🚀 My First Week Learning HTML & CSS

📅 July 29, 2026 | ⏱️ 5 min read

Wow, what a week! I decided to finally learn web development, and I started with HTML and CSS. Here's what I learned, what I struggled with, and what I'm proud of.

Day 1: What is HTML?

On day one, I learned that HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. It's the skeleton of every website. I learned about:

• Tags – like <h1>, <p>, <div>
• Attributes – like class, id, src
• Nesting – putting tags inside other tags

My first page was just a heading and a paragraph. It was simple, but it felt amazing!

Day 2-3: Adding Style with CSS

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is what makes websites look good. I learned about:

• Selectors – how to target elements
• Properties – like color, font-size, margin
• The box model – padding, border, margin

I spent hours just changing colors and fonts. It was so satisfying to see immediate changes!

Day 4: The Struggle

This was the hardest day. I tried to center a div using Flexbox and failed. Multiple times. I Googled "how to center a div" about 50 times. But finally, it clicked!

"Flexbox is magic. I don't understand it fully, but I'm using it and it works!"

Day 5-7: Building My First Website

I put everything together and built my personal website! It has a home page, gallery, blog, about me, and contact page. I even added some funny jokes to make it more personal.

✅ What I'm Proud Of

• ✅ Built a 5-page website from scratch
• ✅ Made it responsive (works on mobile!)
• ✅ Added a working contact form
• ✅ Launched it online with my own domain

🤔 What I Learned About Learning

• 💡 It's okay to not understand everything at first
• 💡 Google is your best friend
• 💡 Building something is the best way to learn
• 💡 It's supposed to be fun — so have fun with it!

Next up: JavaScript! I'm excited to make my site interactive.