Thursday, 9th January, 2025

Gave up on anything involving JavaScript, and just used Streamlit which lets you do everything in python. I did the whole site in a couple of hours in the evening. There is one mistake I need to investigate but that’s it. So easy. Downside is it needs a server to run, or streamlit’s service. You can embed it on a site so I’ll probably do that. Tbh it has such a tiny user base who’s interested I don’t really care that it’s not the perfect thing.

It sort of makes me think that I should learn JavaScript as then there are lots of nice frameworks for making static sites but with lots of dynamic ability. I’ll put that on the todo list.

Pushed through and categorised the remaining few months of financial transactions so I could complete the year. Painful. Going to try a simpler method but I do quite like the detail it does offer me. Just high level like groceries and holidays etc. just to see where money went. I fall down the trap of plaintext accounting for a bit too but I don’t want that. I might dig out actual budget that I installed and try it again as it is January, then extract the results into my google sheets. It all still boils down to: “don’t buy crap”.

Today I bought a new pair of walking boots. But I went in store and got my feet measured. Bought the pair I’d mostly decided upon already. From a good company. They will need breaking in…

Going to look at some kittens tomorrow. Would like to go for a hike as it’ll be brilliant sunshine but also snow on the ground. Not sure I have time as I have to take in-laws to airport to pick up a hire car and then go see the kittens, plus we’re driving straight after school is out for wedding this weekend. Not been hiking in two weeks and I’m getting antsy!