In an effort to infuse my desk-centric mundanity with a little magic, I decided to designate my 2026 Fridays "Wonder/Wander Days." The idea came during a December group call featuring Wudan Yan , a successful freelance writer and fact checker/agency owner. She described her impressive approach to protecting free time away from her computer. (Do we say #Goals anymore?) Aliza Nisenbaum: Día de los Muertos Exhibition at the Des Moines Art Center I created a recurring Friday cale