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Attempting an alternating week schedule

Posted on February 17, 2022 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

This is a scheduling/planning post. If scheduling/planning is not your think, feel free to skip this one. So my daughter started boxing last month. This is grea...

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A weird week (after a nice weekend)

Posted on February 14, 2022 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

This week is a very weird week at school. About half the 7th and 8th grade students are going to Outdoor Education, and the remaining 7th and 8th grade students...

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Checking in

Posted on January 6, 2022 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Hey all! Still here! Still moving through the motions. Honestly, it hasn’t been a weird week for us. At least not yet. SFUSD is considering a (not officia...

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Grateful for this holiday (and looking forward)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

Well, we had a really nice holiday. And I am aware of how many people did not get to have a really nice holiday for a whole host of reasons. I am incredibly gra...

Health & Well Being/Parenting & Family

Attempting to tame my anxiety (and accept my disappointment)

Posted on December 3, 2021 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

I’m really struggling with my anxiety around omicron right now. I’m very fortunate not to be worried about the health of my friends or family (at le...

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Microdosing Christmas

Posted on December 1, 2021 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Our Elf came! With her reindeer. The kids were so excited to see Heart and Toots sitting in our tree this morning. Our Elf is a welcome visitor. She is not spyi...

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Savoring December

Posted on November 29, 2021 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

My belt test is a week from tomorrow which means it’s going to be a busy seven days. At this point I’m nervous, but not totally stressed out. I̵...

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I shouldn’t be surprised…

Posted on November 25, 2021 by noemikjames / 9 Comments

Well I guess it wouldn’t be a proper Thanksgiving if I weren’t crying on my bed, grappling with how to manage everyone else’s emotions when I&...

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Post* Pandemic Holiday Reality Check

Posted on November 24, 2021 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

Our Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays have always only included grandparents, because we live close to grandparents and nobody else. I’ve celebrated Chr...

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Thanksgiving Break: What I’m looking forward to (and what I’m not)

Posted on November 18, 2021 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

It’s Friday! Which means that by 3:05pm today I will officially be on Thanksgiving Break! Things I’m looking forward to Putting up our tree. I LOVE ...

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