Hi there! This is my first post of 2026 ♡ I hope your holidays were warm and quiet.

Let me tell you everything from the beginning.

While visiting my hometown, I found out - I won the Petapixel Indie Web Contest! I was absolutely thrilled.

How did I find out? One evening, I casually opened Neocities… and saw that Petra had followed me. At first, I didn't understand anything. Then I visited her site and saw the contest results were up. And there I was.

My name. On the list. WOW!!

Then I checked the guestbook — and found a message from her. I emailed her right away… and soon received the winner badges!

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My bronze winner badges!!

This win meant so much to me.

That's why I've decided - it's time to dive into JavaScript. It'll help me at uni too.

Now I'm back home, slowly getting my life together. Sometimes I feel sad. Sometimes I worry about this semester's exams. But I'm trying.

Right now, I'm finishing up the exams, cleaning my room, skating outside, and for the first time going to the gym. (I wanted to start for so long... but I was a little scared. So this is a small victory of 2026.)

I believe everything will happen in the best way!


Big hugs to all of you!

iloush ♡

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