Okay, so, I was thinking about how to keep track of all the dates my wife and I go on. I mean, we try to do this whole “date night” thing regularly, but sometimes life gets in the way, you know? So I started this little project to make it easier.
First, I just grabbed a notebook and started writing down whenever we went out. Nothing fancy, just the date, where we went, and maybe a little note about what we did. Like, “May 5th, that Italian place downtown, tried the lasagna – amazing!” It was pretty basic, but hey, it was a start.
But then I thought, “There has to be a better way.” I did some digging around, but there are just a few apps for this kind of thing, which are either too complicated or just ugly. So I decided to make my own. I’m no tech expert, but I figured I could cobble something together with some basic code.
I started playing around with this online tool, it allows you to set up some basic logic. I made a simple form where I could input the date, the place, and any notes. Then, all that data gets sent to a spreadsheet. It’s not the prettiest thing, but it works!
The process was kind of a mess at first. I spent a lot of time just clicking around and seeing what different buttons did. There was a lot of trial and error. At one point, I accidentally deleted everything, had to start from scratch. But I kept at it. I started with the form, figuring out how to add different fields. Then, I set up the actions to send the data to the spreadsheet. It took a few tries to get the formatting right. I added a small “calendar view” so I could see the dates at a glance, which is a nice little feature, if I do say so myself.
It’s been a couple of weeks now, and I’ve been using my little date tracker regularly. I put all our dates from my old notebook into the system and add it each time we go out now. It’s actually pretty cool to see all our dates laid out like that. It’s like a little history of our nights out together.
- Started Simple: Just a notebook to jot down dates.
- Got a Bit Techy: Decided to build a simple app myself.
- Trial and Error: Lots of messing up, but I figured it out.
- Made a Form: Input date, place, and notes.
- Spreadsheet Magic: All the data goes to a spreadsheet.
- Calendar View: Added a way to see dates at a glance.
- It’s Working: Using it regularly, and it’s pretty neat!
So, yeah, that’s my date night tracker story. It’s not perfect, but it’s mine. And it helps my wife and me keep our date nights on track. Maybe it’ll give you some ideas. Who knows, maybe you’ll even build something better. If you do, let me know!
