Commit Emotional is a personal blog where I write honestly and informally about loneliness, human connection, mental health, life philosophy, and personal growth. No sugarcoating, no forced happy endings, just real reflections on what it means to live, learn, mess up, and keep going. A space to share genuine experiences, random thoughts, and everything that moves me.

Frontend / UI

React 19 and Next.js (Turbo mode for fast dev builds)
Tailwind and @tailwindcss/postcss for modern, utility-first styling
Framer Motion for smooth and interactive animations
Lucide React and for accessible, scalable icons

Backend / CMS

Payload CMS 3.56 integrated with:
- @payloadcms/db-vercel-postgres → PostgreSQL database connection for Vercel
- @payloadcms/richtext-lexical → modern rich-text editor based on Lexical
- @payloadcms/payload-cloud → cloud deployment support
- @payloadcms/next → native Next.js integration

Development & Tooling

TypeScript with full type safety
Prettier and ESLint (config-next) for clean, consistent code
dotenv for environment configuration
cross-env for OS compatibility
date-fns for date utilities
sharp for image optimization and processing
GraphQL support built into Payload