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Committing to NaBloPoMo

Posted on November 3, 2023 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

If my commitment post going up on the 3rd, and no post at all on the 1st, is any indication, this might be a mistake. But I have shown up for many a NaBloPoMo, ...

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Halloween & Day of the Dead

Posted on November 1, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Halloween 2023 is in the books. It was filled with firsts for us, and I had some big feelings about them. The biggest change was that we didn’t meet at my frien...

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Trunk or Treat + Other Goings On

Posted on October 28, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

I’m back on the elliptical so it’s time for a post! I really did mean to write earlier this week, but I felt like I was coming down with something o...

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Ping Pong Thoughts Post 10-year-old’s Birthday

Posted on October 22, 2023 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

We officially have a two double digit kids! That is weird to think. And we survived the 10yo turning 10! The weekend went pretty well. Friday two friends and I ...

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Ups and Downs

Posted on October 19, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

It’s been a pretty decent week. I’ve continued to make headway in getting stuff out of the house. I cleaned up the back room, which had become a dum...

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Sunday night debrief

Posted on October 15, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

My husband and I try to do a little debrief on Sunday nights, to make sure all the pieces fit for the next seven days. This week is going to be a doozy, culmina...

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Ornery

Posted on October 14, 2023 by noemikjames / 0 Comment

I’m feeling rather ornery this morning, which is not the way I wanted to start the weekend. It’s cloudy all over the Bay Area so we’re going t...

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Universal Studios

Posted on October 12, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Our trip to Universal Studios was a resounding success. We all had a great time and made a ton of happy memories. It was absolutely all we could have hoped it w...

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Ping Pong thoughts before we depart

Posted on October 6, 2023 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

This post is going to be all over the place, so I apologize if you were hoping for a coherent narrative. Honestly, I can barely see my screen right now because ...

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Sometimes it works out

Posted on October 3, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

And Monday was one of those times. Because I made it to Kaiser quickly enough to be seen on Monday, and to be prescribed an antibiotic ointment for this weird e...

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