Underwhelmed
As is always the case, my four days of break with the kids in school went by way too fast and I didn’t get nearly enough done. I’m been fighting bac...
Author: noemikjames
Future Financial Goals
I am thinking a lot about the new year and the intentions I want to set. I’m toying with the idea of committing to some kind of shopping ban or spending f...
3 / 7 / 11
Today is my husband and my anniversary: 3/7/11. We have been married for 3 years, domestic partners for 7 and together for 11. (Yes, we started dating the first...
How we rang in the New Year
We’ve had plans to go to a cabin in the snow with my parents for about a month now, since Thanksgiving. We try to go with them for 2-3 days every year as ...
Definition of Success
I just read Dark Matter. It has me thinking a lot, about professional success versus a happy family life. If you could only have one, which would you choose? I ...
Confessions of a Coconut Oil Convert
I know, I know, coconut oil is all the rage. People tout its ability to cure whatever ails you. I too was tired of reading about coconut oil and all it could ac...
Now is a good time…
If your kids got a bunch of stuff (or will be getting stuff for the next few days), now is the perfect time to get rid of a bunch of stuff too. If your kids are...
Fudging the rules
Thank you all for your responses to my last post. It helps to get outside perspectives. Moving forward I am going to work harder to determine what I need and ma...
A Lack of Self-Respect
I struggle a lot with self-respect, with recognizing my worth and requesting that other people treat me accordingly. This has been a big issue in my marriage; I...
Failure
This month has been expensive for us. I have that familiar feeling of dread about the coming VISA bill. I don’t even want to go look at how much it is. If...