Similar story here, developer then sysadmin, but I decided I wanted to have a hobby and "physical stuff" seemed interesting.
When my child was born I spent my paternity leave getting started with Arduino, and ESP8266 devices. These days I've kinda stalled, but there's something fun about making the hardware and the software, and getting back to the limits I used to "enjoy" with limited RAM/flash-space.
Mostly my projects are put together for learning, then the parts are recycled, but there are a few projects dotted around the house that have stayed in-place for a couple of years now.
(Wireless temperature/humidity sensors, along with tram-departure information, etc.)
When my child was born I spent my paternity leave getting started with Arduino, and ESP8266 devices. These days I've kinda stalled, but there's something fun about making the hardware and the software, and getting back to the limits I used to "enjoy" with limited RAM/flash-space.
Mostly my projects are put together for learning, then the parts are recycled, but there are a few projects dotted around the house that have stayed in-place for a couple of years now.
(Wireless temperature/humidity sensors, along with tram-departure information, etc.)