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A weekend I didn't know I needed [EN/FR]

2026-03-30 08:57

Hi Hive! It's Monday, and my last post was Friday morning. A few days without news, that's why. Friday, my father came to pick me up in Normandy. We loaded the bags and hit the road together, headed to

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I built a Fuel Price app last night... with free Government Data [EN/FR]

2026-03-27 08:13

Hello Hive! Friday. I can already feel the weekend coming, and honestly, I'm not complaining. It's been a full week. I made progress on a lot of things, and I'm proud of that. So this morning, the energy

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Client smiles and live coding: A good thursday [EN/FR]

2026-03-26 08:24

Hello Hive! It's Thursday but I already feel like it's the weekend. The energy is there, and honestly, it feels good. The last few weeks have been a bit complicated, a few days in tunnel mode. But all

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The more AI takes my work, the more I want to be human [EN/FR]

2026-03-25 08:47

Hello Hive! Already the middle of the week. Yesterday, for the first time, I went to have lunch with a client. I told myself that in the age of AI, a developer can quickly be replaced, and that it wouldn't

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Less productive, not sure It's a bad thing [EN/FR]

2026-03-24 16:45

Hello Hive! Yesterday, we were at @altheana's parents' place. From the morning, I could feel the day was going to require a certain balance. We knew it anyway, it was planned. So no surprise. When you're

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Repotting at 8:30am: The life of a plant dad [EN/FR]

2026-03-23 08:01

Hello Hive! I can feel it's going to be a good day. I'm listening to "Pictures of You" by Drugdealer and Kate Bollinger as I write these lines. So chill. And in general, when the day starts like

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Bathroom grout: the task I kept ignoring for 14 months [EN/FR]

2026-03-22 08:32

Hello Hive! Saturday passed as fast as a good evening with friends. Yesterday morning, when @altheana and I got up, I was convinced we were going to start with a running session before tackling the task

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Mice in the walls, woodworm in the wood, sun outside [EN/FR]

2026-03-21 09:12

Hello Hive! It's the weekend, and most importantly, it's spring! This weekend, I'd like to do a lot of things. But as always, time will run short. No panic, I'll do as usual, by order of priority. Right

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When ambition outruns your legs [EN/FR]

2026-03-20 07:54

Bonjour Hive! Today, at 3:45 PM UTC+1, we will officially enter spring. Bye bye winter. You have to know how to accept and appreciate every season, but I can only rejoice at leaving this one. Yesterday,

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Can you hack your own good mood? [EN/FR]

2026-03-19 08:36

Hello Hive! The weekend is almost here. And like every week, I notice the same thing. Thursday is when I have the most energy. All day Thursday, Friday around 5pm, and Saturday morning. These three moments

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Running to escape, walking to think, sanding to improve [EN/FR]

2026-03-18 08:48

Hello Hive! The weather was beautiful yesterday. I think I say it every day, but I'm really glad that spring is coming. I can't wait. It won't change the face of the world, no. But it will change something

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One project done beats 3 started [EN/FR]

2026-03-17 07:42

Hello Hive! My head is full of projects. That’s good news, yet paradoxically, it’s exactly what’s blocking me. The one truth I keep relearning and forgetting just as quickly is that as long as I haven’t

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Goodbye winter, hello spring [EN/FR]

2026-03-16 08:40

Hello Hive! Here we go again for a new week. And not just any week: the last one of winter. In less than 5 days, spring will be here. The best season there is, that’s said. Coming out of winter really

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Cheat meal weekends and DIY progress in our Normandy home [EN/FR]

2026-03-15 09:03

Hello Hive! Sunday today. We're going to go for a little running session with @altheana. Since we've been trying to eat better during the week, the weekend has become our assumed cheat meal zone. So we

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Staying home, fixing things, and watching the garden wake up [EN/FR]

2026-03-14 08:28

Hello Hive! Saturday morning, and the schedule is packed. We were supposed to leave this weekend to visit @altheana’s family, but in the end we’re staying home. No regrets, I have a list of things to do

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Skills are shields against uncertainty [EN/FR]

2026-03-13 09:23

Hello Hive! Continuous learning is crucial for your survival. This statement is true when you are young, and it remains true as you grow older. Even when you believe you have nothing left to learn… learning

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A simple breakfast experiment [EN/FR]

2026-03-12 08:55

Hello Hive! For 2–3 weeks, I had been dragging a strange fatigue. A big fatigue. Hard to explain. Less motivation, less desire to laugh, a kind of emptiness at times. Not dramatic, but disturbing and present

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Unexpected income and unexpected pressure [EN/FR]

2026-03-11 09:07

Hello Hive! Yesterday reminded me why I chose this way of life. And also why it can be complicated. When I got up yesterday morning, I already had a fairly clear idea of my day. Nothing very precise either,

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Running, podcasts and a growing garden [EN/FR]

2026-03-10 08:30

Hello Hive! It is Tuesday. And when it is Tuesday, it means Koh-Lanta on TV tonight. It is almost our only exception. We never watch TV. We never watch reality TV either… except this show. To be honest,

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