Author: noemikjames
Negated
My son had one of his epic meltdowns yesterday. It started at pick up and continued until bedtime. He was screaming, thrashing, insulting, threatening, throwing...
Final Stretch(es)
My daughter has three more days of school. Her birthday is Thursday and her party is Friday. This coming weekend we have a Girl Scout camping trip. My last day ...
Content with less connection
I am changing. It’s subtle, so subtle that sometimes I don’t realize it, but it’s happening all the same. I’m getting older. More mature...
Change of plans
We are no longer traveling to Nicaragua this summer. Our new destination is Colombia. It turns out my college roommates Freshman and Sophomore year boyfriend wo...
30 minutes
There is so much to do to prepare the house for AirBnB guests that I am paralyzed most night by the sheer length of my to-do list. It’s hard to stop readi...
This, That and the Other
I am really struggling to show up in this space right now. The truth is, I’m struggling to do anything productive with my afternoons and evenings. All I w...
Wait and see
My plans to travel to Nicaragua are imploding spectacularly. I have made so many, many mistakes that the only thing I can be sure of is that this will most cert...
Taking Back the Afternoons
We recently adopted a new routine in the afternoons and evenings, and I’m so glad we did. Before everything after pick-up felt like an onslaught. Now the ...