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Month: December 2016

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Definition of Success

Posted on December 29, 2016 by noemikjames / 17 Comments

I just read Dark Matter. It has me thinking a lot, about professional success versus a happy family life. If you could only have one, which would you choose? I ...

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Confessions of a Coconut Oil Convert

Posted on December 28, 2016 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

I know, I know, coconut oil is all the rage. People tout its ability to cure whatever ails you. I too was tired of reading about coconut oil and all it could ac...

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Now is a good time…

Posted on December 25, 2016 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

If your kids got a bunch of stuff (or will be getting stuff for the next few days), now is the perfect time to get rid of a bunch of stuff too. If your kids are...

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Fudging the rules

Posted on December 24, 2016 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Thank you all for your responses to my last post. It helps to get outside perspectives. Moving forward I am going to work harder to determine what I need and ma...

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A Lack of Self-Respect

Posted on December 21, 2016 by noemikjames / 15 Comments

I struggle a lot with self-respect, with recognizing my worth and requesting that other people treat me accordingly. This has been a big issue in my marriage; I...

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Failure

Posted on December 19, 2016 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

This month has been expensive for us. I have that familiar feeling of dread about the coming VISA bill. I don’t even want to go look at how much it is. If...

Life

Home Stretch

Posted on December 19, 2016 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I can’t really wrap my head around the fact that I still have school this week. I don’t think we’ve ever gone until the 22nd in all my 13 year...

Identity/Life

The Age of Miracles

Posted on December 14, 2016 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Recently Mel mentioned The Age of Miracles when she was touting another book she loved. Well Dark Matter wasn’t available on Overdrive, but The Age of Mir...

Life

Life Right Now

Posted on December 13, 2016 by noemikjames / 9 Comments

This post probably should include bullet points, but I don’t like how they are formatted so I’m just going to write a bunch of disjointed paragraphs...

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Silver Linings

Posted on December 9, 2016 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

A few silver linings to some stressful situations at home: Now that my daughter comes into our room to sleep on the floor every night, I can write and/or medita...

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