Bull$#!^ at work
Work today (Wednesday) was pretty infuriating. My principal engaged me in some crazy circular reasoning about why she couldn’t give me access to data right now,...
Author: noemikjames
Super bloom
Well, Mother’s Day is always a let down for me. My husband and kids don’t do anything for me and while I’m generally fine with that, it always stings for a bit ...
I’m so glad I didn’t quit
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I considered quitting martial arts, and how glad I am that I didn’t. I was thinking of quitting because it was getting hard, ...
Perimenopause confirmed?
Actually, I think it’s not. Confirmed I mean. The perimenopause. I don’t fucking know. How exactly am I supposed to know? I rarely got my period, wi...
The weekend I needed
It was a nice weekend. First of all, NO ONE WAS SICK! I can’t believe it was just last weekend that I was puking everywhere, and the weekend before that m...
Respond, not react
As I predicted, I’m feeling a bit better. I’m still feeling stressed and overwhelmed, but not quite so at the edge. Or maybe just at the edge or something less ...
Better, but not 100%
Well it’s day four and I ate a bowl or bone broth with saltines and then… toast with margarine… and jam! Gasp! And so far, I have not been rel...
This is awful
Thursday night my daughter got what my son had, only so much worse. Last night I got it too. It’s some viral gastroenteritis thing going around. No fever but br...
Just needing to be seen
I’m feeling frustrated by things at home this week, about expectations, that are placed on me. That I place on myself. I’m always struggling to know which are w...
On not finishing strong
Sunday my son got sick. It started as a stomach ache, then he threw up out the window of the car. He kept throwing up all day, and of course couldn’t go t...