Author: noemikjames

We got a break in the rain today, and it was marvelous! I was so taken by the color of the skies on the drive to work this morning, and I realized it’s th...

I’m back at work this week. Today is a PD day. PD = Professional Development = ALL the ineffective meetings about whatever new edspeak buzz word we’...

I’m not very good at goals. I was thinking. maybe my goal for 2023 should be to get better at articulating goals and then checking in on my progress with ...

It’s already January 3rd and I’m fighting something inside myself to sit down here. The only thing I know for certain is that there will be no New Y...

I’m assuming this post will be all over the place. Because that is where my brain is at. I’m currently on the elliptical. My kids are on the pullout...

{I started this on Christmas Day but I’m just getting it up now. It’s been that kind of break.} Since we had kids, Christmas Day has vexed me. We are so lucky t...

This week has not been what I expected. I absolutely just need Christmas Day to be behind me, and soon it will be. In the meantime I’m trying to spread out the ...

On Wednesday my friend texted asking if I’d heard from another friend who was up in Bay Area but missing. They had abandoned their car on the side of the road o...

I woke up early today, but I’m getting a ride to school (so my husband can take our son to Dave and Buster’s for half-off games Wednesday), so I can’t leave ear...

Some happenings around here: It’s been quite chilly – highs in the 40s – and I’m VERY glad we got our downstairs heater fixed in Novembe...