Yesterday I went with my father to pick up a small dining set that I found on Craigslist for my apartment. The seller opened his garage door and there were the four chairs I had seen in the pictures, along with a cute round table. I thought the chairs looked so friendly, lined up in a row. They made me …
I was so touched by your feedback in response to my question last week. A few of you pointed out that while shidduchim itself might not be relevant to me (or you) in the future, this blog is about many other things, too. While shidduchim was the reason I started my blog in the first place, it’s evolved with me …
The Penderwicks book series.
I recently read a sweet book by Joanna Hurwitz about a young girl on the Lower East Side in 1910-11. This excerpt is a conversation between her and a friend about their wishes. I think it speaks for itself!
Hey, all. In January I posted a list of 20 goals-ish for the calendar year and in July I did a check-in. Here is the final assessment:
A list of what has helped make my year easier! What are yours?
Before Rosh Hashana, I wrote a list of 20 items/goals/nudges for the year. Here is a review of the five I wanted to focus on in the fall:
You know that voice of doubt that gives you all the reasons why what you want is silly or won’t work out?
The brain loves routine, but it also loves novelty. I feel refreshed when I take myself on outings, and though most of my trips are to places in New York City, I have a few tips to share for anyone who would like to be more intentional about going places.
A fun, escapist post: The other day I was perusing a Chinese auction booklet, and commented to my sister that there were a number of prizes I want to win in theory (like furniture…and wigs!), but won’t really use now. I started to think about what I would include in a Chinese auction if every prize was something I might …
