in the toolkit

thinking & planning
  • ReMarkable — Digital paper for hand-written ideation, reflection, and sacred note-taking.
  • Routine Collections — Personalized systems that structure days, build habits, and hold attention gently.
  • Mindful Practices — From garden breathwork to patterned typing. Ritual meets regulation.
writing & code
  • Typing Practice — Daily joy in flow-state transcription and improved proprioceptive awareness.
  • Python — Puzzle automation, data wrangling, and tiny magic scripts.
  • Visual Studio Code — My code garden; neat, functional, and often lightly themed.
  • SQL Developer — Deep dives into relational structure; I speak fluent join.
  • PostgreSQL — A favorite database for structured experiments and real-world workflows.
  • TablesPlus — Smooth, elegant access to SQL engines.
  • Access / FileMaker Pro — Legacy systems whisperer; I translate old forms into functional flow.
  • Custom Systems — I build, extend, and maintain tools tailored to their humans.
documents & data
  • Excel — Calculated fields, dynamic dashboards, quiet elegance in complexity.
  • Word — CVs, training documents, puzzle page layout, poetic interludes.
  • Outlook — Calendar harmonizing, intention-bound email, rhythm in the inbox.
communication & access
  • WordPress — My publishing porch
  • ChatGPT — Companion to my looping thoughtwork and exploration.