THE REAL LIFE OF A MODERN JEWISH WOMAN.
The past few days, I’ve been feeling a bit down. So my typical coping mechanism for dealing with hard stuff is to get lost in a good distraction; whether that be a good book, movie, or more likely, one of my many lists. At my core, I’m a dreamer. The place I’m naturally lacking in […]
**Trigger warning: the following article may not be appropriate for those dealing with depression and other mental illnesses. You probably guessed from the title that, today, we will be discussing depression. I know that this is another one of those terms that gets thrown around all the time, as in, “ugh, I’m so depressed that […]
Sometimes, when I feel like time is passing me by way too quickly, I like to come up with a list of things that pretty much always make me happy, and try to incorporate them into my life to really savor and enjoy them. So with that said, here is a list of a few […]
“Special”: it’s quite the double-edged sword of a word. Everyone wants to be special, but not that kind of special. Special like my son. Earlier this year, my son was diagnosed with mild to moderate ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), and ADHD (Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder), with suspected ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder) and SPD (Sensory Processing Disorder). […]
If you know me well, you know that my biggest challenge is my laziness. That being said, I don’t think being born with a particular character trait is an excuse for anything. If there was something I got out of my Bais Yaakov education, it’s this: we’re all born imperfect; and a big part of […]
My son is a miracle. His name is Matisyahu Chaim, which translates to, “Life is a gift from G-d.” Boy ain’t that the truth. From the moment I was pregnant with him, I was so worried something was going to go wrong. Probably because I was already questioning my ability to be a mother before […]
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can get pretty easy to forget about ourselves. I keep hearing time and time again that self-care is imperative, not just some superfluous activity meant for special occasions. I’ve read and seen countless articles and videos about how the amount of self-care anyone devotes to themselves […]
If you guys recall, as part of my 2018 goals, I want to make a friend. This topic is pretty out of my comfort zone, but then again, so is this entire blog. I don’t want to admit that I want friends. It’s lame. Also, it’s not that I don’t have friends, I do; but […]
After I wrote my last blog post, I received a lot of amazing feedback. I even got some constructive criticism. It’s been an extremely humbling experience “hanging all my dirty laundry out to dry” (as my mother puts it). It’s kind of surreal walking around town and knowing that a good portion of it knows […]
Where to begin? I have so much I want to say about this topic and I have a feeling it’s not all going to fit into one post. But here goes. A lot of my friends know the cute story of how my husband and I met. So forgive me if you’re hearing this for […]
