This Rosh Hashanah

It’s not easy going into Rosh Hashanah, another year single. And really, the only thing to say to that is — Hashem knows it’s not easy.   This Rosh Hashanah davening, I’m not sure I’ll have the energy for “may-this-be-the-year.” I’m aiming for “help-me-always-feel-Your-closeness.” And really, Rosh Hashanah is not about shopping for the good stuff we want. It’s about crowning …

DreamBonds

This is a reader-submitted essay. Thank you so much for sharing!   Ever feel like you’re working, and saving money, and it’s all a mush? DreamBonds can help.   The concept is simple. Instead of saving money for “the future,” set aside savings for specific expenses. And pick whatever is meaningful to you. Appreciate quality furniture? Put $3,000 in a …

One Small Change: Unloading the Dishwasher

I’ve been thinking about last week’s post, about choosing one goal for this time of year and really focusing on reaching it. I’m trying to work on stretching myself to think about others, especially my family. It’s easy for me to stay holed up in my bedroom, or out in my car, keeping busy with my own thing. Especially since …

A Few Updates

I’m going on vacation so this will be my last post for a little bit. Iy”H we’ll be back in business on August 28th. I’ll miss you!   How are you doing? I hope well, but however you are doing is perfectly legit, of course. Thanks for stopping by.   I’ve written 60-odd posts (How?? And remember this?) so I …

Single, No Kids, Reads Parenting Books

Do you ever think about the kind of mother you’ll be?   The truth is, as a teenager, the thought of being responsible for raising children one day used to make me anxious. I really wasn’t confident around kids. (Would never babysit). And I thought babies and little kids were so boring, and their mothers were more boring still.   …

Pen-Pals

My first grade teacher and I are pen-pals. (Snail mail, ink and paper pen-pals). We’ve been writing letters since she retired and moved down South, some thirteen years ago. Before she moved away at the end of her last year teaching, she visited each of the classrooms of students she had taught, took pictures with us, and gave out her …

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