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Month: April 2024

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And… April is over

Posted on April 29, 2024 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

This week I have a chiropractic appointment on Monday, an appointment with my sports’ medicine doctor on Thursday and I’m taking the day off on Frid...

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DITL Photo-Every-Hour: Weekend Edition

Posted on April 28, 2024 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

Again, I got the idea to attempt a photo-every-hour from Engie last week. I did post it, but it wasn’t super complete. Now SHU and Coco are sharing some DITL po...

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The cherry on top of the shit sundae

Posted on April 26, 2024 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

I have been trying REALLY hard to turn my mood around, but dumb shit keeps making that hard. On Thursday my husband told our daughter that he got Charli XCX tic...

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Struggling

Posted on April 24, 2024 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

This is not what I thought this week would feel like. I thought I would feel light and jubilant. Those adjectives could not be farther from how I feel. I feel s...

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Belt Test Confirmed

Posted on April 21, 2024 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

I finished my belt test without hurting my knee. I am so relieved that it’s over. Since seconds after I hurt myself almost 8 weeks ago I’ve hoped that I could t...

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A day in the life: Photo (almost) every hour edition

Posted on April 19, 2024 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Engie had a photo by hour post up today (ahem, Thursday) and I thought, what a fun idea! I’ve done “Day in the Life” posts a few time but never with a photo eve...

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When I get like this

Posted on April 17, 2024 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I’m feeling really under the water right now. I use that phrase a lot, and it’s because it’s really how I feel. I swam for years, competitivel...

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Camping at Joshua Tree

Posted on April 15, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

This was going to be a Two Fives on Friday post but I clearly couldn’t manage that. I didn’t even come close. But I can at least get up a little rec...

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On returning to the mat

Posted on April 6, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

We just started our Spring Break. I feel like we’re the last ones in the country taking it, and yet it still feels kind of early. When you end in mid-June...

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Alive and well (but buried)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Oopsie. I did not mean to be away from here for over a week. Things are just super hectic and I am buried under an avalanche of stuff. It’s truly coming from al...

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