Dashboard Build Log #2 — Laying Out the Playground
Refactoring styles, setting the layout, and preparing API integration for the Playground page.
September 21, 2025
Dashboard Build Log #2 — Laying Out the Playground
The Playground page is finally taking shape.
Progress
- The layout is done.
- Currently refactoring styles so it doesn’t look like a dummy paste job.
- API integration isn’t wired up yet, but the structure is ready.
It’s not pretty, but it’s moving forward.
Consistency matters more than speed.
Balancing Work & Build
By day I work full-time.
By night I chip away at this dashboard.
Sometimes that means progress is measured in tiny commits instead of big leaps.
And that’s okay.
Momentum beats perfection.
⚡ Brutalist Note
Progress is progress.
Even if it’s one refactor at midnight after a long day.
The only thing that kills a project is quitting.
As long as I keep pushing, the dashboard lives.