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Month: December 2023

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Camping: What worked and what didn’t

Posted on December 29, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

We’re back from our first official family camping trip. We’ve definitely done some limited camping before, but never the four of us as a family, jus...

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Christmas 2023

Posted on December 25, 2023 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Christmas 2023 is in the books. It was a good one, but I’m kind of relieved it’s over. We almost forgot to put out our trash cans tonight, my husband thought it...

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Five on Friday: First Day of Break

Posted on December 22, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Break has officially started! I already feel so much better than I did last night. Run I got out before the fog came in. It was so nice to be out in the sun. An...

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Longest Days and Shortest Days

Posted on December 21, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Well I did it. I made it to the winter break. Limping to the finish line. Maybe crawling. But I got there! Work was brutal. I subbed during my prep all week. I ...

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Decluttering Project Update

Posted on December 18, 2023 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

I wanted to write a little update on our decluttering project, partly because I want to remind myself that we have in fact done some good work, and partly becau...

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Coming to terms with the conveyor belt

Posted on December 16, 2023 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

I’m at that place where things feel like they are spilling into, and past, the margins. My margins are always smaller than I’d like, the spaces available to pus...

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On the mend

Posted on December 14, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

It’s been a week! I’m glad it’s almost over. I had a real post to write. I even put some thoughts down in a Note on my phone. But it’s l...

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In the sick pit

Posted on December 11, 2023 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

Sorry. I didn’t mean to be gone so long. Saturday was a marathon day (art store run for my daughter, sons’s belt test, book club, dinner + drinks with my girlfr...

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Rough shape

Posted on December 7, 2023 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Well, this week thoroughly kicked my ass. I am in rough shape. I want to say I’m so happy tomorrow is Friday, but the weekend doesn’t look like it’s going to be...

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Something to look forward to (and something to dread doing)

Posted on December 3, 2023 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

The weekend is almost over. Yesterday was spent almost entirely at the dojo, helping them set up their holiday party (and fundraiser kickoff) and then helping d...

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