Your Christmas present is almost done

Originally sent as a newsletter.

Written in 2020, 5 years ago. Tools and advice may have moved on since.

God Jul,

Earlier today, on a live stream,
I worked on your Christmas present. It is almost done.

It is a tiny web app with bottled happiness:
the unrestrained laughter of Lillian and her friend.

It’s also our entry for the GatsbyJS #SillySiteChallenge.

I was on the fence; I should spend as much time on POW! as possible, but I also need fun and whimsy in my life…

So I recruited the family (Lilly Labs) to lighten the load:

• Intern Lillian (5,5 🦄) → illustrations
• Junior dev and dad Ola → audio code and recording

and gave myself clear time constrains:

• Only do work on stream Sunday’s 10:00 to 12:00

I went a little over time one Sunday…
But I have not worked a minute on the project off stream.

So all in all, a major success 🎉🎉🎉

There is one Sunday stream left before the #SillySiteChallenge deadline, December 31st. I will be streaming and would love to see you in the chat!

Until the next one,
Benedicte

#SillySiteChallenge Streams

• Next Sunday: Wrapping Up
• Today: Custom bottle illustration
• Sunday 13th: useBoop and useSound by Josh Comeau
• Sunday 6th: Mostly wrangling with theme-ui - Stream 02
• Sunday 29th: Getting the project up and running - Stream 01