On Writing
I am in the midst of writing what I hope is a publishable book. I haven’t yet decided if I will self-publish or look for a publisher. I want to finish it first and have…
Book Review: Let My RV Go
Let My RV Go – A Novel – Nicole Nathan I was recently sent this book to review, and although it took me a couple of weeks to get to it, once I picked it…
Pesach Preparation
Last year I wrote a month-long series on preparing for Passover over on Joy of Kosher. Honestly – I wish I followed my own advice, but this year I really haven’t. The boys are off…
Today’s To Do List
Every few days I write up an alternative to-do list to the real epic long list of things that need to get done. I have been posting them on Instagram and Facebook and Twitter. There’s…
Pesach Master Shopping List – Updated for 2013
This was originally posted in 2010 – I updated it a little and will continue to update with any suggestions that you leave in the comments. Please note: we don’t eat kitniyot, so there’s nothing…
We Have No Breasts in Monsey – The B-Word Post
By the looks of things I will have a whole alphabet of posts! The B word. What word could I mean? What word immediately sprang into your mind? Here in Monsey Ir HaKodesh the B-word…
My Audition Piece
I have been asked by my Mum and several other people to share with you the piece I read for my audition. This was written more than four years ago – things have changed since…
Pesach is coming – I’m so happy!
Actually I am happy. Most of my friends and neighbours are this:close to a nervous breakdown with all their Pesach cleaning and preparation, and I am just sitting here in my denial bubble feeling all…
You Know You Live and Breathe Social Media When….
1. Your kids know they cannot eat until you’ve Instagrammed a pic of their food. 2. You dream in 140 character bursts. 3. Facebook is the first thing you check before your eyes are even…
The V-Word Post
After the P-word post the other day, many asked me where my V-word post is. I shrugged it off a little bit and said with boys it was always about their anatomy. Not that they…
Is There No Privacy Anymore?
I love my husband to distraction. I won’t pretend that we never fight or say things to each other in anger. We are a normal couple. However, you will never see me air our fights…
Suspended for Swearing? The P-word Post
This happened years ago, way back in the mists of time. It was a school day like any other. I dropped the boys off, came home, had coffee. Started running my errands. I was sitting…
The Celebration of Menstruation??
OK, so there was this post on Jewrotica (I read ‘em all) talking from a male perspective about how thrilled this guy is when his wife is menstruating, because it gives them pause to examine…
Spirituality and Religion
I identify as a Jewish Woman. Not just a woman, not just a Jew. Equal parts both. Take one or the other away and you won’t have an accurate representation of who or what I…
Cross ‘Audition for a Show’ Off The Bucket List
A while back an ad came up on my Facebook feed asking for people to audition for a spoken-word show about mothers – it’s called Listen to Your Mother. It was going to be in…
