Yesterday, nothing worked
Yesterday, nothing worked — not the login, not the dashboard, not the plan
I had my coffee.
I had my checklist.
And I had no way in.
WordPress slammed the door.
The login looped. The dashboard vanished.
The file editor blinked like it forgot who I was.
I tried the usual routes — reset the password, backdoor through the host panel, even a little code trick to insert a new admin user.
Nothing held.
Each fix made the next break stranger.
The backend felt booby-trapped.
Even the file I edited to regain access turned around and threw an error like a punch.
So I did the one thing most folks skip.
I stopped…
No more guessing. No more “just try this.”
I cleaned the file. Line by line.
I backed out every extra move.
No shortcuts — just clarity.
And slowly, the site let me back in.
There’s no medal for fixing your own mess.
No award for beating the machine at 2 a.m.
But here’s the truth:
We didn’t just get back in ,
we outlasted the beatdown.
The dashboard works.
The tools are stable.
The code is clean.
And more importantly — I gained experience.
This wasn’t a meltdown. It was a moment.
And it reminded me: control is earned. Not granted.
So if you had a bad day?
Good in the way
It means… you’re still in the ring.
Ours came with broken logins and blind corners.
But today we’re in.
The build continues.
And the foundation just got stronger.
I get up tomorrow to do it again for me.
May 15, 2025 – Lexington, KY
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