Looking Forward to Summer
San Francisco’s Rec and Park summer camp registration opened this past Saturday at 10am. All over the city, eager parents sat at their computers, waiting ...
Author: noemikjames
I Heart my Tile
As a chronic loser of all. the. things. I was intrigued when I first read about the Tile. This was years ago, and I was immediately curious, but I never got one...
Dependent
I know they say it takes a village to raise a child. I’m incredibly lucky to have something of a village in that both sets of grandparents live close by. ...
Opinion Piece
I went to my daughter’s second trimester conference last week. She continues to do well in first grade. Organization and attention are real challenges, bu...
Growing Up
Yesterday was beautiful here in San Francisco — nothing but blue skies, and in the 70s! I took my son to the zoo to bask in the sunshine and we had a wond...
Thanks
Thank you for the support yesterday. It meant a lot. For the last two nights my kids have slept through. Even my daughter has stayed in her own bed! Of co...
Hanging In
I know I’ve been writing some positive posts lately… and there have been some great things happening to be sure. But the truth is, I’m kind of...
A Subtle Shift
I know I go on and on about minimalism here, about how I want to embrace it but I struggle… about how I don’t think I’m doing as well as I cou...
More Investing in Myself
Sometimes I feel like things in my life align just right to remind me what my priorities are. My cousin has lived and studied in Guatemala on and off for a whil...
The Backyard
I realized this winter that the sun never hits our patio in the backyard during the winter. In the summer we get sun on the patio all morning, but in the winter...