by Ira | Oct 3, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Slept in a bit, but still got up early enough to feed and walk the pups before it got too hot out there. It was 101° today. Had breakfast with Kerry and Krys—Armenian breakfast burritos! Finished the first read through of Henry V, then watched half of the BBC version...
by Ira | Oct 2, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Hectic day. But ended in the best way: I got to go play tennis with my friend. I can still play! I mean…not well, lol. But I can still hit the ball, you know? Get it over the net. It’s been long enough that I really wasn’t sure. And it was great to see my friend. We...
by Ira | Oct 1, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Got a lot of stuff done today. Not quite the easy going day I’d dreamed of, but that’s okay. Work was slightly busy. Not too bad. Had some decent writing moments. Started my workouts right on time. That’s exciting. Got my reading done and then some. Did some financial...
by Ira | Sep 30, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Another bit of a hectic day, this time getting the old pantry well-stocked again. Costco and Ralph’s. Plus an impromptu chat with someone from our mortgage company (a good one, not a bad one). Doing some financial stuff. The end result was feeling a little untethered...
by Ira | Sep 29, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
It’s an odd place, the interstitial between one project and the next. I mean, technically, I’ve already started the next. That started yesterday, the very next day after finishing the last book. But…the gas pedal is taken off a bit, still. And that’s an odd feeling....
by Ira | Sep 28, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I’m getting us back into the fine distinctions! It’s something I have bandwidth for, I guess, when I’m not so pressured with my writing, lol. Okay, been a while. Let’s crack open the book and see what we got… Maze versus Labyrinth. Ooo! A good one. Okay. A maze has...
