Saving Summer We keep kosher and we observe Shabbos once a month. An ultra orthodox Jew would probably not eat in our kitchen. For reasons of convenience and keeping a reasonable grocery budget we break a few rules. We stock our kitchen with products that don’t […]
Saving Summer My husband is very supportive in that he wants to support me. The problem is that he doesn’t know how, and usually the way he does try and help me is really annoying. This time around we made a list. Some of these […]
Saving Summer So I went to my first meeting. I went with a friend that signed up with me. She is not new and has done the program successfully in the past. I walked in and was greeted by a very friendly staff member who gave […]
Saving Summer I joined Weight Watchers! I need to get this weight off! Why? Because I hate the way I look in my clothes. I hate buying clothes. I can’t wear the clothes I want to. I want to look good naked. I don’t want […]
Saving Summer Cholent has always intimidated me. The ingredients were unfamiliar and 12 hours of cooking! C’mon, how does that even work for shabbos??? And the recipes! There are so many different recipes that have way different ingredients, some of which seem really important. Marrow […]
Saving Summer We returned to our normal schedule after taking two weeks off. The first week was a planned break. It was an incredibly busy week and I thought it would be easier to take the week off, and I am the boss, so we […]
Saving Summer Today is my husbands last day at his job where he has been employed for the past six years. He was offered this job right out of college when so few people were finding jobs. We saw it as a miracle! We were […]
Saving Summer My very good friend Laura is having twins! I am so excited for her and I can’t wait to meet them in a few weeks!!! I really wanted to do something nice for her and decided to throw her a shower. She already […]
Saving Summer Once I became a stay at home mom I went through this cycle, for too long, where I would expect my husband to give me a break on the weekend. I thought this “break” would consist of him taking care of the baby […]
Saving Summer It is the norm for kids to go to a school for their education. It is the norm for families in my jewish circle to send their kids to the synagogues pre-school. I have experienced a lot of pressure from my Jewish community […]