'Sometimes, you just need some space. Real, literal, physical space.'
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In 2019, my mother-in-law decided to rent the recently vacated studio upstairs from us for a year, so she could come out and help us more. During the pandemic, she came for six months, but before and after her stay, we began to experiment with what this extra space could mean to us, how it could expand our little world.
But years later, it’s just as important to the smooth functioning of our home and, as I reflect on it, essential to keeping our marriage alive. When I took an enthusiastic trip to a witch store in Portland, I delighted in knowing that I could buy fragrant candles and incense and light them upstairs, while I played Erykah Badu, gave myself a tarot reading, and made a glass of warm milk for absolutely no one. When I’m too tired to go out on a Friday night, I pour myself a glass of wine and let the sounds of life on the street outside reach me through the open upstairs windows, making me feel part of the collective cosmopolitan vibe.
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