My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (A Conclusion)
I feel like I should wrap this series* up in sparkly paper and curly ribbons, but honestly, I don’t know how (and I’ve always been more of a Dollar ...
Author: noemikjames
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (An Inventory, Part 2)
So yesterday I wrote about the challenges of being a WOHM (for me), but I’ve already declared that I believe I’m happier not being a SAHM, so now I&...
My Own Personal SAHM v WOHM Debate (An Inventory, Part 1)
What started as a simple post ended up being a bigger, two multi-part series. The introduction is a public discussion of the SAHM v WOHM, a look into why we can...
My Own Personal WOHM v SAHM Debate (An Introduction)
I’ve been thinking about writing a post about my experience as a WOHM and how I think it compares to what my experience as a SAHM would be (in my specific...
Ambivalence in Parenting
Two of my good friends are pregnant. I’m having a hard time with it, but not in the way I expected. Mostly I’m not sure how I feel about it. I guess...
Tentative First Steps
Thank you all for your support on my last post. I was absolutely overwhelmed by your kind and wise words. It never ceases to amaze me how cherished I feel when ...
Great Deal
This post popped up in my reader this morning and I wanted to say something about it here because Clutterfree with Kids is one of the books that started me on t...
Out of my Depth
My daughter is going through something right now. She has been for about a month. It’s been really, really hard. I never know if what we’re dealing ...
The Little Details
By this point I’ve read a couple books on minimalism and a few of them have suggested an interesting exercise: If you could start over again, what would y...
Changing the Way I Parent
I read two books in the past several months that have totally changed the way I parent. I won’t say parenting is necessarily easier or more enjoyable now,...