December 2015 – Page 2 – Not a Wasted Word

Ingenuity

Posted on December 8, 2015 by noemikjames / 15 Comments

No heat for us this winter and it’s cold in the mornings. Really fucking cold. We have a space heater in our bathroom and it can get that super small spac...

Home/Identity

Year-End Memories

Posted on December 7, 2015 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

I left Hong Kong, and my best friend, in 7th grade. I moved to California and she moved to Washington state. She and I wrote each other long letters and called ...

Marriage

The Part I Play

Posted on December 4, 2015 by noemikjames / 12 Comments

So I’m feeling like a jerk for hanging my husband out to dry. Yes, he could work on some stuff, but so can I. And he really is a good person, a caring hus...

Life/Marriage

The Specifics

Posted on December 3, 2015 by noemikjames / 38 Comments

So I was formulating a response to one of the comments yesterday, and I realized I had too much to say in that space. The reality is there is no one reason that...

Life/Marriage

He is never going to get it

Posted on December 1, 2015 by noemikjames / 45 Comments

My husband and I have had some difficult talks lately, and things between us are getting better. I think he’s really starting to see the disparities in ou...