I am including both the large and small items on this list. This is fairly thorough, although everyone has and needs different things. Some items I received from my parents, some I bought new, some were from my stash, and several were gifts from other people. You do not need every single item the first week you move! In the …
I was fortunate to move in with experienced people who had signed apartment leases before. They had also learned a lot over the years about navigating financial agreements and such between roommates. The most important thing is to put everything in writing, even if you love and trust each other. You want it all written down as a reference for …
Last year at the height of COVID, a friend called me. She had to move apartments and was looking for an additional roommate. I had once mentioned to her that I was open to moving out of my parents’ house if I found the right roommate situation, and she remembered. When she asked me if I was interested, I was …
At long last, I have put together a post about my egg freezing process. And I hope it will provide a lot of helpful information to all of you. I believe it is my longest post ever. Feel free to read it in parts, and to ask any questions you have. How it began I first started thinking about …
Hi everyone, I just wanted to check in before Succos to touch base and wish you all a wonderful Yom Tov. The past few weeks I’ve been transitioning back to full-time work and finding a new stride, and I haven’t given as much time to my blog as I’d have liked. I hope you had a meaningful Rosh Hashanah …
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 …
