I do not cook. There, I said it, and yet I still feel just a bit of shame. I'm not one of those mothers and wives who devours the latest cookbook and I am NOTHING like my husband. He was, in fact, the inspiration for this Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Recipe! I know you will love these as much as I do, and maybe your husband will whip a batch up for you too! Vegan Oatmeal … [Read more...]
My happiness is found in the mundane and everyday ordinary
Before I got married I had all these ideas swirling around in my head- there were so many exotic locations I wanted to visit, I was determined to strap on a backpack and peruse European hostels, model string bikinis on the French Riviera, uncover all the hidden gems I knew awaited me in Italy and oh I had so many more items to check off my bucket list. Traveling, or more pointedly, breaking free … [Read more...]
More than ever I’m finding that my happiness is found in the mundane and everyday ordinary
Before I got married I had all these ideas swirling around in my head- there were so many exotic locations I wanted to visit, I was determined to strap on a backpack and peruse European hostels, model string bikinis on the French Riviera, uncover all the hidden gems I knew awaited me in Italy and oh I had so many more items to check off my bucket list. Breaking free of my strict religious … [Read more...]
Happiness is often in the mundane and everyday ordinary
Before I got married I had all these ideas swirling around in my head- there were so many exotic locations I wanted to visit, I was determined to strap on a backpack and peruse European hostels, model string bikinis on the French Riviera, uncover all the hidden gems I knew awaited me in Italy and oh I had so many more items to check off my bucket list. Traveling, or more pointedly, breaking free … [Read more...]
I’m a member of a club I never wanted to join
We're currently sitting Shiva for my dad, the Jewish ritual week-long period of grief and mourning, and while it's been a therapeutic way to deal with the grieving process it's also brought home the fact that I've unwittingly become a member of a club I never wished or even conceived I'd have to join; those who lose a parent. And, it SUCKS. It literally sucks the oxygen out of your body. It … [Read more...]