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January Look Back / February Look Forward

Posted on February 1, 2026 by noemikjames / 10 Comments

So I know I haven’t actually posted my goals yet, not my goals for the year, or Q1, or January. But! I do have some goals and I think I can write about wh...

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Seven on Sunday: FIGs before February

Posted on January 25, 2026 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

I did not learn about Alex Pretti’s murder until late Sunday night. And only today did I think about how this came across being posted on Sunday evening. Apolog...

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Five on Friday: Life Updates (New Injury)

Posted on January 23, 2026 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Long weekend This past weekend was, for the most part, a nice one. Friday night we finished Stranger Things season 4. The finale was over two hours long! WeR...

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Six on Saturday: Reasons it feels like time is moving fast, and is fleeting

Posted on January 17, 2026 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

My work bestie is pregnant. She’s 15 weeks now, so I am moving out of my (private) anxiety that things will be okay (never goes away does it?) and into, h...

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Kind of failing so far

Posted on January 14, 2026 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

So here is the post where I declare that so far, 2026 has been giving… failure. I really have, for the past two weeks, felt like I have been failing. It&#...

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Dispatches from my recent crash out

Posted on January 11, 2026 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Going back to work this past week I felt pretty decent. I didn’t even have the end of break scaries! I really did feel ready to go back after two weeks of...

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A “pebbles in my shoe” start to December

Posted on December 1, 2025 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

It was hard to go back to work today. On Friday, when school was unexpectedly cancelled, I didn’t let myself think too much about all the things I had pla...

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Five 5s on the last day of November (and NaBloPoMo)

Posted on November 30, 2025 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Unexpected happenings Highlights Lowlights Achievements Looking forward to / coming up next month

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5 things I’m excited about

Posted on November 29, 2025 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

I just ordered four 12×12 calendars AND three ornaments from Shutterfly for $112 with taxes. That is a crazy good deal. Also, I’m done with the calen...

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5 things I’m doing with this time (and 5 things I’m not doing)

Posted on November 28, 2025 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

5 things I AM doing Watch tons of stuff. We watched Sinners last night after we got home (so good, I highly recommend). Then we watched two episodes of I Love L...

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