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Struggling

Posted on April 24, 2024 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

This is not what I thought this week would feel like. I thought I would feel light and jubilant. Those adjectives could not be farther from how I feel. I feel s...

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Belt Test Confirmed

Posted on April 21, 2024 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

I finished my belt test without hurting my knee. I am so relieved that it’s over. Since seconds after I hurt myself almost 8 weeks ago I’ve hoped that I could t...

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On returning to the mat

Posted on April 6, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

We just started our Spring Break. I feel like we’re the last ones in the country taking it, and yet it still feels kind of early. When you end in mid-June...

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Alive and well (but buried)

Posted on April 3, 2024 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Oopsie. I did not mean to be away from here for over a week. Things are just super hectic and I am buried under an avalanche of stuff. It’s truly coming from al...

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Turning a corner

Posted on March 27, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I’m happy to report that I seem to be turning a corner lately. Actually, many corners. My knee is the biggest and best corner I’m turning. It feels ...

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Five on a Friday: The all kinds of ways I felt today

Posted on March 22, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I have tried to write this post several times, but today has been A DAY. And I finally decided to just make the post about all the ways I felt today, instead of...

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(Surprising and confusing) MRI Results

Posted on March 8, 2024 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Sorry I’m just getting this up so late on a Friday. I spent Thursday afternoon processing and then Thursday night I had one of the most acute bouts of ins...

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MRI tonight

Posted on March 6, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I was well enough on Monday afternoon to see my sports medicine specialist, who tugged a bunch on my knee and ordered an MRI. She said that even though it never...

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Weekend (Severe) Highs and Lows

Posted on March 4, 2024 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

The highs and lows this weekend were pretty extreme. I’m really hoping this next week is calmer, more even keeled. Friday HIGHS: I got my Spanish 1B tests...

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Five on Friday: Knee update (and advice requested)

Posted on March 1, 2024 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

My husband and I both were realizing last night that we’d only been back for a full week that evening. After an a great initial three days back (Friday, p...

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