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Jul 19, 2016

RED Academy Web Development Foundation Recap

By Estella in design, personal journey with no comments

Wow, was that 10 weeks already?? Time flies when you’re learning! But it was definitely a combination of enjoying the course and working really hard and wishing I had more time to do everything – the story of my life.

As of yesterday, I successfully completed my last day of the RED Academy Web Development Foundations course. It was Demo Day where we all got to showcase and present our final capstone projects which we were given 3 weeks to do. Procrastination and just generally being busy with work/life got the better of me, so the last 10 days leading up to the deadline, I was coding and developing my site non stop in any free moment I had before/after work and staying up til the crack of dawn, but it all really came together over several solid work sessions on Friday and the weekend.

Coding takes a LONG time! Troubleshooting and getting stuff to work takes even longer! I probably spent between 80 to 100 hours total developing my website but I couldn’t be happier with the results. And I am happy to have finished to the point that I did.

You can view the site here:
http://www.estellahom.com

Twas the night before Demo Day at #REDacademy, when all through the house the only creature stirring with me coding and clicking away on my keyboard and mouse. 10 weeks went by so fast. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and have definitely come a long way, upgraded my skills, and created 3 sites that I am super proud of. This one here is a redesign of my portfolio site which I built in 10 really long days and presented last night. Check it out at www.estellahom.com (and check back later as I will be adding in links to each project)😁📚📱💻🎉 #WebDev #coding #html #css #javascript #jquery #estellahom #designer #graphicdesign #responsive #webdesign #macbookpro #ipadair2 #bitmoji #codinglife

A photo posted by Estella (@stellhom) on Jul 18, 2016 at 11:14pm PDT


My main goal going into the course was initially to expand my skill set and become more proficient in web development so that I can offer web development along with graphic design services to all my clients. But as I thought more about it, I also saw this course as an incredible opportunity for me to focus on myself first – to finally redesign a portfolio site for myself (my last version was in 2009!!!) that would market my skills and showcase my recent work, update my resume, and set up a website for Hom Kitchen, my passion and future business venture – watch for it in the near future!

Overall I loved the course and would highly recommend it to anyone interested in learning the fundamentals of web development or pursuing a career in it. I felt the course material was very well organized, informative, included many useful resources, and the instructors Tina and David, being actual web developers working in the field, were extremely knowledgeable and helpful in explaining things and helping each student one on one with questions/issues. I liked that it was a small class size of about 10-12  people and that the classes were very easy going and a relaxed environment. What school gives you free reign of snacks in the kitchen, beer taps and more beers, ciders, and drinks in the fridge? RED does!! We also got 2 great text books on HTML & CSS and JavaScript & jQuery which was included in the tuition fee, that served as great resources during the course and I’m sure I’ll be getting some good use from it as I continue on my career path.

I will miss spending my Monday and Wednesday evenings learning but am so excited about the future and implementing the new found skills acquired in creating beautiful responsive websites using HTML, CSS3, Javascript, and jQuery.

Want to sign up for a course in Web Development? RED Academy is currently offering a family and friends discount of $250 off! Just mention that I sent you 🙂

https://www.redacademy.com/toronto/course/web-developer-foundations/

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May 08, 2016

Healing from Within and the 28 Day Challenge

By Estella in Health & Wellness with no comments

I have been on a constant quest to clear up the itchy, rashy skin on my face, neck and hands which has been a recurring problem over the last year or so. I’ve tried many things including seeing my doctor,…

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May 04, 2016

Paint the town RED!

By Estella in design, personal journey with no comments

It’s May the 4th today, also known as Star Wars day. What started out as a personal mental health day off from work, soon shaped up to be an even more amazing day! I guess you can say the Force…

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Apr 28, 2016

The Mercedes Benz Oakville 10k

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This past weekend, Paul and I ran our very first 10k of the season. For me it would mark my 5th run since the Lululemon Seawheeze half marathon back in August of last year. Training wise I had only done…

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Mar 31, 2016

Bloodwork sucks. Literally…

By Estella in Health & Wellness with no comments

To help delve further into the underlying causes of my skin issues, today I had a blood test done at Life Labs. I’ve always been scared of needles and generally shy away from anything involving sharp pointy objects being poked…

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Aug 12, 2015

Getting set for the Lululemon Seawheeze

By Estella in personal journey, running with no comments

As I count down the days to the Lululemon Seawheeze Half Marathon in beautiful Vancouver, I couldn’t help but look back on how my training has progressed since the day I made running a half marathon my new fitness goal…

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Jun 30, 2015

NKSO 2015 Recap

By Estella in competition, girevoy sport with no comments

On Saturday June 27, I competed at the 2nd annual Niagara Kettlebell Sport Open hosted by my friend Jennifer Hintenberger of Make It Happen. A total of 90 athletes were there to compete and give it their all. Leading up to the…

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May 15, 2015

The Sporting Life 10K – My first 10km run!

By Estella in personal journey, running with no comments

I DID IT!!! I completed my first 10km run! This came about as a last minute decision, but I had no regrets. A part of me has been wanting to do the Sporting Life 10k run as a ‘practice run’…

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May 08, 2015

Summertime Training Goals

By Estella in personal journey, training with one comment

The weather’s finally warming up here in Toronto and I have been kicking my training into high gear. So many goals, so little time. Some may think I’m crazy for taking on so many things at once but I genuinely…

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Mar 06, 2015

OKC Cali Open Kettlebell Championship 2015

By Estella in competition, girevoy sport, personal journey with no comments

Over the weekend of February 28 – March 1, I was in Costa Mesa to compete at the Orange Kettlebell Club’s (OKC) annual kettlebell lifting competition: the California Open Kettlebell Championship held at Innovative Results gym. This was a massive two-day kettlebell…

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