by Ira | May 25, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Man. It’s important to live your life. Sure, it’s impossible to actually live every single day like it’s your last; our brains simply won’t hang onto that kind of intensity long-term, nor should they. But it is absolutely possible to hold long-term that you’re not...
by Ira | May 24, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
We walked today, and waaaalked and walked and walked. Almost ten miles! It was so fun. I’m quite literally falling asleep at my keyboard, and we have to get up early in the morning, so I’ll make tonight’s entry pretty short, I think. Having a great time. Good food....
by Ira | May 23, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
I had my first burgundy today. It was a general “cote challonaise,” ie- nothing special or specific in terms of vineyard, meaning ‘fancy’…but still! A genuine, bonafide burgundy. Never had one before. It was delicious. As expected. Very light. Very tart. Not a ton of...
by Ira | May 22, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Ha hahaaaaaa. Found another day that was lost on the blog, but, see guys, THIS ONE ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE. We actually lost a day on the flight over to France. I literally slept through it on the plane over, and then I didn’t write it first thing when we landed...
by Ira | May 21, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Floaty kind of Sunday. Going on a trip and we’re all packed. Don’t have to leave tomorrow until the afternoon, so I’m excited to have a little more time to get some writing done. Pups are over at Stephen and Thida’s and I miiisssss them soooo muuuuch. Night...
by Ira | May 20, 2023 | Challenge, Journal
Y’all…it’s been a legit…five years since I last bought clothes. Maybe four. Four or five years. The wardrobe is BARE. Slim pickins. I finally bought some new stuff. It was really stressful for some reason. I really had to push myself to do it, and most of it—all of...