For thirteen days, my husband has kept the fridge stocked, walked the dog, packed lunches, swept the floors, and brought delicious pour-over coffee to my desk, where I whined and thrashed, terrified to share writing that no one asked for. In return, I’ve baked crackled chocolate peppermint cookies, dropped arguments, brushed the surly cat, cried with friends, taken 20 calls from Dad so he can track down an obscure household product online, and sent you a new Valentine every day.
—I know this is true: Where some see trivia, you see “the work,” actions that matter and make life beautiful
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What “grunt work” might be the “money work” in disguise, making you richer in all the ways that being rich matters?
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