This has now been in use on and off for several years now but my programming had many issues (a lot with libraries) and last year it stopped working all together. It sat on the shelf for a while until I had time to fix it. 

In the meantime I had a think about what I really used it for. It was all very nice having a fancy web interface, messages, bells and whistles,... but what I actually needed in my life were just 2 things.

1. The time. 

2. A single message telling me whether to take out the bins or the recycling. 

So I have redone the programming. Updated, rewritten and consolidated libraries. 

- Web portal for WiFi connection setting.

- Time/Date.

- Message received via MQTT.

The Time/Date automatically stay updated, my install of Home Assistant sends the bins/recycling messages at the appropriate times and the touch button clears them. 

I like the ideas of incorporating technology only where needed, as integrated as possible and as invisible as possible. Invisible in terms of human awareness. E.g. lights on sensors. After a while the person puts out of their mind the whole process of turning the lights on and off. It is one less thing to have to think about. I consider this project a success. It sits nicely on a shelf, gives me useful information and will just keep on doing its thing (at least until the power goes off).