Personal❦Story
Hi, I'm Inês.
I'm a self-taught hobbyist and digital gardener, collecting ideas, thoughts, and experiments in this little corner of the Internet that feels like mine.
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I'm Portuguese, from the seaside town of Setúbal, born in '97, a Capricorn, and an INTJ-T. My journey into writing began on quiet afternoons at cafés with my aunt and grandmother, where I'd craft little fantasy stories to escape into other worlds. My very first blog was letthebirdfly.blogspot.com, where I shared my drawings. This site is the grown-up version of that same impulse.
I love googling, learning, optimizing the little workflows of daily life, and a nice good cup of hot chocolate. Blue&Green are my favourite colours, simplicity is my favourite design, and life's small moments are what fuel my imagination.
Fun facts: I participated in a promotional video narrated by John Bradley from GOT, I learned to ride a bike in my 20s, and I used to collect erasers.
Favourite quotes
- "If you can dream it, you can do it"
- "This world is but a canvas to our imagination."
- "Cite your sources."
Hobbies
I'm a hobbyist by nature. I paint and sew, I read, I keep my plants alive (mostly), I take photos, and lately I've fallen for vibe coding, building small things just to see if I can. Writing has been the constant thread through all of it, from those café fantasy stories to whatever ends up in my blog today.
Gaming is where a lot of my curiosity started, in the online world especially. I grew up on "My Amazing Human Body" while dreaming of being a doctor, "Hugo", and "Tomb Raider", and I practically lived in The Sims, Polly Pocket games and Club Penguin. That early love never really left. One of my dreams is to publish a game of my own on CrazyGames, and I'm still saving for a Nintendo Switch.
Wander around
Come say hi! You'll find me on Instagram at @byines, or just keep wandering through the garden here at inesreisx.com.