February - April Notes (2026)

For many years now, I've been posting my writing directly to Substack first, and then to this Blog as a second step. I don't always do the second step, so I wanted to post direct links to Substack for my February through April notes.

February Notes: Building Disposable Software, Buying Box Sets, and Post-Nursery Debriefs | On building tools for myself, choosing tangible things again, and translating work into toddler-scale language

March Notes: Friction, Weddings, and Toddler Logic | The case for some grunt work, wedding season, and why OG doesn't feed herself at home

April Notes: The Price of Distance, Lagos in 2026, and High Praise from OG | On staying connected to a home that doesn't wait for you, life in Lagos in 2026, and the bar for impressing a three-year-old

January Notes: Reading in the Age of AI, Backing Myself Again, and Inputs Thinking

Started the year with a quick hop to Marrakesh for OG’s birthday. It was great fun to be there during AFCON 2025.

While January often feels long after the festivities of December, this one has passed rather quickly for me. It’s not often that I arrive at the end of January with the same energy I started the year with, but that’s the case this year. I’m excited and very grateful to still wake up feeling like every day is a fresh start.

Here are a few things I’ve been thinking about this January.

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First, a quick reflection on reading and writing in the age of AI-written text. As a self-diagnosed addict to endless scrolling formats, I accepted this month that there are no safe levels of Instagram usage for me and finally kicked the app off my phone. It joined Twitter as a social network I can only access from devices I keep at home.