I have this great blue checked apron that belonged to my grandmother, and I keep planning to put it on with some red lipstick and start having drinks every afternoon at like 4:30 with lots of ice…rattle the ice around in the glass, walk around the kitchen in high heels while I cook dinner, maybe bark at the kids a little bit here and there when they mouth off or play with their toys too loudly. Even though I’m not a routine person I crave the routine of a good cocktail hour.
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Became this:
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This is not a capitalist house. we are not dog eat dog in this house. It’s not every man for himself; we are a collective, we each put in and we each take out. Right now the resources you’re using do not balance out with the work you’re putting in, [...]
