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Ever since she left her job, she spent her Monday mornings doing the same rituals. It would begin with making herself a cup of pour over coffee before taking out her planner and scheduling her month. Her appointments – manicure, pedicure, massage, hair, whatever it may be during that particular week – were light this week. Outside of her Friday morning Brazilian wax, her week was surprisingly open.
The Sunday night before, she was fearful of having the dreaded two-day hangover. But this Monday was different. With her schedule clear and her TRX class later in the afternoon, her entire morning could be dedicated to her.
Dressed in her joggers and oversized heather grey t-shirt, she sat on her couch with her laptop softly playing Haim as she went through her usual tabs. When she finally landed on her Pinterest page, she saw her friend Paige had posted a DIY graphic about how to make your her own necklaces with store-bought chain and vintage coins. Paige was the “successful” one out of their group of college friends. And by “successful,” it meant her trust fund kicked in on her twenty-fifth birthday which allowed her to expand her brand and spend more time on her lifestyle blog where she simply posted photos of herself wearing linen shirts and ripped jeans.
“Well looky here, Sperry,” she said with a smile. “This sure looks easy enough.”
She clicked Paige’s profile where her description of herself simply said, “Maker.” As she kept scrolling through, she saw other do-it-yourself projects – pottery, watercolor, knitting.
Opening a new tab, she searched for the closest craft store to her apartment. With one a mere two blocks away, she began making a possible grocery list of items she’d need in order to start doing her own projects. After her now defunct fashion blog’s domain expired, she had mulled over several different hobbies but nothing had truly stuck. And when thinking about how much she had succeeded during last winter’s Sip & Paint class, it only made sense for her to explore the creative side of her life. It was at that moment that she realized that despite always believing her degree in marketing was what defined her professional success, perhaps she would never feel truly fulfilled if she didn’t take this leap.
Her creativity was snowballing while The Today Show remained muted on the television. She could begin by making jewelry just for herself, and if she received enough compliments, she could sell it to her friends. And if her friends liked her aesthetic as much as she anticipated they would, she could branch out and design other creations that she could eventually list on an Etsy store. After all, she had the means. A few Christmases ago, her parents gave her a Canon DSLR camera that she had always been meaning to learn how to use. Her and Todd’s new apartment had an extra bedroom that she could turn into her “creative studio” where she could whitewash the walls, buy a fiddle-leafed fig plant, and master the filtering of her photos that she could use as marketing materials on her Instagram feed.
When she finally stood up from the couch, she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Unplugging her phone from the charger by her couch, she opened up Waze and found the artisanal craft store that she had previously found on her computer just minutes before. It was a six-minute walk, which she realized was too short to Uber.
She walked into her kitchen while opening iMessage.
“Todd, I have some exciting news I want to tell you about tonight.”
Locking her phone, she put on her sunglasses, grabbed her handbag, shook out her shoulders, and exited her apartment to go to the craft store that could change her life forever. .
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Will
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WTF DeFries? First you post TGDAG late. Next you don’t explain why she needed to apologize to Todd (from the last episode)…
Love this series, but I feel like each article ends on a cliff-hanger that never actually gets answered/follows-up in the next article.
It’s the Arrested Development “next week on” style. Always tell, never show.
Will is definitely phoning this one in after the long weekend. As a guy doing the exact same thing at work, I guess I can’t bitch.
But…what did she do last weekend…
So many unanswered questions.
Stopped reading at Brazilian. Get it, Todd.
Yeah I saw that and was like “Makes sense.”
Yeah but he won’t get it until at least sunday morning. that shit is tender.
I hope that Todd completely misinterprets her text.
Ok, but what was Todd mad about!?
I want answers
we spent the whole day wondering!!! now we have to wait another week.
Oh Great.
I can see the gif on my phone!
Did you end up hiring that developer?
My first response to this was an out-loud “what the actual fuck?” Now it’s just hilarious.
“Friday morning Brazilian wax”
I understand why Todd stays with her now.
I expect something big next week DeFries. I’ll let this week slide since we’re coming off a long weekend.
“With her schedule clear and her TRX class later in the afternoon, her entire morning could be dedicated to *her*.”
oh my god i hate her so much
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