The great paper explosion of 2017
Decided this afternoon would be perfect for a quick organization session. You know, just sort through that pile of nursing notes, old workout plans, and random papers that's been…
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Namaste at home
Carmen showed up at 2pm with a yoga mat under her arm and way too much confidence. "How hard can it be?" she said. "We run five miles. Yoga's just stretching." Twelve minutes late…
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Tamale disaster zone
Carmen showed up this afternoon with a bag of masa harina and complete confidence that we could recreate her mom's famous tamales. "It's easy," she said. "Just spread, fill, fold.…
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Kitchen disasters
Michelle showed up this afternoon with a bag of flour and grand plans to teach me how to make fresh pasta from scratch. "How hard can it be?" she said. Famous last words. Kitchen…
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Flour power
Alex knocked on our door this afternoon with a bag of groceries and big plans. "We're making fettuccine from scratch," he announced, like this was something normal people just dec…
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Rhythm optional
Carmen mentioned this salsa dancing class she's been taking, and somehow that turned into me ordering a beginner DVD online. Seemed logical at the time - I mean, how hard could it…
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Athletic genius
Sarah came over today determined to finally master some basic yoga poses before her next running group meeting. She'd been talking about wanting better flexibility for weeks, and…
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Emergency hotline
Carmen showed up this afternoon with groceries and announced we were making empanadas from scratch. "How hard can it be?" she said, pulling out a crumpled piece of paper with her…
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Bartending school dropouts
Carmen's 22nd birthday called for something more sophisticated than beer pong, so Sarah volunteered her apartment and I volunteered to help with cocktails. How hard could it be? B…
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