When I was a little girl, I saw my mom at work every day. Here’s what I saw her doing: Getting us out of bed Cooking for us and making our lunches Washing dishes Dropping us off at school Vacuuming and dusting Doing laundry Ironing Cleaning up our messes and the messes that our pets …
Month: April 2023
Waiting for the Perfect Day
Yesterday was the perfect day to wear the most beautiful boots that I own. I fell in love with these boots immediately: they are the perfect height, made of butter-soft leather, lined with suede. The black finish is flawless. I waited until they were on sale and then forked over more money than I’ve ever …
Sometimes the End Isn’t the End
At lunch yesterday, a colleague and I were joking about what we had done during pandemic lockdown. What we had binge-watched. Courses we had taken. I mentioned Futures Thinking and Behavioral Science. He laughed and said, “And JQL.” I laughed, too, but for a different reason. JQL had been new to me a few years …