Striking a balance
The blogosphere seems quiet these days. Or is it just me? This is my third day with some time to myself. The kids have school but my district is off. I have so ...
Author: noemikjames
Minimalism, Take 2
It has been suggested here that I am prone to falling in love with an movement or lifestyle, jumping in with both feet, pursing it enthusiastically, and then ab...
Writing that no one else needs to see
I’ve taken to writing in my journal again. Or in some random google doc. Sometimes I write in those places–instead of here–because I’m w...
Financial Security vs Professional Satisfaction
Project: Apply-for-a-new-job is inching a long. I’ve been doing some reconnaissance, having lunch or dinner with people who teach, or have taught, high sc...
Budgeting and Consumer Responsibility
One of the biggest reasons that people tout for embracing frugality or minimalism is that those lifestyles provide the money and time to live in accordance with...
Languid
The days lately have had a certain languid quality to them. It may come from listening to Station Eleven (and I can’t determine if that is because of the ...
Easier
My daughter’s school district is off today for Lunar New Year (the fuck?!). It wasn’t even on my radar and thank god my daughter didn’t turn i...
What Would You Do?
We’re going to the snow in a couple weekends with my parents. I invited them because I figured my mom could find a free cabin (she teaches at a small scho...
Perspective
I’ve been struggling to force my thoughts into neat little lines, and the final middle class post remains unwritten. I think it’s okay though. I thi...
Rethinking The Middle Class, Part 2: The Explanation
There are a lot of articles out there with some variation on the title “Are you considered middle class?” I suppose that is not surprising. The midd...