This gift list for coffee lovers is close to my heart. Since high school, coffee has been a staple in my daily life. It took a brief hiatus when I was pregnant (and who am I kidding, I really switched to decaf so I didn’t have all the withdrawals), and I can safely say that […]
7 Tips for Choosing a Family Photographer
As the seasons of Chanukah and Christmas start approaching, a lot of families are shifting their time and attention to one of the next anxiety-inducing struggles. No, dear friend, not what to pick out as the gifts or what to cook for Thanksgiving or how Uncle Eddie takes his coffee… I’m talking about the big […]
5 Books for Kids that Help Teach Kindness & Compassion
My friend and mentor, Stephanie over at Quirkyblogger, is running a kindness challenge in one of her Facebook groups. Each day, Steph posts something (hopefully) easy and tangible and meaningful that can help build a little kindness for us and around us. I am 100% for it – especially within these 10 Days of Awe […]
Butter in My Coffee? 5 Reasons Why I Love It!
This is either insanely behind the times or mindblowing… I’m not sure which! A number of my friends have been touting the glories of butter in their coffee, and I always balked at that idea. Butter? Coffee? No no no no. Butter should probably be reserved for biscuits and Barefoot Contessa recipes. But then I started […]
5 Wonderful Jewish High Holidays Books for Kids
Sometimes, I surprise even myself. This morning, after I dropped off the kids at school, I asked my virtual best friend, Siri, when Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holidays, was. Imagine my shock and surprise when Siri politely informed me that they start this week. Which would make sense because at Sunday School […]
Why Bullet Journal? It Doesn’t Have to be Perfect!
I was trolling Facebook not that long ago, and a seemingly innocuous post crept up in one of my groups. In this post, my friend, Tami (who’s guest posted before!) posted a really great picture of how she prepares for the week, and she used a technique that I had read about but never really […]
