by Ira | Jul 29, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I caved in and let Joy run around with Snacks this evening for a little bit. And by ‘run around’ I truly mean she just ran around the yard having the zoomies. They hardly actually played together at all; she just wanted to run. And you know what? She is ZONKED OUT...
by Ira | Jul 28, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is so crazy before bed now. I have to believe that part of it is that she’s not getting nighttime walks right now because she’s recovering from getting fixed. No play time with Snacks, either. But man, she is WILD before bed. Right now, she’s digging around under...
by Ira | Jul 27, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Had much of my writing rhythm disrupted today BUT…I knew that was going to happen, so I made sure I got in some hours early. I can reliably write three good pages an hour. GOOD pages. No rushing. Stopping to fix stuff as I go. Clean enough prose to give it an easy...
by Ira | Jul 26, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Coops has a heart murmur. He saw a cardiologist today and the news is about as good as it could possibly be. Downside, he does have a heart murmur. The upside: it’s a type that has an 80% chance of developing so slowly it will never be an issue, and currently, his...
by Ira | Jul 25, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I was much closer to my page goal today. Sixteen pages. Just four shy. Granted, it means I’m well shy of what I wanted to cover in the first two days, but I’m not focused on that right now. There will be time to make that up in the days to come. For these sprint days,...
by Ira | Jul 24, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Making this a quick one! Didn’t hit my page goal today, but I did fine. About half what I wanted to, but here’s the thing: a single day doesn’t matter so much as it matters getting right back at it the next day. I know this. There’s always time to make up ground. And...
