Bracing for Impact
The next four weeks are going to be intense. Really, really intense. It all starts tomorrow and I feel like I’m physically and psychologically bracing mys...
Author: noemikjames
Work Implosion
Things are totally imploding at work right now. It went downhill so fast I still can’t really wrap my head around it. We are piloting a new schedule this ...
The First Steps in a Journey of 1,000
I’m hoping to talk more about self-compassion soon, about what it looks and sounds like, and how one might actually practice it, if they were so inclined....
Thoughts on a Friday
Some thoughts on a Friday… I responded to comments on the past post. I hate when I can’t get to them until the next day, but such is life sometimes....
Self-Deception and Self-Compassion
I’ve been thinking a lot about Mali’s comment on my last post, especially the part about how when she learned to love herself she was able to love h...
Threadbare
Remember when I mentioned that things were pretty good in my marriage? Well, right after I wrote that, they started chafing again. It was to be suspected, our g...
Striking a balance
The blogosphere seems quiet these days. Or is it just me? This is my third day with some time to myself. The kids have school but my district is off. I have so ...
Minimalism, Take 2
It has been suggested here that I am prone to falling in love with an movement or lifestyle, jumping in with both feet, pursing it enthusiastically, and then ab...
Writing that no one else needs to see
I’ve taken to writing in my journal again. Or in some random google doc. Sometimes I write in those places–instead of here–because I’m w...
Financial Security vs Professional Satisfaction
Project: Apply-for-a-new-job is inching a long. I’ve been doing some reconnaissance, having lunch or dinner with people who teach, or have taught, high sc...