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Waivering

Posted on August 10, 2015 by noemikjames / 28 Comments

{I started writing this on Sunday morning, before I wrote my last post. My son still isn’t doing well–I think he has croup–but we haven’...

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Two Thoughts

Posted on August 9, 2015 by noemikjames / 28 Comments

We’re three days into our vacation.  There are two thoughts that circle, like vultures. “I’m so glad we didn’t attempt this last ye...

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Remembering

Posted on July 25, 2015 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

Last night my husband and I watched Obvious Child. It’s an atypical romantic comedy about a woman (Jenny Slate, who is wonderful) dealing with the emotion...

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Make It Better

Posted on July 13, 2015 by noemikjames / 23 Comments

There are different reasons I want to buy things. Some things just Look Cool (mostly clothes) and I want them to make me Look Cool. It’s pretty easy to pu...

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Stories

Posted on June 5, 2015 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

Someone here recommended Crucial Conversations and it recently became available from my library. It’s a really incredible book about how to best execute t...

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What We Need

Posted on May 20, 2015 by noemikjames / 28 Comments

I came into my relationship with my husband (almost ten years ago!) a pretty needy person. I wanted to be with my him all the time and got frustrated when his m...

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Thank You

Posted on May 15, 2015 by noemikjames / 0 Comment

I’m getting caught up on grading and inputting said grades, so I don’t have a lot of time to write, but I wanted to say how thankful I am to have al...

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The Third Kid

Posted on May 14, 2015 by noemikjames / 27 Comments

We’re not having a third kid. I was really grateful to realize when I felt sure I didn’t actually want one (after believing my whole life that I did...

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Her Name

Posted on May 12, 2015 by noemikjames / 14 Comments

I will be honest, for the longest time I didn’t really understand when people gave names to very early losses. I think I thought it would compound their s...

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Style and a Crisis of Identity

Posted on May 6, 2015 by noemikjames / 30 Comments

I went to my cousin’s wedding this past weekend. I thought I had a dress I could wear, but when I pulled the few I own out, I realized that none of them r...

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