Category: Good Times

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 …

This month I tried to be conscious about leaving my house and going places I enjoy. I sometimes get “stuck” at home, especially on Sundays, so after Succos, I put an activity on the calendar for each week.

Just a light little post about shopping. This post is the exact mirror image of the one I wrote about spring shopping: now, I dread the cold but loove the clothing. I must have hibernated the last few winters, because I haven’t done real winter shopping in the longest time and this season I am on a mission to fill …