Cold Hands
It’s 20 minutes to 12:00. Thanksgiving is over. I’m sitting on my couch, grading papers, trying not to let the train wreck that is 50 Shades of Grey...
Author: noemikjames
Obliged
At this point I feel like the only post I can put up is about what I’m thankful for. And I am thankful for so much, but I don’t feel much like writi...
Would you wear these shoes to work?
As the purse strings tighten I’m being forced to determine what my standards are. ADDED: Perhaps it isn’t obvious from the pictur...
The Cycle Continues
Last night much frustration and resentment that I’d been trying to keep to myself bubbled over and said a bunch of shit in entirely the wrong way and now ...
12 weeks
We attempted our first at-home vision therapy today. It’s going to be a looooooong 12 weeks.
I am thankful for…
The other day my daughter left her blankie at home and we didn’t notice until her class was walking into the school. When she realized she didn’t ha...
Some parents have it really, REALLY hard
I spent a lot of the first years of my daughter’s life carefully broaching the topic of behavior. I hardly ever came out and said how hard it was for me t...
Disconnected
The app for the reader I use is down. It automatically updated a few days ago and now when I try to open it, it immediately crashes. I haven’t really been...
Discomfort is okay
I turn the shower off while I’m washing my hair. I use baking soda instead of shampoo so the process of applying the water with baking soda to my scalp an...
Sub Plans Suck
One of the worst things about being a teacher is how fucking hard it is to take a day. I’m trying to think of another profession where being out is such a...