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The New Room

Posted on July 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

It took me all of last week to finish my daughter’s room. There is still much to do, but now it’s ready for guests. I love it. I want it. I would ha...

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A Fair Amount of Trepidation

Posted on July 20, 2018 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

We leave for our trip on Wednesday afternoon, and I have to admit, I’m feeling a fair amount of trepidation. I think a lot of it is just about getting eve...

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The Loft Bed

Posted on July 14, 2018 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

On Thursday my daughter’s friend’s mom informed me that they were moving to North Carolina that very night, and did I know anyone who wanted two twi...

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Amateur Hour

Posted on June 28, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

As I predicted I didn’t get to bed until 1am and was up later than I wanted this morning. I did a shit job packing, forgetting a number of important thing...

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Day 10 of The Purge: The Light at the End of the Tunnel

Posted on June 27, 2018 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

Well, whether I’m done or not, I’ll probably go to bed tonight around 1am, and it will be over. Except I have to change my kids’ beds in the m...

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Bike Hacks, Take 2

Posted on June 27, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

My son can ride a two-wheeler now! (My daughter can too!) But we still need to find safe, bike-friendly spots for them to ride. It was driving me crazy to take ...

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Misery Porn

Posted on June 23, 2018 by noemikjames / 9 Comments

I started the second season of The Handmaid’s Tale last week. I’m quite a few episodes in. I watch it by myself, but frequently my husband is in the...

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Days 3 & 4 of The Purge: Darkest Before the Dawn

Posted on June 22, 2018 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Yesterday I didn’t get much done on the house because I had to check in on my application at the office of short-term rentals. Turns out no one has even b...

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West Medicine Fails Again

Posted on June 12, 2018 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

West medicine can do a lot of incredible things. This is not a post to deride western medicine as a whole. Vaccines especially are proof of western medicines ab...

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Negated

Posted on June 5, 2018 by noemikjames / 14 Comments

My son had one of his epic meltdowns yesterday. It started at pick up and continued until bedtime. He was screaming, thrashing, insulting, threatening, throwing...

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