Author: noemikjames

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I have to admit, I was dreading the day, but it ended up being quite nice. That was primarily because my cousin set up a ...

It took me 20 years to realize that, starting in 2000, I could add the first two digits of the year, and the second two digits of the year, to remember out how ...

SFUSD just announced their recommended “return to school” plan to the board and it will be distance learning for at least the first two months. My s...

It’s not easy asking a small group of 10-year-old girls to spend four hours, multiple days a week, in a desolate backyard with only a dilapidated picnic t...

We did nothing this weekend, and it was actually kind of nice. With our weeks feeling busier, especially for my son who is kind of struggling to make it through...

I recognize that the severe case of the “mehs” that I have right now is due, primarily, to a lack of anticipatory joy. With nothing to look forward ...

Today SHU wrote about how she is tired of doing the same thing every day, of checking off the same boxes (literally, for her, because she is a big into paper pl...

I am so tired of the should-schools-reopen debate. It’s a cyclical mindf*** that goes nowhere and I’m not going to engage this weekend. Maybe for a while. The r...

Let’s step away from the pandemic for a minute shall we? I’m sure I’ve written before about my weird tendencies around rewearing my clothes, and how I have very...

The second day of camp was fine. My son had a great time, though he evidently got VERY upset about “getting out” in a couple of games and had to be ...