How to handle the “new stuff” overload. The doorbell rings. The kids scream “Bubby!” or “Savta!”, and bolt toward the door faster than they ever run anywhere else. You open it to find your Parents standing there, beaming with pride, holding the world’s largest gift bag. You’re genuinely touched, they love your children, but a…
When Life Feels Normal, and Completely Not
I’m getting a lot of messages asking how we’re doing here in Eretz Yisroel.Understandably, so many of your messages have a guilty undertone. “I feel so guilty going to work…”“I’m planning a simcha, and it just feels wrong…”“My kids are off to camp, and I’m shopping and packing while your kids are dodging sirens. It’s…
How to Minimize the Summer Laundry
Does summer need to mean more clothing, and more laundry overwhelm? Let’s talk about laundry. (I know… not your favorite topic. Same.) But really—does laundry double in size the second summer vacation starts? No more uniforms. No more school clothes. Just kids running around in five outfits a day like it’s a costume party we…
