Seven on Sunday: Start of School
12yo. The kids had good first weeks back. The 12yo’s frenemy (he’d maybe actually his frenemesis?!) is not only going to his school now (he was at a different s...
Author: noemikjames
Five on Friday: All over the place
Not only are these unrelated topics, but the thoughts within each topic are scattered and unorganized. Welcome to my brain right now! Buckle up! Working out. I ...
Seven on Sunday: Re-entry Week
MONDAY. We got in at 6am. Our friend bumped me up to business class (I had BIG feelings about being the only one in business class while my family languished in...
Maui 2026 (A Photo Post)
(To read about/see photos from previous trips to Maui, see these posts: 2025, 2024 Part 1, Maui 2024 Part 2, Maui 2024 Part 3, 2023, Maui 2022 Days 1-5) We̵...
Six on Saturday: Things that worked out this week
If this stuff had NOT worked out you better believe I’d be bitching about it here. But it did! And I can still write about it because recognizing the positive i...
Proof of Life
Wow. I have really had a hard time showing up here this summer. I apologize for my protracted absence. Ostensibly, this summer has been really lovely. And it ha...
Five on Friday: Mid-Summer Updates
Summer is almost half over (for me, specifically) and I haven’t been here much so I thought I’d show up for a quick update. ST. LOUIS The trip to vi...
1.5 weeks of summer + Monterey dives
We’re 1.5 weeks into summer break and I still feel like I’m being pulled along by a strong current of obligation and battered against formidable tim...
Seven on Sunday: Officially Done
After what felt like a never ending week, seven things that are officially done right now! The 2025-26 school year. I posted my grades and checked out of my roo...
Stumbling through the last week of school
The 16yo’s birthday was a good day. The weather was beautiful, the friends showed up, the Taco Bell was enjoyed, and everyone had a good time. It was prob...