Author: noemikjames

A couple other people did this recently (Sarah, San, Sam, I swear there were more but now I can’t find them…) and I thought I’d give a try, as...

We’re almost half way through NaBloPoMo and I feel like I’m sputtering ahead, posting every night because I promised myself I would, but not moving ...

Today was a looong slog. I was struggling to get through my four block classes. If we hadn’t just watched Coco (in the 7th and 8th grades) and Book of Lif...

The 15yo did not get the internship. She was devastated. I left my staff meeting early to pick her up after school and she sobbed and sobbed in the car. It was ...

I made the most of my random Tuesday off, which feels even more random as I learn how many people do NOT have it off. Sleeping in. I slept until 9:30am! 3.5 ext...

I am SO ANNOYED to have Tuesday off this week.It’s making me crazy. I feel like I’ve been robbed of a precious three day weekend and in it’s p...

I intended to write a post today, but it did not happen. So here are five more pictures from yesterday’s hike.

Okay, so the hike was actually pretty intense. I did get a little breathless and I did sweat. So was it a workout? I am less sure how to categorize it now. Some...

Ack! It’s 9:17pm on Friday evening and I still haven’t posted. An NaBloPoMo almost-fail! It’s late and I’ve just finished a ton of munda...

If you’ve read me for any amount of time, you know I’m not a fan of Thursdays. That is because on Thursdays I have to teach four 85-minute block per...