Solo Parenting Strategies
The husband is out of town this week. The in-laws are also still gone, which means I am really and truly going it alone until the weekend. My kids are older, so...
Author: noemikjames
A certain kind of story I tell myself
There are times, when coincidences happen and things line up in a certain way, and I tell myself, it’s meant to be! I was disappointed when that happened,...
A “pebbles in my shoe” start to December
It was hard to go back to work today. On Friday, when school was unexpectedly cancelled, I didn’t let myself think too much about all the things I had pla...
Five 5s on the last day of November (and NaBloPoMo)
Unexpected happenings Highlights Lowlights Achievements Looking forward to / coming up next month
5 things I’m excited about
I just ordered four 12×12 calendars AND three ornaments from Shutterfly for $112 with taxes. That is a crazy good deal. Also, I’m done with the calen...
5 things I’m doing with this time (and 5 things I’m not doing)
5 things I AM doing Watch tons of stuff. We watched Sinners last night after we got home (so good, I highly recommend). Then we watched two episodes of I Love L...
Five things I’m thankful for today
Health. Everyone in our immediate family, right now, is healthy. Even all four grandparents are healthy. After all my health issues recently, and the sudden los...
Five more cat photos!
Can I get them up in one minute to not miss Wednesday?! Nope. Didn’t make it. Shoot! I finally “missed” a day.
Five things I’m struggling with right now
Changing the cats’ food. We have been feeding the cats the same thing for 2.5 years. We’ve always had to monitor their meals because Serval (the fat...
Five things we got at the outlets today
The 15yo and I went to the outlets today. I have never in my life gone to the outlets myself, for no other reason than to do so. I’ve been with other people, us...