From the Classroom to Costco: Women in Transition (Maggie’s Story)
+ Lamb Bolognese with yoghurt and greens
Today we’re excited to launch a new series on women in transition. We’ve made some pretty big life transitions lately, and other people making big transitions have also been reaching out to us through Reframeables — so we decided it would be fun to feature their stories from time to time. Our guest today, Maggie, is a woman who quit teaching to work at Costco and built a popular TikTok account of close to 40,000 followers through sharing that story. We talk about why she thinks the transition was the right choice for her, her journey as an educator and teacher advocate, and what others looking to make shifts can learn from her bold move.
We’re also bringing you an update on Ann's dilemma from episode 57 — what we called the Bourdain Dilemma. Listen to find out where the book is at now!
Links:
The Millennial Ms. Frizzle on TikTok
Check out Maggie’s podcast Bad Teachers Club
Lamb Bolognese with yoghurt and greens
Ingredients (to serve 3!):
A package of lean lamb mince
A finely diced onion
1 good sized carrot, finely diced
4 large cloves of garlic, minced
A tbsp of tomato paste
A can of diced tomatoes
A tbsp of balsamic vinegar
Salt and pepper to taste
Pasta of your choice (I used Go Go Quinoa rice pasta)
How to:
Brown the lamb in a swirl of olive oil on medium high and then add onion and carrot to soften.
Add garlic and tomato paste
Add diced tomatoes and balsamic
Cover and turn heat down to simmer for 30 minutes at least. You may need to add a bit of water depending on how fast the sauce cooks down.
Add salt, pepper and red pepper flakes to taste.
Boil pasta as per directions and then mix sauce through with al dente noodles. Serve topped with a dollop of Greek yoghurt and a side of some very simple greens (I used Swiss chard).
What would it look like to “trouble” something in your own life—the way Maggie is doing? For her it has meant doing a cost benefit analysis to determine what kind of work makes for a better life. Some words that guide our own reframing from Simone Weil:
“It is a fault to wish to be understood before we have made ourselves clear to ourselves.”
Here’s to doing the work to get a little clearer.
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