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One more day off

Posted on February 25, 2022 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Tuesday I… took both kids to school stopped by work ran six miles had lunch with my parents did a big shop at Costco took my son and his friend to martial...

Life/Work/Teaching

Mid-Winter Break

Posted on February 22, 2022 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I have the rest of this week off. My kids do not. This means it’s less like a break in some ways, and more like a break in others. The mornings, afternoon...

Life/Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

A weird week (after a nice weekend)

Posted on February 14, 2022 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

This week is a very weird week at school. About half the 7th and 8th grade students are going to Outdoor Education, and the remaining 7th and 8th grade students...

Health & Well Being/Life

Not the blogger I want to be

Posted on January 26, 2022 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

Hey all. I feel pretty shit for not showing up here much these past couple of weeks. It’s not the blogger I want to be. But I’m struggling. I’...

Life

Happy January 2nd?

Posted on January 2, 2022 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Happy New Year. Sorry I’m a bit late to the party. And the after party too. I’m not quite sure why I didn’t write for the last few days. I jus...

Life

Positives Everywhere

Posted on December 29, 2021 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Have I mentioned that I got this far in the pandemic without anyone in our small social circles getting Covid? No one that we’ve seen regularly this past year h...

Identity/Life

The Valley of Meh

Posted on December 28, 2021 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

It looks like I’m in for a long walk through the valley of meh. I suppose it shouldn’t be a surprise – what with this Christmas hangover being...

Life/Writing

Hard to articulate

Posted on December 27, 2021 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Today was a… meh day. It was fine actually. I can’t complain. But I feel… I’m not sure really. It’s hard to articulate. Antsy is o...

Life/Parenting & Family

Grateful for this holiday (and looking forward)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Well, we had a really nice holiday. And I am aware of how many people did not get to have a really nice holiday for a whole host of reasons. I am incredibly gra...

Life/Work/Teaching

Feeling Human Again

Posted on December 9, 2021 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Yesterday way ROUGH. I really struggled to get through it. But I was in bed by 9pm and got around nine hours of sleep and felt SO MUCH BETTER today. Today I fel...

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