Religious at Work is a series about my experience balancing a religious lifestyle with the demands of a full-time job in a secular environment. Back when I was in college I had no idea what I wanted to do after graduation. Well, that’s not completely true. I wanted to get…
Next week is yeshiva winter vacation. I’ve already heard from DS2 that he has 2 friends going on airplanes. We’ll try to plan some fun day trips, but in this family- there will be no airplane involved. Not this year. I don’t feel pressured to keep up with what others…
It’s the most dreaded time of day. Where we live, there isn’t any bus service, so we have to pick our kids up from school. Whether or not you arrange a carpool, there are always days it will be your turn to wait in the longest car line ever. The carpool…
As I was dropping off DS3 at daycare this morning a bad memory entered my mind. It was soon after DS3 was born and I had to bring DS2 to daycare. I was holding the baby carrier with one kid in it, another kid was running in front of me…
12 Months to a Healthier You is a monthly challenge I’ve decided to take on. By taking on small challenges every month I’m hoping to make lifelong changes in the way I live. I cannot believe that a new year has already begun! For the past year I have blogged…
I’m always looking for new websites that have healthy, easy, freezer-friendly recipes and I think I hit the jackpot. New Leaf Wellness is a site dedicated to slow cooker meals and freezer cooking and the best part is that most plans and recipes are kosher! Now, I’m not the hugest…
I know every parenting book talks about how to sleep train your baby, but for the 2 years that DS3 has been alive I’m finding it impossible to do. While my other kids eventually slept in their beds the entire night, DS3 has never been trained to do so. It’s…
