Morning coffee revelations
7am and I’m already three sips deep into what Jake calls my ‘thinking coffee’, the oversized mug that only comes out when I’m processing ...
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When your friends make you better hosts
Carmen got promoted to senior project manager last week, and somehow we ended up volunteering to host the celebration dinner. Not entirel...
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Digital migration headaches
Spent my entire afternoon convinced I was smarter than my iPhone 15 Pro. Spoiler alert: I was not.
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Conference call chaos
Sunday afternoon family calls hit different when you’re both homesick at the same time. Jake’s sister called from Portland right as Abuel...
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The Spanish inquisition (nobody expects it)
Walked into the living room to grab my water bottle and found Jake hunched over his desk with what looked like homework. Which would be w...
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5:45am and already behind
Nothing says ‘living the dream’ quite like setting three alarms and still somehow rushing around at dawn trying to remember if I packed e...
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What stays when the heat comes back
The apartment’s been properly warm for three weeks now, but I keep thinking about those February nights when our heating was basically a ...
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Moving day memories
Margaret called this morning asking if I could help her move her late husband’s pottery supplies to the community center. They’re startin...
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The plant whisperer visits
Sarah showed up this afternoon with a cardboard box full of succulent cuttings and approximately seventeen YouTube tutorials saved on her...
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Learning to lead without apologizing
Been thinking all afternoon about that situation with Alex last month. You know how sometimes you handle something in the moment, think y...
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