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Month: May 2023

Health & Well Being

Not a stroke, but maybe a silent migraine?

Posted on May 31, 2023 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I spent several hours in the ER today. A couple hours in the waiting room, and one in the actual ER. I was there because the advice nurse told me I had to go. B...

Life/Parenting & Family

But…

Posted on May 30, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

It was a nice weekend, but I it wasn’t long enough. I went to sparring and high belt class, but I felt nauseous after all the rolling we did so I didnR...

Life/Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

How is it only Thursday?!

Posted on May 25, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

This morning I put this on my daughter’s Bentgo box. I was so sure it was Friday! The Bentgo box got all the way into her backpack before I realized my mistake....

ADHD/Identity

Struggle Care Sees Me

Posted on May 23, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

How is it only Tuesday?! Waaaah! I found a new podcast called Struggle Care. It’s about changing the way you think about care tasks. She talks about the functio...

Life

Weekend Recap

Posted on May 22, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SATURDAY SUNDAY

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Highs and lows this week

Posted on May 20, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

HIGHS Monday I had dinner with some high school friends. I haven’t seen them in a while and it was really nice to catch up. We met at the restaurant at 6:...

Work/Teaching

Bull$#!^ at work

Posted on May 17, 2023 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

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,...

Photography

Super bloom

Posted on May 14, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

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 ...

Health & Well Being/Identity

I’m so glad I didn’t quit

Posted on May 12, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

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, ...

Health & Well Being/Perimenopause

Perimenopause confirmed?

Posted on May 11, 2023 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

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...

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