by Ira | Sep 5, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
JJ had her birthday today. We got up early to decorate the house, and she loved it. I have to say, it looks really, really good. We did streamers and a balloons and a sign. She liked it so much she said she might even just keep it up. It is very festive. We walked...
by Ira | Sep 4, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We had delicious hand-pulled noodles tonight with the Ho clan. There was spice. There were dumps. There were french 75 cocktails. Twas delightful. We puzzled afterwards, which was fun. Knocked a full out out. Took an epic nap. Need to try and get a little outlining...
by Ira | Sep 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Liz and I started dating twenty-two years ago. Wild. Time flies when you’re having a good time. Cliche but true. It really does. Our nickname for each other (yes, for both of us) has been “Panda” for literally that entire time, so we call today “pandaversary.” That’s...
by Ira | Sep 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s beeeeed time so this will be a fast one: writing was good today! Made good progress. Nearing that finish line. Work was busy but steady and I got my stuff done. Wrexham won 3-0 over a depleted Millwall squad. Liz and the pups are good. Now…sleep.
by Ira | Sep 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Again, not a banner day writing-wise. It’s because family was in town, at least for the morning. Sigh. Not in terms of family being in town, but just in terms of the fact that I always seem to struggle with writing when my routine is bumped even slightly. But I’ll be...