# mayven

> Maya Avendaño — interface alchemy and conjuring of code, with a love for the whimsical web. DX engineer @ Vercel, maker, kickboxer, figure skater, olympic weightlifter. Personal portfolio at mayven.computer.

## Main

- [Home](https://mayven.computer): Landing and about — interface alchemy and conjuring of code, with a love for the whimsical web. DX engineer @ Vercel, maker, kickboxer, figure skater, olympic weightlifter.
- [Now](https://mayven.computer/now): What Maya Avendaño is currently focused on.
- [About](https://mayven.computer/about): About Maya Avendaño — design engineer, DX at Vercel, maker, kickboxer, figure skater, olympic weightlifter.

## Writing

- [Writing](https://mayven.computer/writing): Essays and notes from Maya Avendaño.

### Blog

- [Design is emotional & other creative beliefs](https://mayven.computer/blog/creative-beliefs): Some of my beliefs about creativity and design.
- [Introducing Mayven](https://mayven.computer/blog/introducing-mayven): A little update to my online identity
- [Thoughts from 2024](https://mayven.computer/blog/thoughts-from-2024): Thoughts and reflections from 2024
- [Thoughts from 2023](https://mayven.computer/blog/thoughts-from-2023): Thoughts and reflections from 2023
- [Learning Tagalog](https://mayven.computer/blog/learning-tagalog): Some things I've found useful when learning Tagalog as a second language
- [E is for Escape: Immersive 3D Space with Threlte](https://mayven.computer/blog/e-is-for-escape): E is for Escape - project for my week E of the alphabet superset challenge
- [D is for Dimension: 3D CozyTimer](https://mayven.computer/blog/d-is-for-dimension): D is for Dimension - project for my week D of the alphabet superset challenge
- [C is for Cats: Slack Cats](https://mayven.computer/blog/c-is-for-cats): C is for Cats - project for my week C of the alphabet superset challenge
- [B is for Bebo: BeHere Social App](https://mayven.computer/blog/b-is-for-bebo): B is for Bebo - project for my week B of the alphabet superset challenge
- [A is for ADHD: svelte fidget](https://mayven.computer/blog/a-is-for-adhd): A is for ADHD - project for my week A of the alphabet superset challenge
- [Allow me to re-introduce myself](https://mayven.computer/blog/allow-me-to-introduce-myself): Changing my name as an adult
- [In memory of Lolo 🕊️](https://mayven.computer/blog/in-memory-of-lolo): The eulogy/poem I wrote for my Lolo's funeral
- [The Win Jar - hacking our positive psychology and building with AWS Amplify](https://mayven.computer/blog/the-win-jar): Creating a web app to help us harness the power of celebrating small wins ⚡️
- [My life system (2022) - how I organise my life and the tools I use](https://mayven.computer/blog/my-life-system-2022-how-i-organise-my-life-and-the-tools-i-use-notion-todoist-sunsama-gcal-more): A post explaining how I use digital tools to organise my life (Notion, Todoist, Sunsama, GCal + more)
- [Autumn 2021 in Review: Fresh starts & finding balance 🍂](https://mayven.computer/blog/month-autumn-in-review-fresh-starts-finding-balance): New beginnings
- [Summer 2021 in Review ☀️](https://mayven.computer/blog/month-summer-2021-in-review): Going back to the office, the gym, therapy and more
- [5 things I learned as an intern and graduate engineer](https://mayven.computer/blog/5-things-i-learned-as-an-intern-and-graduate-engineer): Reflections after finishing my graduate scheme
- [Back on the ice & saying goodbye to Harry](https://mayven.computer/blog/month-may-2021-back-on-the-ice-saying-goodbye-to-harry): Returning to the rink and the passing of a childhood friend
- [What I learned from waking up at 5AM](https://mayven.computer/blog/what-i-learned-from-waking-up-at-5am): Joining the #5AMCoders challenge and my reflections
- [Share your work - why I'm starting a blog](https://mayven.computer/blog/share-your-work-why-im-starting-a-blog): My first blog post and what inspired me to start

### Notes

- [Frontend Tidbits](https://mayven.computer/notes/frontend-tidbits): Frontend tidbits
- [Svelte and Tailwind quick project set up](https://mayven.computer/notes/svelte-with-tailwind-quick-project-set-up): Quickly set up a project with Svelte and Tailwind
- [An easy way to not include localhost in Umami analytics tracking](https://mayven.computer/notes/not-include-localhost-in-umami-tracking): Use Umami data-domains to exclude localhost from analytics tracking
- [Software and apps I use](https://mayven.computer/notes/software-and-apps-i-use): A list of apps and software I use
- [Setting up my mac for development](https://mayven.computer/notes/setting-up-my-mac-for-development): Things I do and install when setting up a new macbook laptop for development
- [My first note](https://mayven.computer/notes/my-first-note): A note about jumping back into sharing and creating again
- [What I use - my tech set up](https://mayven.computer/notes/what-i-use-my-tech-setup): Equipment and tech I use and have used

## Projects & things

- [Projects](https://mayven.computer/projects): Active and archived projects (e.g. orbits.so, veopia.net, radical.day, adhd.directory).
- [Things](https://mayven.computer/things): A collection of things Maya loves — movies, books, music, places, and more.
- [Wall of Love](https://mayven.computer/wall-of-love): Positive feedback and praise from colleagues and community members.