3 / 7 / 11
Today is my husband and my anniversary: 3/7/11. We have been married for 3 years, domestic partners for 7 and together for 11. (Yes, we started dating the first...
Author: noemikjames
How we rang in the New Year
We’ve had plans to go to a cabin in the snow with my parents for about a month now, since Thanksgiving. We try to go with them for 2-3 days every year as ...
Definition of Success
I just read Dark Matter. It has me thinking a lot, about professional success versus a happy family life. If you could only have one, which would you choose? I ...
Confessions of a Coconut Oil Convert
I know, I know, coconut oil is all the rage. People tout its ability to cure whatever ails you. I too was tired of reading about coconut oil and all it could ac...
Now is a good time…
If your kids got a bunch of stuff (or will be getting stuff for the next few days), now is the perfect time to get rid of a bunch of stuff too. If your kids are...
Fudging the rules
Thank you all for your responses to my last post. It helps to get outside perspectives. Moving forward I am going to work harder to determine what I need and ma...
A Lack of Self-Respect
I struggle a lot with self-respect, with recognizing my worth and requesting that other people treat me accordingly. This has been a big issue in my marriage; I...
Failure
This month has been expensive for us. I have that familiar feeling of dread about the coming VISA bill. I don’t even want to go look at how much it is. If...
Home Stretch
I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I still have school this week. I don’t think we’ve ever gone until the 22nd in all my 13 year...
The Age of Miracles
Recently Mel mentioned The Age of Miracles when she was touting another book she loved. Well Dark Matter wasn’t available on Overdrive, but The Age of Mir...