Cheerio

Cheerio! Take care of yourself
Cheerio's popup menu

Inspiration

We're often at our desks, which is unhealthy. I wanted to make a browser extension that reminds users to do certain things to make the effect of sitting less bad.

What it does

It reminds the user to rest their eyes every 20 minutes, to drink water every 30, to check their posture every 45 minutes, and to stand and move around every hour

How I built it

It was built with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the Chrome Extensions API.

Challenges I ran into

Storing, in local storage, the state of the checkboxes in the popup was a challenge because it involved working closely with the API.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm proud that I was able to use my newly learned JavaScript, HTML, and CSS skills on a project.

What I learned

This project demystified APIs for me. Trying to use other APIs will likely feel less intimidating since I now have experience trying to use one I did not know how to use before.