Thank You
I’m getting caught up on grading and inputting said grades, so I don’t have a lot of time to write, but I wanted to say how thankful I am to have al...
Author: noemikjames
The Third Kid
We’re not having a third kid. I was really grateful to realize when I felt sure I didn’t actually want one (after believing my whole life that I did...
Her Name
I will be honest, for the longest time I didn’t really understand when people gave names to very early losses. I think I thought it would compound their s...
It Lingers
A couple days ago I sat in the car in my school’s parking lot, messing around on my phone, when I saw this. I don’t subscribe to TimeHop or anything...
Nice Houses
My parents have a big, beautiful house. It is filled with gorgeous things arranged in pleasing color schemes. It’s really nice being there. I like that ho...
Style and a Crisis of Identity
I went to my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. I thought I had a dress I could wear, but when I pulled the few I own out, I realized that none of them r...
Life is Good
I realize that I don’t come here much to wax philosophical about things going well. In the past, on my other blog, that led people to believe I was a nega...
The Reference
I realized after I asked if anyone knew what book that title was from, that most likely nobody would as I don’t think the book is very well known. I absol...
Denied
My petition to the life insurance company was denied. “The combination of depression and ADD/ADHD precludes [me] from being eligible.” I don’t...
Without Question*
On Saturday I walked with my son up the main street of our neighborhood to run some errands. I’ve walked down these particular blocks hundreds of times an...