For the first time in my life I have love like this in the place where I live. It has taken three years for me to form friendships that I can rely on. People who speak the language of effort, who I call for good news and bad news, and we make dinners together and go for walks and share the intimacy of seeing and being seen.

I feel a bit like a mom must feel when she hires a babysitter. Exhilirated and unsure what to do with the freedom. Who am I without the solidifying identity of ‘small business owner'.