Embarking on yet another parenting journey
My daughter and I are about to embark on a three-month anti-anxiety program. Will the parenting challenges never end? Yeah, I know, they don’t. First it w...
Author: noemikjames
Sapped
I’m sorry I haven’t been writing much lately. It’s not just about not knowing what to say, many nights I simply have nothing left to offer. I ...
Guiding Principal
I’m struggling to write here lately. I’m not sure what to say. It all feels jumbled: unfinished ideas, stray thoughts that don’t fit, non-sequ...
Cats Playing Poker
My daughter saw the famous Dogs Playing Poker years ago, and only briefly. Today she drew this. I am so enamored of her. I can’t even fathom a...
Do front loading washing machines actually clean clothes?
I’ve had need, recently, to soak two pairs of jeans that I wear pretty frequently. Both had spots that I had treated but weren’t coming out, so I le...
Straight Outta Good Housekeeping
This Sunday my son and I went to a “play date” at one of his friends’ houses from school. I put “play date” in quotation marks bec...
Pretty Decent
I have to admit, this horrible cold and its long term laryngitis aside, this are pretty decent right now. I mean yes, I’ve been really busy. And yes I fee...
A Must Read
One of my favorite bloggers is back, and apparently, better than ever (her writing I mean). This is a must read, and in my opinion, a must share. If I were on s...
A funny thing people do…
When you whisper to them, they almost always whisper back. It’s kind of hilarious. Yep, still don’t have my voice back. And yes, I know whispering i...
Untenable
This is my third straight week of craziness. And to top it all off, that sore throat and cold lingered until they became full fledged laryngitis. It’s so ...