Self-Care Center

Abstract:

I built a web application that displays affirmations or mantras, depending on which the user chooses. This application gives users a space to visit for a new affirmation or mantra whenever they need a reminder that they are worth it and they matter! The features included are:

• the ability to choose between an affirmation and a mantra
• the ability to click through and view many messages of each type
• the ability to clear a message from the screen

Installation Instructions:

1. Go to https://github.com/LDeLaRosa13/self-care-center
2. Click on 'code' and copy the SSH
3. Open your terminal and enter the command git clone [SSH]
4. Enter the command cd self-care-center
5. Enter the command open index.html

Preview of App:

Context:

• I worked on this project in small pieces over the week and spent around 10-12 hours.
• I am three weeks into MOD 1 in the Turing Program.

Contributors:

• https://github.com/LDeLaRosa13

Learning Goals:

• Gain experience building an application that utilizes HTML, CSS and JavaScript
• Write HTML and CSS to match a provided comp
• Understand how to listen to and respond to user events
• Individualize your programming skill set

Tech involved includes HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

Wins + Challenges:

Wins:

• I was able to overcome my insecurities and reach out for help when needed.
• I completed the project ahead of schedule

Challenges:

• An issue in HTML caused some frustration for a long period of time but with the eyes of my peers we sorted it out and got the <script></script> in the correct location to communicate with JavaScript.