by Ira | Nov 12, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
I have an interesting obsession with Everest. It’s not what you’d think. I have no desire to ever climb that damn thing. Genuinely. I mean, would it be cool to take a tram up there and see the sights? Or take a day hike? Sure…but that is essentially the ONLY way...
by Ira | Nov 11, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Tomorrow… I have to get up on time. I have to get up on time so I can get in my writing session in the morning, and come up with a plan of attack. That’s the goal. A plan. I have a bit of year left, things are calming down ever so slightly. I can do some things....
by Ira | Nov 10, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Today was about winding down. Been spun up so much the past couple weeks. Particularly the past week. Today was time to slow down, spend some quality time with Liz and the pups, and to reset. Recharge. Mission accomplished. Busy week ahead, but I feel like I’m in a...
by Ira | Nov 9, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
I was lying in bed last night feeling the downward pull of sleep when I realized that I hadn’t yet written my journal entry for the day. Oops. I decided rather than interrupted that sweet sweet sleep, I’d write it in the morning. So. Here we are. Good morning! If...
by Ira | Nov 8, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
It’s quiet tonight. Gonna be a couple days of that, which shiiiit…so very very needed. The pups are cozy. So are the bears (that’s Liz and I). It’s cold, which we both love because we grew up in a part of California where it GETS cold during the winter time. We...
by Ira | Nov 7, 2020 | Challenge, Journal
Tonight, I find myself about how important it is to remember what “the thing” is. For me, it’s writing. Books. Books are “the thing.” That’s what I’m reaching for. That’s my pursuit. And, sometimes, that gets lost. Not exactly that it’s lost right now. Really, it’s...