15-minute neighbourhoods and their benefits for prosperous healthy communities
15-minute neighbourhoods are a concept of urban planning that aims to create compact, well-connected, and diverse communities where residents can access most of their daily or weekly needs within a short walk or bike ride from their homes. The idea is to reduce car dependency, promote active transportation, improve air quality, enhance social cohesion, and…
Building a Versatile Variables Container in Excel
Microsoft 365 (and specifically Microsoft Excel) is my favourite tool when it comes to work, and also really fun to play with in my spare time as a ‘hobby’ that also helps me improve my skills. I’ve used probably dozens of different methods of storing ‘sets’ of variables for the tools and mini programs I’ve…
Wow, Flying a Kite is More Fun Than I Remember!
Today is the end of the 3rd week of my 5 weeks of parental leave from work. We’ve done lots of fun things as a family, but honestly today was one of the highlights so far! I can’t remember the last time I flew a kite but I’m sure it’s been literal decades. The feeling…