Pine sol and lavender meltsAnd layers of dust from ground-down concreteI’m on my knees, scrubbingBut the new floors look like home After a week of […]
2023 Pluggie Award
My ninth Pluggie Award (pictured below). It is our annual tradition at my workplace to give these out every summer, around CareerPlug’s birthday (which happens […]
End of Summit
Everyone goes home. One by one, then here alone Finally, some wine With Love, Natalie
Summit 2023
Summit. Hot as fuck. Reminder I have good friends. Yet — I want to sleep. With Love,Natalie
Summit, Day 1
It’s easy to get 10,000 steps running around a hotel. Today, the masses arrived. A day of problem-solving and logistics and running around with brief […]
Overlooking the lake
A balcony overlooking the lake. I can watch the sunset sink over the hills. And I think — I have that back home. Prettier, too. […]
Austin Again
Austin — Lakeway, at the resort with the big room again where nothing went right last year. Maybe this year it’ll be different. I shower […]
Oh, O’Hare
Oh, O’HareAnother eight hours with youTucked away at a dining area tableThe Great American Bagel – turkey on cheddar herbNursing a Diet Pepsi for hours […]
Z in Door County
Walk down to the lakeWith a friend you’ve always knownListen — water speaks With Love, Natalie
Friday Entertainment
My mind is mostly on the Red, White, & Royal Blue trailer that dropped yesterday. It’s one of my favorite books and Amazon Prime has […]