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I hate these feelings

Posted on September 29, 2021 by noemikjames / 9 Comments

My friends, and their daughters, are going to a cabin this weekend. My daughter and I are not. There are a lot of reasons I decided not to go, but none of them ...

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What a week

Posted on September 27, 2021 by noemikjames / 4 Comments

Both my kids ended up getting my cold. My daughter was home on Tuesday and Wednesday and my son out of school on Thursday and Friday. I felt under the weather f...

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Frustrating, but for the best

Posted on September 20, 2021 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

I ended up being able to come in for most of today. My test results were emailed to me by 8:30am, and I was down at work an hour later. I was relieved that coll...

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Perpetuating the problem

Posted on September 19, 2021 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

On Friday night my throat felt scratchy. I wondered if I’d wake up with a sore throat, but I assumed it was just exhaustion. I frequently feel, at the end...

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Sub Shortage

Posted on September 17, 2021 by noemikjames / 6 Comments

There has always been a sub shortage in our district, but this year it’s REALLY BAD. Every day we are asked to cover a colleague’s class because the...

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Not what I needed this year

Posted on September 15, 2021 by noemikjames / 11 Comments

We’re four weeks into the school year and we’re starting to find a rhythm. Even though I still have way too much work to do in the time allotted, th...

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Settling down

Posted on September 8, 2021 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

This past weekend was just what we needed to reset after the insanity of last week. We got some QT with our kids, some QT without our kids (so very needed) and ...

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When it rains it pours

Posted on September 1, 2021 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Back to School Night went fine. honestly I’m not sure how it went (I can never tell how it goes), but it’s over and that is all that matters. I was at school fo...

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Still hanging in there (barely)

Posted on August 31, 2021 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I did not mean to be gone for so long. I kept insisting to myself that I’d get a post out, but it just doesn’t happen. I’m so tired at the end...

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What worked, and what didn’t (first week of school addition)

Posted on August 23, 2021 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

WHAT WORKED Big prep each night. I’m trying to get out of the house by 7am, which means I need to get pretty much everything done the night before. I have...

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