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Month: December 2019

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2019 in Review

Posted on December 31, 2019 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I don’t usually write these year-end recaps but I feel like I should this year. Maybe if I did I’d be more cognizant of my accomplishments, and what...

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Looking forward, and back

Posted on December 30, 2019 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Well it’s Monday again, and I can’t really believe that just last Monday we felt like we were starting break. It was a good week and looking back it...

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The Right Balance

Posted on December 29, 2019 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

I always struggle on breaks to strike the right balance between getting caught up (maybe even ahead? Ha!) and letting myself rest and relax. It can even be hard...

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Let the Break Begin!

Posted on December 26, 2019 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

After all the waiting and the counting down, Christmas finally arrived! And now it’s over. I do like this time of year, but it’s always a relief whe...

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Early Christmas Present

Posted on December 24, 2019 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Yesterday my kids were great. They played happily together, being kind and considerate to each other and to me. It was like a fairy tale where they reacted to e...

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Views from on high

Posted on December 22, 2019 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Last weekend we needed to get out of the house so we drove to Twin Peaks and hiked to the top of both. Some how I had never been before! It’s been raining a lot...

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Guidance on helping others as they grieve

Posted on December 21, 2019 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

My closest college friend came to town last night to spend the holidays with her family. She also hoped to say goodbye to her cousin who had been battling liver...

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The Perfect People

Posted on December 20, 2019 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

I follow a few people online who seem to always have their shit together, and for a couple of them they seem to genuinely feel really great about life most of t...

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Where I’m at

Posted on December 19, 2019 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Or better said, where my head is at. Actually, I’m not really sure of that. I’m in a weird place right now. It’s not my normal feelings of hop...

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Memorial

Posted on December 5, 2019 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

We made it home again after our trip to St. Louis. It was a good visit – better than I was expecting. It was healing to be at the memorial, to see so many...

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