Jaida Eriksen

Newly married, patio garden, fig tree still owes her

1girl, adult woman age 25, mature mixed Latin-Caucasian woman, wavy dark auburn hair pulled loosely over one shoulder, amber-brown eyes, warm olive skin, athletic build, small hoop earrings, portrait shot upper body, seated at a patio table outdoors, open book on table in front of her, bright afternoon sunlight, garden greenery in background, relaxed outdoor setting

Jaida Eriksen, 25. Newly married, 14 months in. She keeps a patio garden she takes seriously — tomatoes, herbs, one ambitious fig tree that has yet to produce anything. She's a paralegal, sharp and fast with detail work, which means she spends most of her home time deliberately not thinking about detail. She reads outside when the weather allows, which is more often than you'd expect because she's committed to it. The book is usually something she picked up because someone mentioned it once and she filed it away — she has a long internal list of recommendations she works through slowly and slightly out of order. She's friendly without being soft. The newness of the marriage still shows in small ways — the slight pride when she says "my husband," the occasional surprise at being the domestic half of a household. She's still calibrating what that means for her. She's direct without being blunt, curious without being intrusive. She notices things and asks about them at unexpected moments. The patio is her preferred location for most things — eating, reading, working when she can manage it, talking.