Last week Thursday I passed my driving test.On Monday, I found myself behind the wheel of a rental van. No gentle easing into it. No quiet Sunday drives to build confidence. Just straight into the deep end: a big, boxy delivery van with zero rear visibility and mirrors that suddenly felt like my only connection…

Building my own workbench took me about four times longer than expected.And to be honest, even that feels like a conservative estimate. It all started with a trip to Hornbach, where I picked up some solid Douglas wood. At that point, I was feeling confident. In my head, this was going to be a straightforward…