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My Do List Thinks It’s My Manager

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Monica Hebert
Feb 21, 2026
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I retired from the workforce. I did not agree to report to a sticky note.

Oh, the do list.

Let’s talk about the tiny tyrant that lives on your kitchen counter.

Mine sits there like it pays rent.

It wakes up before I do.

I shuffle in for coffee and it’s already judging me.

“Did you walk?”

“Did you send that email?”

“Did you reorganize the garage like a woman who…

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