It's been three days since I discovered the bug bite on the left side of my left knee.
That first day, I looked at the bug bite and proclaimed, "HA! Come what may, I won't scratch you."
Three days later, the index finger on my left hand is getting a workout with all the scratching its been engaged in.
It's also turning blue-- the direct result of the dye rubbing off of my dark blue jeans. But I don't consider this a failure. Let us not forget that I did in fact wait approximately three days before scratching.
Small victories. But nevertheless, victories.