Ten.One Thousand, Seven Hundred & Eighty

1. Ah, the warmth of summer creeping back in.

2. I listen to the bird song while I lie awake in the soft light of morning. It is harder and harder to get up these days.

3. Homemade chia seed pudding topped with stone fruit salad. Water. Craving orange juice.

4. Should really get a nicer backpack.

5. Hard to fake it.

6. In so many words, it’s about boundaries.

7. I tell her that after freelancing for so long and from being burned by a past employer I’ve learned the importance of having very clear boundaries.

8. Calculated risks.

9. He keeps saying this one thing that is really irritating and I speak to its absurdity. And I know I sound like I’m being petty, but sometimes in these meetings, it feels like they’re insulting the parents’ intelligence.

10. You can find data to support almost anything, but it doesn’t mean it’s right.

11. But who really can resist the fried olives?