My co-worker recommended that I read Becoming by Michelle Obama and I’m glad she did. I am not into politics, so wasn’t sure I what I would think. From what I saw of Michelle Obama in the media I honestly didn’t think I’d make it through the book, but once…
It’s after Pesach and I’m super motivated! This is not something I would’ve said 2 weeks ago, but I’ve really been working on myself to feel this way. For the past few months I was in a rut. I was not happy at work- in fact, I was completely bored.…
This time of year always leaves me feeling overwhelmed, out of sorts and stretched too thin. We had Labor Day, school started and then a week later I took off two days for Rosh Hashana and had to work from home the day after (Tzom Gedalia- kids only had half…
Towards the end of the summer I was getting aggravated. I felt nothing was going my way and that my kids weren’t behaving as well as I thought they could. I wanted to instill a positive attitude and good habits into their lives, but wasn’t sure how to go about…
As the summer goes on I’m finding it harder and harder to find time for my hobbies. It’s especially frustrating because I just finished reading “The Fringe Hours” by Jessica Turner. The premise of her book was that you will find the time to do the things you really want…
One of the books I was determined to read this year was “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg. Unlike Sheryl, I do not have an MBA from Harvard and I’m not the COO of my company, so I was skeptical as to what she could offer to those of us just…
I’m not a huge reader and much prefer magazines and blogs over books, but there were quite a few titles that kept popping up. I was able to buy all of these books used, at discounted rates, with my Barnes and Noble gift card, so I took the plunge. Now…
