My “Before”

  • Three loops

    Sunday 25 October 2026 A short one this week, because most of what I did was…

  • Beta

    Sunday 18 October 2026 It exists. Not in public. If you type the address into a…

  • The plan, with dates

    Sunday 11 October 2026 After Friday I needed a quiet Sunday, so I spent it doing…

  • It has a name

    Friday 9 October 2026 Two things happened today, one by email and one on a screen,…

  • Neither said no

    Tuesday 6 October 2026 Two weeks ago I wrote down a rule: three weeks, one follow-up,…

  • Two more emails, and a rule I changed

    Wednesday 30 September 2026 This evening I sent the emails to Brilliant Beginnings and Family Equality.…

  • The first yes

    Sunday 27 September 2026 Ms. Shafqat said yes. On Thursday, by email, after I had emailed…

  • Wait well

    Sunday 20 September 2026 Three weeks into Grade 10, and fourteen weeks since I asked a…

  • And then the other one

    Thursday 17 September 2026 About an hour after the email to Ms. Shafqat, I sent the…

  • The email I should have sent first

    Thursday 17 September 2026 On Sunday I wrote out the list of things I am not…