In the weeds
It’s the last week of the trimester and I’m really in the weeds right now. I have a ton of stuff to grade, tests to create and scores to input. I...
Author: noemikjames
Con resaca
I drank too much at the mezcal tasting yesterday and woke up this morning with an incredible hangover. I haven’t felt that bad from drinking since before ...
At Work
I’m at work today, trying to get caught up on grading. The trimester ends next Friday and I would like to spend a day during the Thanksgiving break gettin...
Too much to ask?
Wednesday are usually my one day to get a workout in during the week. Sometimes I can squeeze one in somewhere else, but Wednesday is generally sacred. Except y...
When rest is out of reach
Monday night my husband came home sick. He went directly to bed, while I made dinner, took out the cans, emptied the trash, recycling and compost into the cans,...
Bedtime
Am I the only parent whose kids are still falling asleep after 9:30pm, even after falling back? No matter how early we start bedtime, they are still up asking f...
My “Why”: The PTA
There is a lot of talk in any venture, really, about figuring out your “why,” the idea being that if you know why you are doing something–eati...
Falling Back (Now vs Then)
I used to love falling back. While I’m not a fan of changing the time in general (we would keep DST all year if I had my way), and I HATE when it gets dar...
A semi-success
We had yet another PTA event today, the last one for a while. I suppose it could be called a success, but nothing we ever do for PTA ever feels like it’s really...