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Month: September 2023

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The weekend I needed

Posted on September 30, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

It turns out, this may just be the weekend I needed. Last night I watched Theater Camp (it was fine, not much to it, but I laughed a bit) and went to bed too la...

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Not a good sign

Posted on September 29, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I left my classroom today making myself take deep breaths and assuring myself, “You’re alright. It will be alight.” If I’m already having to talk myself down li...

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In the thick of it

Posted on September 27, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

This fall has been crazy. I’ve been meaning to look back at past Septembers here on the blog to see if the first month of school always feels this nuts. B...

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Posted on September 22, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Well I had ALL DAY to get ready for this camping trip and I’m still running late. How very me of me. The good news is that my son didn’t wake up tot...

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A rough week

Posted on September 21, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

This week has been… rough. Super busy and stressful. My husband and I got into a bit of a fight. Im tired of fighting with my husband over the same shit, ...

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When sleep sucks

Posted on September 18, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

When it’s 5:30M and you have to be up at 6am, do you try to fall back asleep? Or do you just get up early and start your day? Or do you write a blog post on you...

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While I’m waiting for my allergy shot

Posted on September 14, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

And trying not to fall asleep… This week has been super busy. Monday I taught basics and forms. Tuesday I went to Sparring. Wednesday was a professional develop...

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Climbing out from under it

Posted on September 11, 2023 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Sometimes I want to come here but I feel like I have too much to say. Or I don’t feel like I can recap a weekend without recounting some event that requires it’...

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Super Quick Check In

Posted on September 8, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Days have been long this week. Suddenly I had piles of stuff to score. It was weighing on me. So I stayed up late last night and even later tonight to comment o...

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Weekend Wins

Posted on September 4, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

It was a good weekend. It was a long weekend! And a long weekend was exactly what I needed after what felt like a VERY long week. Some wins this weekend were: F...

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