Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Here's to kicking off my brand new blog dedicated to my unique journey as a junior developer of the Microsoft Power Platform!

I hope that you all have a safe, fun time, and may you actually be able to stick to your resolutions this year! 😆😁 

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