Why I’m Here
Why am I here? In this space? Writing under this name? {And where did I get that name anyhow?} It seems I didn’t make these things clear. And I want to, a...
Author: noemikjames
The Making of an Amateur Minimalist
So that post I wrote last week? That was my rock bottom, at least as far as the state of my house is concerned. I just can’t handle it anymore. Something ...
Where I am
I have not been participating in this community in the ways that I want to. I want to be commenting more. I want my presence on friends’ blogs to be felt,...
Inevitable Failure
I have been entertaining a terrifying thought of late: What if I can’t be the person, or parent, I expect myself to be? What if it is simply, and inexorab...
The Bill Has Come Due
{More on loneliness to come next week. Thank you all for your insightful comments on those posts.} It feels sometimes like the stakes are higher since I had kid...
Loneliness {Part 2}
In her book Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude, Emily White categorizes loneliness in four ways. On one axis are emotional and social loneliness. Social lon...
Loneliness {Part 1}
Lonely is not a word I identified with much. I’ve always had friends and things to do. I meet people easily, consider myself social and have felt I belonged in ...
In Search of Family Dinner
This is a piece I wrote for the magazine. I haven’t asked what their policy is on posting pieces elsewhere (this will be printed and our content is curren...
Friendship Without Common Ground?
I’ve been thinking, and reading, a lot about friendship lately. One book is all about dealing with the loss of an important friendship. There is a lot abo...
The New Me
In the past three months I lost 25 lbs, got an IUD placed, bought (and was gifted) a whole new wardrobe (and even some new jewelry and shoes), tried in earnest ...