by Ira | Jan 23, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
I stumbled this morning and didn’t quite get up on time…but I still got in my writing! Huzzah! A win and a loss, to be fair, but the bigger win in that is maybe even this time last year, I wouldn’t have done any writing after getting up late. I would have blown the...
by Ira | Jan 22, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Joy is alllll the way up on my lap, so we’re thumbing it tonight on the old iPhone. I do mean old, by the way. It’s far past time for a new phone. This is a…12? Yeah, pretty sure it’s a 12 Pro. Which means I’ll have had it for five years once the next phone drops this...
by Ira | Jan 21, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Today was better! I got some work done. Not gangbusters…but better. I found some grit today. Some drive. So, that’s a relief. I think I can end this week on a high note. See how much progress I can make before then. The pups are snoozin already. We all tired up in...
by Ira | Jan 20, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Well, it wasn’t a gangbuster of a day…but it was a day. Work is busy. So, jumping right back into all that. Coops had diarrhea in the middle of the night a few times, so that meant sleep wasn’t great. It wasn’t terrible, but it did mean I got up late. But, I got all...
by Ira | Jan 19, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
Making it a quick one tonight. Napped. Caught up with Bro. Helped Bear with an audition that she crushed, and then watched the Warriors beat the Heat…and maybe Jimmy seriously hurt his knee. I hope not. We’ll see. Night night.
by Ira | Jan 18, 2026 | Challenge, Journal
We will get back to the normal routine of fine distinctions and whatnot. I haven’t abandoned that project in the slightest. Just delayed on account of…well, a lot going on. We saw the King kids today. They all seemed very, very happy to see us, which warmed my heart...
