Last Day of Summer Break
RIP summer break!, as my daughter would say. Tomorrow I’m contractually obligated to be at school, participating in professional learning. It’s alwa...
Author: noemikjames
Wins, small and big
First of all, seeing Chappell Roan at Outside Lands was phenomenal. Her performance was amazing, the crowd was INSANE (the largest crowd ever recorded at Outsid...
Five on Friday: Scattered
I have been STRUGGLING this week. So scattered and so stressed. It has not been pleasant. Since it’s Friday, I’ll parse my scatterbrained state it out into five...
Ping Pong thoughts from back at home
We’re back, and my brain is a jumbled mess of planning for the few weeks, preparing for the new school year, and looking back on how much fun we had this ...
Maui 2024 Part 3 (of 3)
Thursday and Friday were big days! I guess I wanted to start August with a bang! Thursday 8/1 Wednesday night I did laundry so that my one set of running clothe...
Maui 2024 Part 2 (of 3)
As you may recall in the last post, Saturday we hung at the house, slowly losing our minds from lack of sleep. Sunday we went snorkeling and Monday went to the ...
Maui 2024 Part 1 (of 3)
I doubt I’ll be able to put up daily recaps of this trip, so I’ll have to settle for installments. Let’s see if I can get up the first one! Saturday 7/27 Our fl...
Almost ready! {AKA Today was a DAY!}
Today was a DAY! And I was realizing in the middle, when I felt like I had hit ALL THE WALLS, that I haven’t had a day like this in a long time. I guess I...
Highlights from the past few days
It’s Thursday night, which marks the end of our three-nights-without-kids. It has been a lovely little stint in which we really did get to unwind and enjo...
Six Smiles on Saturday
Six things I’m smiling about today: I convinced my husband to say no to a last minute request from work to staff the mayor tomorrow. It’s his birthday tomorrow ...