Tag: relationships
Spreading the Fun Around: Working on Mommy’s Fun Levels
I would like to think that I'm a fun person. You can usually spot me on the dance floor at weddings, wine glass in...
30 Minutes with my Husband
Recently, I became a mom of two - a toddler and a newborn. The transition, as I wrote in a previous post, has been...
Silver Linings Babybook: Finding the Silver Lining When You Suffer Pregnancy...
In the last 6 months, I have suffered two miscarriages. This second time, we heard the heartbeat. We heard it on a Wednesday, but...
Helping Our Children Learn to Build Healthy Relationships.
Relationships are the most fulfilling and essential part of a happy life. Yet, building healthy relationships with family, friends and romantic partners is not...
How to Make a Mom Friend
Wouldn’t you love a simple "friend" to-do list that you could check off and then voila! You would have a new mom BFF. I...
We Aren’t Supposed to Talk About This
A fellow blogger recently posted a meme: "Whatever you're most scared to write about...write that."
I saw that and thought, wow, how appropriate: It reinforced...
My Jewish Identity as a Mother: Striking a Balance Between Interfaith...
If you had told the 13-year-old me that one day I was going to convert to Judaism and raise my child Jewish, I wouldn't...
Firstborn, I Miss You Already
I am a few weeks shy of my due date with your brother, and often thoughts of him fill my mind. Still, there you...
An Intimate Conversation with my Mother
This post is dedicated to my Mother, Vivian, the effortless style star and self-proclaimed introvert. Mommy has been a Mom and wife for the...
Learning to Say No
Often, when I am knee deep in something in which I regret being immersed, I laugh and ask myself why I can't say “no.”...
Clean, Soft Sheets – Showing Love with Simple Gestures
I wake for what feels like the hundredth time of the night to the tiny cough of my toddler, echoing from the monitor on...
Not Everyone Likes You
A few months back I read a piece of writing by Amy Weatherly that really stood out to me. A friend sent me the link,...
Adult Life: Things that are Weirdly Common
1) When the doorbell rings and you don't answer.
Maybe it’s your neighbor, maybe it’s the UPS man…but these days, it could also be a...
Mom Hacks!
Moms really do know best; and one thing we know for sure is how busy we are and how much seemingly gets piled on...