In search of coping mechanisms
Today was a bad day. Not necessarily for me, but for people I care about. So naturally, I felt really bad for them. And again I was reminded that when I’m...
Author: noemikjames
Summer Travel Intermission
We got back from St. Louis late Saturday night. We leave for London next Monday evening. This week is our summer travel intermission. Then it’s go, go go ...
Tail End of Trip #1
We’re coming up on the end of our first trip of the summer. We have three more nights and 2.5 more days in St. Louis. The farm was incredible and I want to writ...
Fireworks
It’s been an amazing weekend and tonight was the finale. I can’t believe we leave the farm tomorrow. I’m sad it’s over, but I’m so thankful for the wonderful me...
Meramec Caverns
My husband arrived Thursday night and he’s leaving Tuesday, so yesterday was his only full day in the St. Louis area. He’s been to St. Louis many times and done...
All the ways COVID can mess up a vacation
I’ve been less stressed out about COVID messing up our summer since we got it in mid-May (though BA.4 and BA.5’s dominance has chipped away at my confidence rec...
Ready for the summer travel to start…
The kids and I leave this morning. My husband leaves later this week. Our neighbor will be taking care of the house and pets while we’re away. I have to s...
SF Pride 2022
This year was our daughter’s first Pride, and it was very important to this 12 year old who very much self-identifies as queer. My husband and I were very grate...
Grief makes way for rage
I think I was numb all day. I kept reading article after article trying to make sense of it. Trying to remind myself that it was real. Late tonight I looked awa...
How we survived the Antocalypse Antmageddon Antvasion
Yesterday it was 95* in San Francisco (a place where literally NOBODY has air conditioning) and I guess that was hot enough to trigger an ant mating swarm at ou...