Now

The concept of a "Now Page" was initiated by Derek Sivers in 2015. The idea is simple: unlike the "About" page that provides general information about a person or subject, the "Now" page gives details about what is currently happening in the person’s life, in real time.

Looking back at July 2026

July was a month of uneven but meaningful progress:

• Relocation: I began gathering the supporting evidence required for my move to the United Kingdom and received two of three recommendation letters.
• Work: I did not secure a new role, but I committed to two mobile app projects that will occupy much of August.
• Building: Celia remained in progress and did not yet have a usable MVP.
• Learning: I completed an Android practice project, but I did not begin a comparable Swift project.
• Health: I maintained my four-day workout routine, which has helped me in more ways than I expected.
• Reading: I finished Inside the Box, although I did not choose my next book.
• Photography: I stepped away from street photography because I did not have the space for it.
• Home: I made meaningful progress towards being more present, useful, and dependable.
• Attention: I established a boundary system and continued refining it whenever I fell short.

The month reminded me that rebuilding is not always about completing everything I planned. Some things moved forward, some needed more time, and others needed to wait.

I’m still based in Accra, Ghana, and making plans to relocate to the United Kingdom in search of better opportunities — not only to earn more, but to grow more deeply as a software engineer.

August is about finishing what I have started. I want the month to feel quiet, predictable, and exciting: fewer scattered intentions, clearer commitments, and enough room to do the work well.

Relocation

What first looked like a matter of gathering a few documents has become a much larger exercise in proving the work and progress of the past few years. The remaining pieces are clear:

• Give my third recommender the go-ahead early in the month.
• Finish gathering the supporting evidence soon after.
• Submit the complete application before the end of the month.

Two of my three recommendation letters are already in hand, and I’m grateful for how generously people have offered to speak on my behalf.

Work

Professionally, I’m still between roles and open to the right opportunity. I’m especially interested in technically challenging products, thoughtful teams, strong engineering culture, and environments where I can keep growing in mobile engineering, product thinking, and software architecture.

The search remains active, but it will take a small step back while I finish Celia. My working rhythm is:

• Submit about three thoughtful applications each weekday.
• Start one or two useful conversations each week.

Building

My main goal for August is to publicly release Celia on Android and iOS.

Celia is a time-blocking and discipline app named after my daughter. Its purpose is personal: to help people take back their time from distraction and spend it on what actually matters. The underlying engine is already built and battle-tested; this month is about building the experience around it and getting it into people’s hands.

• Complete the first-release UI and deliver test builds by the middle of the month.
• Use the following days to test, fix, and refine both versions.
• Submit Celia to the App Store and Google Play once testing is complete.
• Release it publicly once the reviews are complete.

The mascot is still in progress. If it is not ready in time, I will use temporary artwork rather than allow it to block the release. The app icon is also being made by a friend and should be ready before submission.

Alongside Celia, I’m actively building a React Native app for a client. The goal is to have the complete app running reliably on Android and iOS by the end of August.

Learning

This month, most of my learning will happen through shipping these two products. Completing the Android practice project in July gave me a chance to test what I know; August is about applying that knowledge to work people can actually use.

The separate iOS and Swift practice project can wait until September. Finishing well is more important than adding another commitment.

Showing up in public

I want to become more visible by sharing what I make, what I learn, and how I think. The aim is to create more than I consume:

• X: Leave one thoughtful comment each day.
• TikTok: Share two engineering posts each week through progress updates, technical walkthroughs, and lessons learned.
• Instagram: Share one photography post during the month.

The engineering posts will cover a broader mix of my work, not only Celia. I want this to feel like a natural record of the work rather than another project to perform.

Health

I’m continuing to dedicate roughly two hours a day, four days a week, to working out. The goal is not to chase an extreme physique, but to stay lean, healthy, and strong enough to show up well for my life. The gym has become an important source of steadiness, so consistency matters more than intensity.

Reading

I finished Inside the Box in July and want to keep the one-book-per-month rhythm going. This time, I’m reading Everyone in This Bank Is a Thief by Benjamin Stevenson (mostly because the title sounds funny, but also because I hear it has so many plot twists).

Photography

Photography still gives me a different way to observe the world, slow down, and notice ordinary moments with more care. I want to take one low-pressure street photography outing this month, on a day when I have the energy for it. It is an invitation, not a hard deadline.

What I’m protecting

I’m protecting my contentment.

Idealised lifestyles on social media can quietly make me question the life I already have. I want to limit social media to no more than two hours a day and use that time deliberately: to share, contribute, connect, and then leave.

The boundary will not be perfect, but I will keep refining it. The point is not to disappear from public life; it is to show up without surrendering my attention to it.

Home

I’m keeping this part private.

What matters publicly is this: family remains a big part of this season, and I want to keep becoming more present, useful, and dependable at home.

Current Mood

Quiet. Predictable. Exciting.

I’m still rebuilding and becoming — but this month, I also want to finish, release, and be seen.