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A day in the life: Photo (almost) every hour edition

Posted on April 19, 2024 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Engie had a photo by hour post up today (ahem, Thursday) and I thought, what a fun idea! I’ve done “Day in the Life” posts a few time but never with a photo eve...

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When I get like this

Posted on April 17, 2024 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I’m feeling really under the water right now. I use that phrase a lot, and it’s because it’s really how I feel. I swam for years, competitivel...

Health & Well Being/Life/Marriage

Build-a-weekend

Posted on March 11, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

This past weekend was a lot of prepping for the coming week. Also a lot of putting things together and taking things apart. I put together a cargo carrier for o...

Home/Life

Five on a Friday: Re-entry

Posted on February 23, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I must say, coming back on Thursday afternoon and having Friday to myself, with the kids in school, is a stellar way to initiate re-entry. We choose to come bac...

Life/Parenting & Family/Spirituality

Halloween & Day of the Dead

Posted on November 1, 2023 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

Halloween 2023 is in the books. It was filled with firsts for us, and I had some big feelings about them. The biggest change was that we didn’t meet at my frien...

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One for the books

Posted on June 23, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Well, today was one for the books. Without my husband the afternoon was an insane game of Tetris. But I made it work! – At 2pm I left to pick up my daught...

Life/Parenting & Family

But…

Posted on May 30, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

It was a nice weekend, but I it wasn’t long enough. I went to sparring and high belt class, but I felt nauseous after all the rolling we did so I didnR...

Life/Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

How is it only Thursday?!

Posted on May 25, 2023 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

This morning I put this on my daughter’s Bentgo box. I was so sure it was Friday! The Bentgo box got all the way into her backpack before I realized my mistake....

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Weekend Recap

Posted on May 22, 2023 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

FRIDAY AFTERNOON SATURDAY SUNDAY

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Sunday Get-Shit-Done-Day

Posted on July 31, 2022 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

We got home at 1:30am on Friday morning, after over 13 hours of flying and 17 hours of traveling. My husband and kids slept some on the second flight from New Y...

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