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Month: May 2016

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Nice Things

Posted on May 12, 2016 by noemikjames / 31 Comments

Our house is not what one would call nice. It’s old. It’s run down. The quality of pretty much everything inside it is shoddy. The pipes are loud. T...

Minimalism

Wow, I really have come far! {Or: An ode to glaciers}

Posted on May 11, 2016 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

I wrote that post last night and then something compelled me to read some of my original posts on this blog. I don’t think I’ve ever visited my arch...

Minimalism

How Far I’ve Come

Posted on May 11, 2016 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

With things so crazy and hectic right now, it’s hard not to day dream about this summer, and all the amazing things I hope to get done. My biggest goal th...

Marriage

Improvement

Posted on May 10, 2016 by noemikjames / 12 Comments

So, things in my marriage are looking up. We definitely hit bottom for a few days after my husband refused to go to the couples weekend. But then I wrote my hus...

Life

The Home Stretch

Posted on May 6, 2016 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

May and June are always really stressful months for me. Now that I have a kid in school that stress is compounded three fold. There are just so many events, so ...

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Close It Down

Posted on May 3, 2016 by noemikjames / 22 Comments

Yesterday I used half of our tax return to pay off the remaining $2,606.66 of my student loans. It felt amazing. I know I’m very lucky that my parents pai...

Identity

Missing Mojo

Posted on May 2, 2016 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I’ve totally lost mojo at work and I’ve become a completely mediocre teacher. I just can’t seem to pull it together enough to give a fuck. Mos...

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