Ease the transition into the chilly season with a pretty sweater or cape that replaces your weekday sweatshirt. On Shabbos and Yom Tov, we like to have a layer to easily throw on top of our dressier clothing. Something to keep us warm while still maintaining the Shabbos – and shul – spirit. Especially on…
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What Is Body Image?
It might not even be reality. Body image is a very personal and intimate construct, made up of our thoughts and feelings about our body. It’s how we see ourselves when we look in the mirror. Body image is not about how our bodies actually look; rather it is about how we think our bodies…
Menopause…Yikes!
What should you expect? And how can you alleviate your symptoms so you can still feel your best self? My body was slowly experiencing a hostile takeover. I did not understand why this was happening. I had gained some weight that I couldn’t lose as easily as I used to. I wasn’t sleeping well anymore,…
Baking: This Week’s Main Activity. In Some (Most?) Homes.
Sometimes, when life slows down (like in the 9 days), baking is the perfect medicine. Baking is something we all tend to do these days, whether to pass time, to fill up that freezer, because it’s hot out and we want to stay away from the sun, or, because we need something yummy for breaking…
How to Teach Young Children the Meaning of Tisha B’Av
There are age appropriate ways to help our children tap into the meaning of the day. Tisha B’av as a young mother of children is challenging, to say the least. We are torn between our own hunger pangs, our guilt at not feeling what we are supposed to be feeling (okay, the guilt is my…
How I Made Peace With Instagram
Here is how I changed the way I gram, so that I could use this app for my benefit, without letting it drag me down. Do you have Instagram on your phone? Chances are that you have it, many of us do. It’s a great business tool. For me, it’s also the way I find out…
Our Favorites From Costco – Take Two
Back when we started BCP, we wrote our 8 favorite things to buy in Costco. By now we’ve tested many more items and have a longer list of Costco faves. While some of us prefer to use instacart to do our Costco shopping, we went down every aisle of the store to get pictures for you and to make…
Mazel Tov! The Week-by-Week Guide for Planning a Wedding
Don’t know what to start or what to do when? This week-by-week schedule will make the wedding planning a bit easier. My 15 year old daughter (my oldest!) read this article and I think she may finally trust me to marry her off when the right time comes. See, while I haven’t married off my…
The Most Essential Tips for an Easy Fast and a Healthy Break-the-Fast
What you eat before and after can really affect how you feel. Here are the secrets. Before the fast: After the fast: Have an easy and meaningful fast!! FOR EXCLUSIVE CONTENT AND A PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES, MAKE SURE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP STATUS HERE. JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP AND WE’LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN A NEW POST IS…
12 Dishes You’ll Want to Enjoy for Your Break-the-Fast Meal
Dreaming of food but can’t think straight enough to make a menu and start cooking for break-the-fast? We’ve made it easy. What’s one of the items on your to-do list during a fast day? Is one of them whipping up some comfort foods for after the fast? Here are a couple of suggestions to cook…
