“What Are We Doing This Weekend?”

You’ll probably respond quickly, without a second thought. After all, you carry a master calendar for you, your partner and perhaps kids in your mind, seamlessly synced to a hectic mental to-do list that features everything from ‘buy toilet paper’ and ‘phone sister-in-law’ to ‘research holiday’. Your politely enquiring partner, on the other hand, is blissfully unaware of the brain toggling and stress management required to oversee multiple schedules, stay on top of housework, remember birthdays and plan catch-ups – all while dealing with a full-time job. That stuff you’re