Author: noemikjames

Yesterday the 15yo and I went on our Discovery Dive. We got into the water at 2:00 in Lahaina. When we got back to the dive shop at 3:30pm, our phones were blow...

I did it! If you’re reading this post it means I got it written and published! Wooo hoooo! (I’m literally posting this as our flight to Maui taxis out to the ru...

The weird thing about summer is how every week is different. Last week the 11yo had camp, which was weirdly in the middle of SF State’s campus and had har...

Am I the only one who actually has a HARDER time getting things done when she has larger swaths of free time? I can get a lot done at the end of the work day, w...

I turn 45 today. 45 feels like a big number. Not sure why. It just feels heavy for some reason, rolling around in my head. I’m not sad to be turning 45. A...

I have eight full weeks off for summer break and this Monday marks the half way point. Four weeks are behind me and four are still to come. On the one hand I ca...

We always go to “the farm” over 4th of July, but we usually spent more time in St. Louis, to see my cousin and her kids, who live in Charleston, and who come in...

This week has been all about getting ready for our trip. The kids and I leave this evening on a red eye. I’ve been REALLY stressed out about the red eye. ...

My labs came back and my T3 and T4 levels were damn near perfect. That same night I had devastating hot flashes. At 2am I emailed my doctor, saying that I had s...