Sat, 25 October

RECIPE FOR A SATURDAY THAT WORKS Ingredients: 11,101 footfalls, unsorted 1 shower handle, turned to the left 1 car door, opened and closed more times than expected Cleaning agents, various (the astringent ones) A child's needs, unmeasured, added continuously Wine, one glass, poured late Method: Wake before the house does. Do not check your phone. Let the steps accumulate like flour— you won't count them as they fall. Clean the surfaces that nobody thanks you for. Drive somewhere and drive back. Repeat small tasks until they braid into a single larger task called staying alive together. Serving suggestion: Stand in the kitchen at 9 pm. Notice the house smells different. Drink the wine in the quiet you built. Yield: one day. Serves a whole family though only one of you will remember making it.