The other day I wanted a change of scenery so I went to Manhattan. I walked from midtown uptown for awhile, then sat by the pool at Lincoln Center. In the quiet, I wrote down some thoughts on a piece of scrap paper. I wrote that I am feeling grateful as I reflect upon the blessings I received this year …
We’re on an express train, aren’t we? Last week I did a mini review of the past two years (when I was in my MSW program) and it amazes me how the days are long but the years are short. So very many things happened (including COVID) but it all seems to have gone by so fast now that I’m …
Last week I read the best story ever in Family First. It is the most thorough account I have ever read of what it is like to be in shidduchim for a long time and hear a million voices doubting you and making you doubt yourself.
Hey, all. We are up to the most fun phase (in my opinion) of the finding your half-orange process! It’s time to let go of the pressure to get married and just live a happy life! After all, if one of the main reasons we want to get married is to be happy, why not skip straight to the happiness …
A reader asked what I thought of singles events like speed dating and dating sites like Saw You At Sinai. I can only comment on the first from my own experience but if any of you have thoughts about either, please share in the comments! I went through a short period about 5-6 years ago when I went to …
Hey, everyone. I just dusted off my wedding notebook and flipped through. Lots of good stuff in there (and some things that are now irrelevant). Recently this article inspired me to reopen my wedding notebook. I have updated different sections and instead of writing them in the notebook I made a few Google docs. Oh, and I also totally redid …
Hey, all, we are back with the next installment of our dating optimism series. The first step we talked about was believing you can and will marry someone you truly like and want to marry. The second step was embracing your deep desire to get married to someone you truly like and want to marry and not going halfway in …
Hi, everyone. Thank you for checking in. I plan to continue the series on dating optimism but this week has been super-hectic for me so I am just dashing off this quick post. Chovos Halevavos teaches that Hashem does kindness for people even if they don’t deserve it, just because He loves them. This can be helpful to remember …
Hello, everyone. This week ran away from me — I had planned on posting something about the Nine Days but between schoolwork and my egg freezing cycle, I couldn’t make it happen. Just a quick thought from the Levush: Megillas Eichah is typically not written on the traditional parchment the way other megillos are because our hope is that we …
Fertility and prenatal health have been on my mind a lot recently. These are really important topics we need to know more about. In this post, I will share some information that single women should be aware of. Feel free to add anything I may have missed in the comments below. Also, please note that this is not medical advice …
