Who am I
Hey, I'm Kris š
Proud dad of two amazing daughters, Emilia and Elena, who keep life equal parts chaotic and wonderful.
I have a soft spot for a really good cup of coffee and puzzles that seem like a great idea right up until the moment they don't, and then I'm too invested to quit.
I enjoy figuring things out, whether it's solving a challenge, going for a walk to clear my head, or just overthinking something until it suddenly makes perfect sense.
Currently also considering a new hobby, still in the "this sounds like a great idea" phase, so we'll see where that goes.
This space is a bit of a mix of who I am: curious, slightly stubborn when it comes to solving things, and always up for something that makes life just a little more interesting.
What this site is
This site is my little experiment.
A place where I explore how far I can get using AI and a bit of what I like to call āvibe codingā ā building things without overthinking every detail.
The goal isnāt perfection. Itās to create, discover, and enjoy the process along the way.
Some things might be useful, some might be questionableā¦ but everything here is part of the journey.
Still figuring things outā¦
and honestly, thatās the fun part.
Curious by nature.
Stubborn by design.
What I'm currently building
Home Assistant & Vibe Coding
My next little experiment: turning the house into something slightly smarterā¦ hopefully without accidentally automating myself out of existence.
The setup of Home Assistant definitely didnāt go as smoothly as I expected. Figuring out which OS to use, what hardware made sense, and getting everything running properly involved quite a bit of trial and error.
One of the first bigger hurdles was setting up HACS. That part took more time than I wanted, but it quickly became clear it was absolutely worth it. It opened the door to a lot of integrations and features that made the whole setup far more useful.
A few examples:
- Connecting the solar panels
- Battery information and monitoring
- Integrating with Smappee
- Connecting the car (still ongoing)
- And many more things that slowly started coming together
Once that was working, I took it a step further and created an MCP connection with Codex. That honestly made life a lot easier when building dashboards and automations. Instead of endlessly searching through menus and YAML, I could focus more on experimenting, tweaking, and actually building things.
Below are a few screenshots of the dashboards Iāve created so far.
Soā¦ what about the automations?
At the moment Iāve created a couple of automations that may or may not be useful ā weāre still testing that part.
I started relatively simple:
- Notifications when the battery is fully charged
- Reminders for upcoming trash pickup days
- General status notifications
But the automations Iām most excited about are the ones using smart plugs.
Right now I connected the dishwasher, washing machine, and dryer to smart plugs so I can detect when they start, but more importantly when theyāre finished.
This was all built using a healthy amount of vibe coding with Codex involved. It worked surprisingly wellā¦ after some tweaking and learning how to give clearer instructions.
At first, for example, I was getting a notification every five minutes telling me the dishwasher had started. Slightly less useful than intended ā but luckily that got fixed pretty quickly.
Next on the list:
- Car charging automations
- Preheating and cooling the car
- Smart charging notifications based on where Iām working the next day
- Smarter routines based on calendars and presence
Still very much a work in progressā¦ but thatās also part of the fun.
More to follow soon.
