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Then and Now

Posted on January 26, 2015 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

Lori’s comment on Thursday’s post prompted me to pull up my Stumbling Gracefully archives and see if I had written a post on this very thing so many...

Minimalism

Navigating Acceptance and Action

Posted on January 22, 2015 by noemikjames / 14 Comments

Inevitably, when I write a post about how much I’m struggling to make hard changes in my life, I get comments (and even some emails) with gentle suggestio...

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Those Moments

Posted on January 20, 2015 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Having two kids is REALLY kicking my ass right now. But every once in a while, there is a moment like this one, that takes my breath away.

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The Space Created

Posted on January 16, 2015 by noemikjames / 14 Comments

There is a good chance that I’m going to be disappointed with the reality of keeping our house neat, even after I have the number of items down to a manag...

Marriage/Minimalism

The Kitchen

Posted on January 15, 2015 by noemikjames / 20 Comments

So, I need the insight and advice of all you wise women. I have not mentioned the kitchen much in relation to my purging of ALL THE THINGS, mostly because IR...

Minimalism

Progress

Posted on January 14, 2015 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

I took two days off of work in an attempt to do some intense work on the house. My husband took off Monday as well so that we could tackle some of our shared ar...

Connection/Friendship

Just What I Needed

Posted on January 7, 2015 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

A huge thank you to the women who commented on my last post. I feel like I have a much better handle on the whole situation, both why it is difficult for me and...

Connection/Friendship

When It Doesn’t Help

Posted on January 6, 2015 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

I have two friends going through two very different experiences right now, experiences that I myself have already been through. I always appreciate when I can u...

Life

My Year of the Open Heart

Posted on January 5, 2015 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

It’s 2015. A new year. Clearly I have things I’m working on, but I don’t consider them resolutions. These are changes I need to make, for my f...

Life

A Good Year

Posted on December 31, 2014 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

{A note about AWOL comments: I just realized that my spam filter has been a little overactive lately. I’m sorry so many legit comments were going to spam....

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