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Masa disaster protocol

Jake announced this morning that he wanted to learn how to make tamales. Not the easy kind from a box, actual tamales with masa from scra...

Elena Jake Morrison
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Sunday phone marathons

Started today with the best intentions. Had all my meal prep ingredients lined up on the counter, chicken thawed, vegetables chopped. The...

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Moving day logistics

Alex texted this morning asking if I could help move his mom’s piano tomorrow. Not help move it exactly - apparently you need actual prof...

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Tea and truth telling

Sarah came over around 2 PM with this specific look that meant she had Thoughts about my recent life choices. You know the one - eyebrows...

Elena Sarah Chen
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Coffee shop sociology

Claimed my usual corner table at The Grind around 2 PM with every intention of reading through some nursing journals. Instead spent two h...

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Departure scheduled

Flight confirmation email arrived at 2:47 PM. March 15th to El Paso, returning the 22nd. Seven days with Abuela Rosa learning everything ...

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Masa and mayhem

Carmen knocked on my door at 10 AM with a grocery bag full of corn husks and a determined look. “Today’s the day we finally do this,” she...

Elena Carmen
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The archaeology of planning

Spent the last hour going through all these anniversary planning materials one more time before finally putting them away.

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The aftermath wisdom

Three days of mental distance from Thursday’s meeting and I’m finally seeing it clearly. That moment when I had to call out Alex’s behavi...

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