.
Which brings me to another big project that I’m similarly excited about—transitioning the Go Questing website from Notion/Super to…you guessed it…Kirby. That’s right, after several years of hiatus, I’m finally getting a chance to get back to his half-completed project. With dedicated pages for more than 1500 different quests, and another 300 or so waiting to be published, this will be an even larger and more complicated transition. And I still have plenty of work to do in building out many of these existing pages, too.
In addition, I’m working on plans to convert this entire effort into a stand-alone nonprofit, which of course involves far more work than just the quest directory website.
We’re currently in the process of several home renovations, mostly notably replacing our windows and getting new window treatments (finally! We’ve needed to do this for years and years and years). We’re also working on repairing our back wall, and building out a shade structure for the backyard. I’m never a fan of home projects, but I think each of this will have a material impact on our enjoyment.