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 …
