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🧾 Building “Listo” — My Grocery List App (Work in Progress)

🌱 How It Started

A few days ago, I built my first project during my React course — a simple packing list app called Far Away.
It helped users plan what to pack before traveling.

While it was a good learning experience, I wanted to create something more useful in daily life — something people could actually use every week.
That’s how Listo started. 🛒


💡 The Idea

Listo is a grocery list app that helps users organize shopping items with quantities and units.
You can type in custom items (like “Rice 2 kg” or “Milk 1 liter”), add or remove things easily, and track what’s already packed or bought.

It’s a simple concept — but I’m focusing on making it clean, fast, and easy to use.


⚙️ Tech Stack (So Far)

  • ⚛️ React.js — for the UI and interactivity
  • 💻 JavaScript (ES6) — for all logic
  • 🎨 CSS (modern design) — I’m experimenting with layout, colors, and clean typography
  • 🧩 State Management — using React useState()

🚧 Current Progress

✅ Item input field working
✅ Quantity & unit dropdown added
✅ Add and delete item functions done
🕒 Next: total item counter + percentage tracker
🎨 Upcoming: better layout and modern UI


🔮 Future Plans

  • Add localStorage to save the list between sessions
  • Add dark mode
  • Deploy the app online
  • Maybe add categories (like fruits, vegetables, dairy, etc.)

💭 My Goal

I’m not just recreating a course project — I’m transforming it into something original.
The goal isn’t just to “build another app,” but to learn how to turn ideas into real products.

“Every small project is a chance to learn something big.” 🌱


💬 Stay Tuned

I’ll share updates here as I keep building Listo — my modern grocery list app.
If you’ve built something similar or have feature ideas, I’d love to hear from you!

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