I moved recently and had one of those “why is everything Bluetooth now?” moments when I realized my oven can connect to my phone. It sent me down a spiral about how glued we are to screens—like, if you’re on your phone 6 hours a day, that’s basically 17 years of your life staring at a rectangle. And because my job is literally editing videos (plus I’m writing a book on my laptop), I’m extra trapped in the digital world. So I decided I need an escape hatch: a technology-free, as-analog-as-possible space where I can lock myself in and get back to the basics. Enter: the shed. In this video I show the space, my very chaotic brainstorming (shelves everywhere, an L-shaped desk, warm lamps, art, and a little mattress/reading nook up top), and my first attempts at demo despite having zero woodworking experience. I’m trying to treat this like when I started boxing—awkward at first, but you get better by doing. I also get into my plan to use a giant pile of scrap wood for mosaic-style walls instead of drywall, because it’ll be slower but way cooler. And then… the plot twist: the shed smells like skunk, and I’m pretty sure one is living under the floor. I name the skunk Jeffrey, get quoted FOUR THOUSAND dollars for removal (absolutely not), and declare war via making the shed unbearably annoying to live in. Monthly vlog series incoming.