Ten.One Thousand & Eighty-Four

1. Monday. Here you are.

2. I put my feet in the slippers and make my way over to the plants as safely as possible. Stepping on a slug is inevitable. But I just want to make sure I don’t step on a snail. I’ve already been traumatized by the loud crunch beneath my feet too many times.

3. I sit at the desk and make a plan for the day.

4. He takes over the office. I didn’t plan for this.

5. Plums and peaches and apricots and a bottle of wine on the floor. I should work on my styling.

6. Therese Nelson in conversation with Monica White.

7. He says that nothing happens unless women are involved. That two men talking can’t get anything done. Women do the work.

8. No focus.

9. Finally, we get to talk.

10. I taste the jam: a little tart, a little sweet. I pour a little into a small jar for the winemaker.

11. Fish tacos with pico de gallo and crema. The only way they could taste better is if I made the tortilla myself.

12. I tell her I wish I could carry her in my pocket to be my hype woman.