So remember how I once said I always wanted ballet lessons? And finally took lessons in my twenties? This winter my lifelong dream of voice lessons started to come true. For literally years I wanted to find a voice teacher but I stalled because I didn’t know precisely what to be looking for in a teacher or what to expect …
One afternoon as I sat in my car waiting for someone to return a call, I started writing this list. (I’ve been adding to it from time to time). I love reconnecting to that childish sense of enchantment! Do you relate to any of these?
In high school, one of my friends once asked me, “How do people go through the nisayon of being single for years?” At that time I had a sister in shidduchim for a while and had wondered the same thing. And it occurred to me: no one goes through a nisayon for years. They go through it for days. …
This summer, I bought one of those detailed coloring books for adults but I abandoned it after a few days. Maybe some people find coloring in such intricate pictures to be relaxing, but not me! But recently one of my friends told me that I had to try coloring again — any kind of coloring. She told me to try …
This summer, my friend and I went to Canada during the Three Weeks, so no music in the car. Instead, we talked a lot (obviously), and sang, and listened to a shiur. About a third of the way home, we hit on another form of entertainment to keep ourselves alert: reciting all the poems we knew by heart. Now, don’t laugh. …
Puzzles are my new favorite thing. 1,000 piece puzzles. I got into puzzles about six weeks ago (starting with this) and I just can’t stop. They have this hypnotic quality — I really don’t think about anything else when I’m working on a puzzle. I usually listen to classical music while I work which makes it twice as relaxing. But anyway, …
Because friends are the best!
Wouldn’t you know, I almost never read magazines but this Shabbos I was visiting a friend and on her couch was a copy of Family First. I’m glad I picked it up because it had not one but two articles of interest to me. First of all…did you read that article about therapeutic writing and Journal to the Self?? …
One morning, I was running late for work and couldn’t find my phone. Suddenly I heard a loud “ding!,” the notification sound for a new text message. I whirled around and spotted my phone on the counter. I flipped it open. No new text message. One day at work, I went into the library to find A Chair for …
My friend and travel buddy is getting married in August, so last week we took advantage of our freedom and headed up to the Laurentians for two days. “Two?!” you ask, incredulously. “That long drive up the Thruway for only two days’ vacation?” To that I answer, “Absolutely! This place and I go way back. It was worth every …
