An ode to early morning runs
I don’t generally run in the early mornings, and never before work. But today my son and I were up at 6:20am at my parents’ house and I knew it would be too hot...
Author: noemikjames
Musings on memory and reflection and the stories we tell
I’m struggling to stay focused this week. I’m struggling to get things done. At home, at work, even on this blog. I am managing to spend way too muc...
Unpacking
After a weekend of doing pretty much nothing (except watching Guardians 3 as a family), the kids started camp for their last full week of summer. I cannot belie...
The final piece of summer fun Tetris
I cannot think of what to title this post. I guess I’ll see what I end up writing. It’s Thursday. We got home from Hawaii late Monday night (really it was very ...
My best day
Yesterday was the best day. We got word that the pill form of the meds we’d been giving the cat were working and he seemed much better. I also got a massage (gi...
Maui (a mostly photographic post)
I made it without any problems on Tuesday. My family picked me up from the airport and we went right to a snorkeling spot. It was cloudy but we could still see ...
What a week (and why I’m not yet in Hawaii)
Oops! I did not mean to be gone from here for a full week. And what a week it was! Such. a. week. But before I get into that, I wanted to thank everyone for the...
Disappointed
My birthday was Monday. My family did… nothing. Not a card. Not a small gift. Nothing. I mean I got some “Happy birthdays” and a couple hugs. ...
Thoughts at the end of this trip
Our two week trip to visit extended family is over. We’re at the airport waiting for our first flight toward home. If our second flight, which was pushed up and...
Shem Creek + Botany Bay
On Thursday my nephew has a well visit scheduled in the middle of the day so we had keep our morning activity short. We went to Shem Creek, where many important...