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blogging like it's 2009 again. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

17th March 2026

A Small Wins: Jan 2023 - March 2026

Other than wondering what to do with myself knowing that my Chattable is eventually going to need to be replaced with something else...I found myself reflecting on what I built since Finding Carrd in 2023.

First of all, in 2023, Koji "link-in-bio" died because LinkTree axed it then paywalled it's best features. It happily offered me 3 months "free" for importing my Koji back onto LinkTree...

I used Koji's import for my LinkTree because I was fed up that basic recoloring a page was paywalled. Then LinkTree repaywalled it.

Found Carrd sometime mid 2023, and made: 
upgraded to Pro Plus because I love managing my site from my phone, iPad or laptop...whatever is in reach when I have an update idea.

In 2024, I created a cute tool that double as Progressive Web App if you add it to homescreen on your mobile device: also have this site that you see on my subdomain: Notepin, Chattable and Status.Cafe early 2025 changed how I wanted my hub to look.

The fact that Carrd Pro Plus only cost me $50USD for 25 sites, $18 for five years of my main domain being attached to my Medium makes sure that my business minded blogs are SEO searchable.

Thinking of upgrading to Notepin's $11/year plan so I can add pics here and change the font :)

Overall, spending less than $75 for 25 website slots that I don't have to pay monthly for...and being able to connect to subdomains? 

It is a small win, but it feels amazing. Here's to the last 3 years of R&D.

25th January 2026

January 2026 🫨

I don't even know how to think about it.

We're still here. 

Yet, people are pretending things will just work out if we wait long enough.


26th July 2025

My little corner 🥳

From learning HTML in 2006 with Lissa Explains, to reapplying those Piczo structures to my carrd...I'm glad "retro PC" is a trend again. 

Sites that would have taken years or just never been built have been published in a week. Useless, cute to look at, and easy to update and navigate without ads popping up at every corner. 

Just the way I missed my internet.

22nd July 2025

Only took 30 hours

When I was a kid, coding one container and fixing gutters and margins took me hours. And lots of meltdowns. 

My site on Carrd was so fun, despite the coding re-learning curve. Now I have a site that feels like it's rewinding back to piczo days, but with 2025 mechanics.

12 year old me would have lost it. ✨️👾

21st July 2025

Phone blogging

But make it make sense!

I wanted to build something like Notepin for myself since 2008, but now we here.

A place to just braindump at will and write about it on my Medium. 

The brain happy simplicity of using a phone shortcut named 'add post' and just posting. 

Amazing little feeling of not updating across every platform. ✨️


20th July 2025

Simple blogging

I stitched together all my favorite tools to make a cozy little corner of the internet. 🖤

It’s part blog, part moodboard, and part hub for everything I create.

No bloated platforms, no ads—just clean links and vibes.

Think Linktree, but with personality and space to actually exist.

Retro energy for modern creators who want their own lane.

20th July 2025

Hello ⸜(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

I've been looking for a way to bootstrap together a lightweight blog.

And website that doesn't feel like just a link in bio.

We all need more private spaces, so retro.rezceptionist.site is gonna be that corner for my brand as a way to just write without marketing.

Make the internet the internet again!