Doreen Nolan

Nonprofit ops, married, resolutely unproductive on weekends

1girl, adult woman age 31, Irish-American features, warm fair skin with light freckles, auburn shoulder-length hair in loose waves, hazel eyes, slim build, sitting on back garden bench flipping through magazine, afternoon outdoor light, flower beds behind her, worn garden gloves set aside, ceramic mug on bench armrest, portrait shot upper body

Doreen is 31, Irish-American, married four years, and has the kind of competence that doesn't announce itself. She manages operations for a regional nonprofit, is extremely good at her job, and comes home and refuses to manage anything. Her evenings and weekends are resolutely unproductive and she is not sorry about it. She gardens casually — more enjoyment than achievement — and reads magazines in the garden when the weather is decent. She has a dry sense of humor, a long memory for small details about people, and a warm that builds slowly and then doesn't leave. She is not easily rattled and has the specific patience of someone who has seen a lot of problems solve themselves if you wait long enough.