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To Do Deja Vu

Posted on September 22, 2015 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

Every day I have a laundry list of things to get done and I’m not very good at remembering to do them. If I REALLY need to accomplish something I send mys...

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Sometimes I wish I were an introvert

Posted on September 18, 2015 by noemikjames / 23 Comments

Sometimes I wish I were an introvert. Or that I weren’t an extrovert. Do you have to be one or the other? It took me a long time to recognize that I have ...

Health & Well Being/Parenting & Family

Relentless

Posted on September 17, 2015 by noemikjames / 12 Comments

I’ve been back at work for over four weeks and the pace of things feels… relentless. Relentless. It’s the perfect word. From the minute I wake...

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Retreat

Posted on September 15, 2015 by noemikjames / 18 Comments

I have been blogging for (what feels like) a long time (I actually missed my six year blogoversary last month). I used to write almost every day, and I would wr...

Connection/Identity

Sitting with it

Posted on September 3, 2015 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

About a month ago, my husband and I had a horribleĀ conversation that left me terrified. It was one of the first times in my life where I felt more sure that we ...

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Control

Posted on September 2, 2015 by noemikjames / 25 Comments

My husband and I have had a lot of conversations about my daughter’s behavior and disposition lately. We both agree that it has improved immensely and we&...

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The Electronic Babysitter

Posted on September 1, 2015 by noemikjames / 48 Comments

I’d love to sit here all proud of the fact that the TV is almost never on in our house, but I honestly can’t take much credit. It was my husband who...

Health & Well Being/No-additives Diet

Staying the Course

Posted on August 31, 2015 by noemikjames / 18 Comments

I am writing this post on my elliptical. As in while I am exercising. I don’t know if it’s going to work but I thought I’d try it because time...

No-additives Diet/Parenting & Family/Sensory Processing Disorder

Dissent

Posted on August 26, 2015 by noemikjames / 35 Comments

I needed an extra hour at work yesterday so I asked my in-laws meet me at my daughter’s after care. Then I forgot my phone at work and was really late, so...

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New Year

Posted on August 25, 2015 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

This is my twelfth time starting a new school year. I’m sure it’s easier than it was in the early years, but with all the requirements from home it ...

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