AMA and Requests
Hi all, I did a couple of pretend AMAs earlier this year, but I’d love to
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Summer Things
One of my favorite lists as a kid/teen was the camp packing list that came with the camp handbook in the spring (admittedly second to the school supplies list that came in the summer). In the spirit of designing our summers, here is a list of summer things to have on hand:
Humans of Shidduchim
Paradoxically, what has made it easier for me to navigate conversations about possible shidduch suggestions is to feel more compassion for the people being spoken about. I used to feel very anxious about talking about shidduchim to the point that I did not appreciate shidduch suggestions. I know I’m definitely not alone in this, I’ve had conversations about this with …
Mountain Range
As we acquire greater knowledge and understanding of life processes as a society, we learn about cause and effect relationships between various phenomena. With this knowledge, we start to understand various issues in terms of root causes that we can identify, address and remediate (i.e. a child’s behavior). This can be an empowering perspective and no doubt extremely useful. It …
A Few Things Making Me Happy
We should do this more often!
Boundaries That Stick
I listened to an interview with the author of Setting Boundaries That Stick and one point really made me think.
What Are You Looking For? Revisited
I wrote this post four years ago about how uncomfortable it is to have to answer the question, “What are you looking for?” In the post, I wrote that it is hard to come up with a description that is authentic and specific and not subject to misinterpretation, and then to have to give it over all the time. It …
DITL: Friday + Takeaways
The final day of my time diary, and some takeaways from this project (scroll on down if you want to skip the blow-by-blow).
DITL: Thursday
It’s almost Shabbos.
DITL: Wednesday
We’re getting there!