Author: noemikjames

Mothers Day ended up being quite nice. I didn’t get up until 9:30, at which point my kids came down with cards and breakfast for me in bed. They also had ...

This week was national Teacher Appreciation Week and Sunday is Mother’s Day. And while I made sure my kids made their teachers digital cards, and I sent t...

I was going to come here a couple nights ago and say, hey, it’s been a while since I cried. It’s been a while since I’ve felt totally overwhel...

This week, while about half of the states in the nations began to tentatively reopen their economies, California extended its shelter-in-place order through the...

Thank you for abiding with me as I worked out some hard stuff last week and this week. I appreciate your presence, and support. I thought today I could post som...

I’ve been informed a couple of times that my recent posts or comments are “Trumpian” or “Trump-aligned.” These critiques are in re...

I didn’t mention in either of my last two (super downer) posts: one of the things that significantly affects my mood (negatively) right now, is related to...

I thought a lot yesterday about why I’m struggling so much with this situation, when so many other people seem more able to grin and bear it. As an extrovert wh...

Today marks six weeks since the shelter-in-place order took effect here in San Francisco. The first one was set to end on April 6th. It was almost immediately e...

I’m learning that now, in the upside down, I hate Thursdays. Thursday seems to be the day I crash and burn and everything feels like too much and I wonder...