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Month: December 2017

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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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‘Twas the day before Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2017 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Yesterday my son woke up at 7:30am! Huzzah! It’s amazing how much more manageable the day feels when you’ve only been awake for 1.5 hours at 9am, in...

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How many more days of break?

Posted on December 22, 2017 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

Work has been so thoroughly kicking my ass of late, I was really excited to go on break. Wednesday night, I kept remember that I didn’t have work the next...

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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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I am grateful for Central Heating

Posted on December 18, 2017 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

We had to get our central heating system (furnace and ducts) replaces in March when we were informed that the ducts were insulated with asbestos. Our old furnac...

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Indulging the urge to do nothing

Posted on December 17, 2017 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Lately I’ve not wanted to do much of anything. There is a bit of a lull in school work, and with the break starting next week I don’t feel so inclin...

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Workout Woes

Posted on December 16, 2017 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I’m finding it harder and harder to work out these days. The fact that it’s so hard to schedule workouts is definitely part of it, but I will admit ...

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Holiday Parties

Posted on December 15, 2017 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

My husband and I both have our holiday parties today. Mine will be a bummer because two colleagues are being forced out of their jobs and everyone is really ang...

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More Thoughts on Doing the Best We can

Posted on December 14, 2017 by noemikjames / 29 Comments

{I started this post a little over a week ago, after another post got some response surrounding this idea. I’m sorry it took me so long to finish and post...

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