Repair Job
My marriage is… okay right now. It’s not great. It’s not awful. It would be easy to stay here, in this okay place, for a long time. Honestly t...
Author: noemikjames
Thoughts from my FB Holiday
I’m only three weeks into my break from FB, but I’ve been thinking a lot about what it’s like to be away. I will admit, the first week I suffe...
Suck It Up
Someone close to me, someone it is my job to support, is really struggling right now. She is getting professional help, and working hard to make positive change...
Nine Weeks
I can’t believe it’s already April 18th. The first week of April was my spring break, and even though my son crashed all the days I had allotted for...
Sudden and Unexpected
My aunt died last week. She was my godmother, my mother’s closest sister. Our families have always been close. Her death was very sudden and unexpected. S...
Sometimes this place…
…is paradise.
Break? We don’t need no stinking break!
Monday I spent the school day with my daughter, volunteering in her classroom. She was on cloud nine. I was exhausted. (Kindergarten teachers are angles walking...
The Itch
I’ve got the itch. The itch to buy shit. I’m trying to figure out how to scratch it without spending money. I’m also trying to figure out what...
So close
I suppose I made it through the month without losing my shit, since it didn’t officially happen until this morning. So, yay me? I really f*cking hate cryi...
Insignificant Ailments
I have a few little ailments right now, just minor things that are bothering me. None of them is particularly significant, but together they are wearing my down...