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Funding the Nicaragua Trip

Posted on January 25, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

When I first considered traveling abroad with the kids this summer, I assumed I would fund the trip with the money we would be saving by not paying for day care...

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Least Favorite Work Day

Posted on January 24, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Wednesdays are my least favorite work day. We have two block days a week this year, and Wednesday is our 2/4/6 day, which means I need to be at work right when ...

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Being a Better Delegator

Posted on January 21, 2018 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I struggle with delegating work to other people. This has always been a problem for me, in both my personal and professional life. It’s something I defini...

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Success!

Posted on January 20, 2018 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Last night was a success! It was crazy and exhausting and harder than I expected but in the end we raised $570 (a huge amount of money by our standards) and the...

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Our First Financial Success

Posted on January 19, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Tonight our PTA is hosting a Parents’ Night Out to raise money. Parents pay $20 a kid ($15 for a sibling) and get 3.5 hours of childcare. We take them to ...

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Parenting Doubts

Posted on January 16, 2018 by noemikjames / 29 Comments

{First of all, a big thank you to everyone who left kind, encouraging words on my last post. It does help to know why you all read… Moving forward I hope ...

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More

Posted on January 11, 2018 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

I wonder a lot why I keep writing here. I wish I had more to offer. Yes, I believe my story is valuable. I love reading other people’s stories, and it see...

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Ending the year with intention

Posted on December 29, 2017 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

When I saw this post a couple of weeks ago, I knew I wanted to answer the questions for myself, in hopes of ending 2017 on a thoughtful note. It’s easy to...

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Anticipation Hangover

Posted on December 27, 2017 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Well, the big day came and went, and I find myself in a pretty intense anticipation hangover. I sometimes don’t realize how much I’m relying on the ...

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Where’s My Aha Moment?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by noemikjames / 18 Comments

I now follow the blogs of many people who have shit all figured out. Or at the very least, they have their shit all figured out. They have found a system or min...

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