Rita woke up to a Booking notification: "Check-in at 2 p.m." She glanced at the laundry basket. The towels were still there, crumpled like a map of Lisbon after an afternoon in a pocket. The iron was broken. Time was slipping away. She took a deep breath and typed into Google: "ironing near me."
Rita is not a unique case. In fact, if you've also found yourself making that same search, you're not alone. Lately, searches for ironing have skyrocketed 136% in Lisbon. And dry cleaning...