Monday Matter: Good mothers, a carpet cleaner and tea cakes
Your weekly Foreign Bodies roundup
Every Monday, we send subscribers and gift recipients of immigrant mental health and storytelling newsletter Foreign Bodies stories we recently inhaled and adored. This is also a chance to do some housekeeping and give shout-outs and all that jazz. Roundups are usually written by Fiza and edited by Farah.
First things first
A little housekeeping
Slow down, you’re doin’ fine… 🎶
Good morning, friends! I hope you woke up to a little sunshine this morning—or at least with a restful sleep. I was relieved to have an uneventful weekend and made the time to think about what’s next for me both personally and professionally. It feels strange and unfair to even get the chance to think ahead, to think about the future, to even have somewhat reliable ground to stand on if my footing fails. I’m not a big fan of five-year or 10-year plans for a hundred or so reasons, so for now, it’s one week at a time.
What’s been keeping my spirits high lately:
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