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Ephraim

Kosher kitchen, high protein, big family.

Brooklyn, NY · Brooklyn, forty-six, teacher, kosher kitchen, high protein, big family.

Their journal

46 entries, and Ephraim is still writing.

  • Just Wednesdays

    Thursday 21 May 2026week 80settled energy 24 replies

    Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. The strange part is not having a project any more. I had not understood how much I was enjoying…

  • No news

    Saturday 14 Feb 2026week 66flat energy 23 replies

    No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. I nearly did not write this week because…

  • Anchored to the shifts

    Wednesday 4 Feb 2026week 65organised energy 12 replies

    A brief account of the week. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of smugness. New sharps bin, and a plan for what…

  • Protein first

    Saturday 24 Jan 2026week 63steady energy 23 replies

    Spread it across the day instead of trying to do it all at teatime and everything got easier. I have found five things I can get down when nothing appeals and I have written…

  • A new bin and a plan

    Monday 12 Jan 2026week 61organised energy 42 replies

    New sharps bin, and a plan for what happens to it when I move in September. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six labelled boxes in the freezer and a great deal of…

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10 Jul 2026 — What are you carrying that you could put down?

Rang my mother because I wanted to, not because I ought to.

23 Jun 2026 — What made you feel less alone this week?

My husband, who has done the injection every week for a year and never once made it a thing.

17 Jun 2026 — What is going on with your skin, hair or nails?

A firm lump at the injection site for about ten days. Pharmacist unbothered. Moving further round next time.

13 Jun 2026 — What did you decide to leave undone?

Counting down to Thursday and it is only Monday.