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I did it, folks. I’m 45. This whole year I’ve been holding my breath. And today, I take a big exhale. You know when we all went to bed December 31st, 1999 not knowing what would happen at midnight? And we all woke up, January 1st, 2000, and were like, well, that was a whole…
It’s been months since I’ve written anything. Not for lack of things to say – God knows I have plenty of thoughts rattling around in my head at any given moment. And not for lack of time, because let’s be honest, I’ve spent plenty of hours scrolling through Instagram instead of opening my laptop. No,…
The day after my mother’s yahrtzeit started like any other. I woke up early, cleaned up a bit, went for a walk, and came home to Gesher davening with my class. After davening, I opened Facebook on my computer and realized that all three of my siblings who have social media (two do not) had…
When I turned 43 at the end of December, I promised myself that this would be the year I take care of my body – start exercising more, eating better. But it’s March and things haven’t changed much. Inertia is a powerful force. I finally got myself out of bed early one morning last week…
In a recent discussion with a few friends, the topic of saying no came up. A lot of pop psychology today discusses the benefit of filling your cup before filling other people’s – making sure to take care of yourself first so that you can take care of other people. I once read somewhere that…
I turned 43 a couple months ago, and it’s been a rough transition. As I inch closer to the age my mother was when she died, not a day goes by when I don’t think about her. What would she have done, if anything, if she had known that fateful day would be her last?…
If we are friends on social media, you know that 2 weeks ago, our family got a dog. I can sit here and tell you that this was driven mostly by my teenage daughter’s constant pleading over the last few years, but if I’m being honest, I will tell you that I’ve wanted a dog…
In our house, the room we use for occasional prayer services is also the room I use to host my weekly yoga class. I am always telling people how remarkably similar prayer and yoga are, as I feel just as connected to G-d during my yoga class as I do during prayer, sometimes more if…
I love listening to podcasts. The problem is that, as a homeschool mom, I am NEVER ALONE. And as much as I’d love to have AirPods in my ears while I’m cooking dinner, working, or homeschooling – it’s kinda rude to the 4 humans around me all day. It’s fine though – I’m more attune…
I had a nightmare last night. It involved eating lots of Tylenol gummies (I don’t even think anything like that exists, because if it did, it would be very very stupid) and consuming large amounts without realizing I was poisoning myself. I woke up terrified that I needed to go to the hospital and have…
