diff --git a/my_flask_app.py b/my_flask_app.py
index 25ce3523f03fe88bd42ebde543cca6fb95b0c15d..0a8d3e3350d260a120c7dddbda29f141c1621f6c 100644
--- a/my_flask_app.py
+++ b/my_flask_app.py
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@ import os
 import secrets
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, redirect, url_for, send_from_directory, abort
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
-from flask_wtf import FlaskForm
-from wtforms import StringField, TextAreaField, SubmitField
-from wtforms.validators import DataRequired
+from models import db, Project
 
 app = Flask(__name__, static_folder='static')
 app.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 0
@@ -12,17 +10,11 @@ app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'sqlite:///' + os.path.abspath(os.path.j
 app.config['SECRET_KEY'] = secrets.token_hex(16)
 
 db = SQLAlchemy(app)
-
 class Project(db.Model):
     id = db.Column(db.Integer, primary_key=True)
     title = db.Column(db.String(100), nullable=False)
     description = db.Column(db.Text, nullable=False)
 
-class ProjectForm(FlaskForm):
-    title = StringField('Title', validators=[DataRequired()])
-    description = TextAreaField('Description', validators=[DataRequired()])
-    submit = SubmitField('Submit')
-
 @app.route('/')
 def home():
     try:
@@ -54,20 +46,23 @@ def portfolio():
 def contact():
     return render_template('contact.html')
 
-# Updated route for adding a project with Flask-WTF form
+# Updated route for adding a project without Flask-WTF form
 @app.route('/add_project', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def add_project():
-    form = ProjectForm()
-    if form.validate_on_submit():
-        title = form.title.data
-        description = form.description.data
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        # Retrieve form data directly from request
+        title = request.form.get('title')
+        description = request.form.get('description')
+
+        # Print or log the form data to check if it's received
+        print(f"Received form data - Title: {title}, Description: {description}")
 
         new_project = Project(title=title, description=description)
         db.session.add(new_project)
         db.session.commit()
         return redirect(url_for('home'))
 
-    return render_template('add_project.html', form=form)
+    return render_template('add_project.html')
 
 # Updated route for serving the 'my-cv.docx' file
 @app.route('/download_cv')
@@ -80,15 +75,16 @@ def download_cv():
 @app.route('/download_assessment/<filename>')
 def download_assessment(filename):
     try:
-        file_path = os.path.join('static', filename)
-        app.logger.debug(f"Attempting to serve file: {file_path}")
+        file_path = f'static/{filename}'
+        print(f"Attempting to serve file: {file_path}")
         return send_from_directory('static', filename, as_attachment=True)
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        app.logger.error(f"File not found: {file_path}")
+        print(f"File not found: {file_path}")
         abort(404)  # Return a 404 Not Found error
     except Exception as e:
-        app.logger.error(f"Error serving assessment file: {str(e)}")
-        abort(500)
+        print(f"Error serving assessment file: {str(e)}")
+        app.logger.exception(f"Error serving assessment file: {str(e)}")
+        abort(500) 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     with app.app_context():