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A hard week

Posted on May 27, 2022 by noemikjames / 3 Comments

It’s been a hard week. The tragedy in Texas has been exhausting to manage mentally and emotionally. My husband worked for a gun control policy non-profit ...

Health & Well Being/Work/Teaching

It seems I need a break (And I’m taking one!)

Posted on April 26, 2022 by noemikjames / 7 Comments

On Sunday night I had a dream that I tested positive for Covid and I was SO HAPPY. The thought of taking a whole week off of work, with permission to rest, was ...

Work/Teaching

A crazy end to a crazy week

Posted on April 16, 2022 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

There was a lot going on this week. I had a lot of carpool duties, my allergy shot, a professional development meeting at the same time as my kids’ dentis...

Health & Well Being/Perimenopause/Work/Teaching

Sad Sack

Posted on April 6, 2022 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I’m in crap mood. This week has not been what I had hoped it would be. I’m tired and I still don’t feel great. I’m having a hard time ge...

Life/Marriage/Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

Ping Pong Thoughts on a Sunday (to be posted on a Monday)

Posted on April 4, 2022 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

{Frequently I will write a post in the evening, but since I know it will post the next morning, I change the “todays/yesterdays/tomorrows” to match ...

Life/Work/Teaching

Mid-Winter Break

Posted on February 22, 2022 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I have the rest of this week off. My kids do not. This means it’s less like a break in some ways, and more like a break in others. The mornings, afternoon...

Life/Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

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...

Parenting & Family/Work/Teaching

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...

Life/Work/Teaching

Feeling Human Again

Posted on December 9, 2021 by noemikjames / 1 Comment

Yesterday way ROUGH. I really struggled to get through it. But I was in bed by 9pm and got around nine hours of sleep and felt SO MUCH BETTER today. Today I fel...

Life/Work/Teaching

Tuesday Trifles

Posted on November 9, 2021 by noemikjames / 2 Comments

I find that I have longer, more substantive posts I want to write, but I just don’t have the time to write them. It’s busy this week because the tri...

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