Since I wrote this about losing my list of post ideas, I have published more than 80 posts! Woah, amazing — the stream of ideas continues to flow. At the same time, I am curious to hear what you would like to read about. Maybe something revisiting a topic, or something I haven’t addressed yet, or something random for fun? …
I meant to post this list around Labor Day but that didn’t happen. Some thoughts on a work life:
Yes, yes, I did this less than a year ago for 2023, and haven’t worked through that one (quite). But I needed a boost going into the new year, and I do adore a bucket list. I also noticed upon rereading my list for 2023 that a number of items focused on good habit formation, and though that’s generally a …
So, picking up where I left us off (thank you for reading along!) On Sunday, we headed to Hallstatt. This is a small village which our guidebook said was a must-see. It turned out we had to take…four trains and a boat to get there. Part of that was probably due to relying on my phone for directions instead of …
Last week I came back from my break and I wanted to share a recap of where we went and what we did. This post ended up growing a lot longer than intended, so you’ve been notified. Austria was on my bucket list for years. My grandfather grew up in Vienna, and I grew up on The Sound of …
Hello, all. Thanks for stopping by. I’ll be away through the end of next week, with iy”H a post on Monday after next. Wishing you a beautiful end of the summer season! I hope you get a chance to wrap up your summer bucket lists (I never did get to the beach, the horror). Can’t wait to share details of …
One of the things I miss most about living in my apartment is making and hosting Shabbos meals. I daydream about getting my own place — I’ve put out feelers but a comfortable and affordable rental is hard to find! I love to plan the gatherings I’d host (will host!) in an apartment of my own. I like the idea …
I read this great article in The New Yorker about travel and I kept thinking, yes! I totally agree! I had actually just been thinking about travel. I’m 31, and planning my third trip to Europe. I went to Italy at 22 (so yooooung), Spain at 25, and now be”H Austria at 31. Meanwhile many people my age have been …
Hello, all. I’d love if you could share some of your favorite posts with a friend or three. I so enjoy writing and pushing out lots of hopefully good, helpful stuff into the world, but it would mean a lot to me if it reached more people. If you can take the time to share links with your friend groups …
Gretchen Rubin shared a writing exercise to capture a person or place, called the Five-Senses Portrait. For each of the five senses (hearing, seeing, tasting, smelling, touching), you write a list of five associations to create a sensory snapshot of that person or place. I decided to write a five-senses portrait for my childhood summer spot, but once I got …
