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Five on Friday: February Break Updates

Posted on February 20, 2026 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

UESF Strike We got an email last Friday morning that the UESF union and district had reached a tentative agreement. After a week out of school, our kids were ba...

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February FJIGS 2026 (Week 2)

Posted on February 14, 2026 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

Sunday 2/8. I LOVED the Benito Bowl. The fact that the Super Bowl half time show – in 2026! – was sung entirely in Spanish, makes my heart so happy....

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A Weird Week

Posted on February 10, 2026 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

This is a weird week. It’s weird at home because UESF teachers are still on strike (we just got a text message at 5:15pm that schools are closed again tomorrow,...

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February FJIGs 2026 (Week 1)

Posted on February 8, 2026 by noemikjames / 5 Comments

I’m participating in the FJIG* Collective this February, because embracing gratitude is important when the world is on fire. *Yes, I’m spelling it w...

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Five on Friday: Grappling

Posted on February 6, 2026 by noemikjames / 16 Comments

Five things I’m grappling with right now. The general state of things. Ugh. The country is a dumpster fire. The world isn’t doing much better. Every...

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Sports Medicine Appointment Follow Up

Posted on February 2, 2026 by noemikjames / 8 Comments

I was able to move my Sports Medicine appoint from this Tuesday to last Wednesday. I was thrilled! I called on Monday at 8:30am to see if there had been any can...

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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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