I won the logistical Covid-lottery (and it’s still hard)
Thank you all for the kind comments yesterday. It was so nice to “talk” to some other adults during what was otherwise a pretty tough slog. Isolatio...
Author: noemikjames
The final domino fell (and thoughts on how it’s still weird to have Covid)
My husband tested positive this morning. He felt pretty bad last night, but we waited until the morning to ensure a positive rapid. And boy was it positive! He ...
The Big Switch
My kids both tested positive this morning, so we opened all the windows and cranked the air purifier up and made the big switch. Now my husband is the lone Covi...
Things I’m grateful for (COVID addition)
I’m grateful that I got positives on Saturday morning, so I didn’t have to struggle to find coverage for my classes or make sub plans. I’m grateful that we have...
Abrupt change of (lots of) plans
Can you guess from the title? Well, can ya? Well if you guessed COVID, then you are correct! I tested positive on rapid tests twice this morning. It was a dry s...
How do you forgive yourself for stupid (money wasting) mistakes?
The guy I rear ended last week filed a claim. I got the email on Friday. I spent over an hour on hold Friday evening trying to talk to someone about it, but eve...
Ping Pong Thoughts on a Friday
I can’t believe my mental health day was just a week ago. This has been a loooooong week. A loooooong week with some shiiiiiitty sleep. My kingdom for 7-8...
Bummer
Yesterday was a bummer day. I got into a fender bender on the way to work, and even though the other car barely had a line on the bumper, the guy asked for my i...
Why not take all the Fridays?
Well this is why… I’m home with my son right now, because he has a cold. I went to work and taught my three morning classes, but I left during my pr...
May
Well the weekend is over. And now it’s May. May is always a crazy month. The weather has been kind of cold, and very windy, but I can still sense summer c...