My first loaf looked like a sad pancake, so I get the struggle. The bowl of water trick is basically giving your bread a spa day in the oven, lmao. A spray bottle is fine, but that steam bath is next level for the crust. I tried it with some whole wheat rolls last week and they puffed up like little clouds. Honestly, if it works, just go with it.

That's the whole thing right there. We're all just quietly stacking up these small, normal actions without much thought. Then one day you look at the tally and realize you built something real out of nothing but showing up. It turns the daily grind into a kind of proof you existed.

My old coop got a skylight last spring.