by Ira | Jun 9, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
My butt is better! Lol. No kidding. So, I really thought I’d probably injured one of my smaller glute muscles and it was just going to take a while to heal…but that shit was literally just a muscle spasm inflaming a nerve. I know this because, miraculously, it is...
by Ira | Jun 8, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
So, my butt hurts. Did I mention that last night? I can’t remember. Pretty sure I did. It still hurts! I think it will probably be sore for a good week or so. But with stretching, some pink balls, and ibuprofen, it’s already not as bad as it was. So, whew. That’s...
by Ira | Jun 7, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Seven days into yoga, I have my first very sore muscle. Sigh. This is what happens when you don’t do yoga for almost year and then get back into it. Pretty sure it’s my gluteus medius because we did some core workouts with our legs yesterday. Very sore. Means it’s...
by Ira | Jun 6, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We tryin out here. This outline…well, the outline is going fine under normal circumstances. Shit takes me a while to come up with, you know? Part of it is figuring out the right ideas, but part of it is just sitting with stuff long enough to feel what sticks and...
by Ira | Jun 5, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We waged war against the drain gnats tonight. I hope we were successful. It was boiling water, a brush, and the old baking soda + vinegar routine. I know that plumbers say never to put stuff down your drain, so that was about the least caustic method we could find. It...
