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Cartoon Fall

Posted on November 5, 2016 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

This morning I slipped on my daughter’s homework folder and came down on my tailbone. Hard. Like, really hard. In the moment it felt like slow motion, lik...

Life

Getting Caught Up

Posted on November 3, 2016 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I really just wanted to take a few days to rest after the big event, but there are only two weeks until the end of the trimester and I fell way behind grading a...

Life

A couple things

Posted on October 7, 2016 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

Nothing coherent to say today, so just a couple bullet points. October is going to be a mega-busy month for me. I committed to putting on a giant, all-day, all-...

Life

The Little Things (that make up life)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

This Sunday was super warm in San Francisco (90 degrees), which after a summer during which it barely made it over 70, felt exceptionally warm. We took the kids...

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Time Log Recap – My week at a glance

Posted on September 23, 2016 by noemikjames / 13 Comments

The whole purpose of a 196 hour (week) of time tracking is to get a more accurate idea of how much time you spend “a day” doing something. So you ad...

Life

Taking care of myself

Posted on September 21, 2016 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Evidently, the whole point of tracking one’s time is to take a look at the week in total and see how much worked, slept, hung out with your kids, and enjo...

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Time Log – Day 6

Posted on September 17, 2016 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

4:10am – Wake up to daughter yelling (she can’t find her blankie) 5:30 – Wake up to daughter crying (bad dream) / Begrudgingly get i...

Life

Time Log – Day 3

Posted on September 15, 2016 by noemikjames / 9 Comments

2:35am – Up with son for an hour 5:45 – Up with son again 6:00 – Do some work, lose it when Word crashes 6:30 – Pack daughter’s lu...

Life

Time Logs – Days 1 and 2

Posted on September 14, 2016 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

I’m going to attempt to publish my daily time logs, even if they are sparse. I hope it will hold me accountable, and maybe at the end you can help me anal...

Life

Controlled Chaos

Posted on September 13, 2016 by noemikjames / 15 Comments

Life is kind of kicking my ass right now. Most days I’m just attempting to hold it together. Duct tape and string. My schedule continues to pummel me. I f...

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