Despite Motherhood

In case you were wondering, my kids are average

2011-11-23T13:28:00.000+02:00

You know those parents who are always bragging about their kids’ amazing achievements? Well, I sometimes (though not too often, I hope) find myself doing the same thing. But there’s one big difference. I recognize that although my kids can be great at some things (e.g., my 3-1/2 year-old has known all the letters of the alphabet for over 2 years and started reading words during the summer) they’

My funniest experiences

2010-05-27T11:19:00.002+03:00

Funniest experiences Rules: Fill in the following. Tag 4 friends to do the same. My funniest dreamRiding a goldfish under a rainbow... My funniest experience with a petMy parrot swore at my mother-in-law My funniest experience at a job interviewDude came in with his shirt on backwards! My funniest purchase100 cockroaches (don't ask) My funniest experience in high schoolHigh school wasn't funny!

A bit about blogging...

2010-04-29T13:32:00.000+03:00

BloggingRules: Answer the following questions & tag 5 fellow bloggers to do the same. The blogging platform I use most is:BloggerOn a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being the best) I rate it:8What I like about it is...That I know how to use it... well, except forWhat I hate about it is...Fixing the template is a disasterIf I could add any features I could, it/they would be...A template editor for real

Talent, knowledge or experience?

2010-04-12T09:41:00.000+03:00

I just created this new meme on sleeQo. You're tagged :-)Rules: We study, but then don't necessarily end up doing what we learned. Here's your chance to say why you think you're good at something that you do - either your job or one or more aspects of it - or something you do as a hobby. Did you have any formal study of this?No, but my printing and language studies are very relevant. Did you

One Person

2010-04-03T21:43:00.000+03:00

One personRules: Choose one person - either someone you know personally or you know of - and answer the following questions. Post the results on Facebook or on your blog & let people guess who it is. Is the person male or female?FemaleIs this person one of your facebook friends / famous / other?FamousWhat facial feature do you think of first when you think of this person?Nose, I guessWhat game

Five Fives

2010-03-18T20:27:00.004+02:00

In case you've missed it, I'm promoting sleeQo, a new service that helps you create content for your blog. The more people who join, the easier it's going to be for us to target the memes (questionnaires) to what people want... We're still not ready for heavy traffic, but we need more than what we've got to get a feel for what people need.Anyway, what I'd really like from anyone who ever gets

Being a grown-up

2010-03-17T09:07:00.004+02:00

I remember way back, when I got married the first time (yes, it really was in 1989 - scary, I know) thinking about what makes the transition from being a child to being a grown up. One of the things I couldn't do then was just get in a car without planning exactly where I was going. Every turn stressed me out. (I'd gotten a license right before I turned 18, but was living in Israel alone, so I

New tool for bloggers

2010-03-14T12:52:00.007+02:00

NegativeRules: Answer as honestly as you can. Tag 3 people. A smell I hateLentils cooking.Least favorite day of the week...and whyThursday, because it means it's almost Friday (but then when Friday comes, I remember all of its disadvantages...)TV shows I'll never watchAlmost all reality shows. Most sports. Political talk shows... I don't really like TV that much.Food I refuse to eatPineapple (

Funniest experiences meme

2010-03-10T15:51:00.002+02:00

Funniest experiences Rules: Fill in the following. Tag 4 friends to do the same. My funniest dreamI once dreamt I gave someone a wedding present that was a tablecloth & they found a spoon inside it. They later called to ask if the spoon had been used for dairy or meat (because they were keeping it). My funniest experience with a petCan't think of one at the moment. My funniest experience at a

What I've been up to

2010-03-08T22:31:00.007+02:00

One of the things I've been doing is working with my amazingly talented brother, Ben, on a new meme site named sleeQo. It's a tool to help bloggers who get stuck without things to write about. It can give you a daily or weekly push in the right direction. You get to be the very first to see it (currently in what can only be called pre-beta...) Actually, this is the first test post :-)My

I'd like to thank...

2009-12-07T13:57:00.008+02:00

My loyal readers who come back day-after-day to check why I haven't written anything new. It's probably because I'm either insanely busy, severely disorganized or a combination of the two. I kind of wonder if it's what people describe as ADD. Sometimes I feel like there's a seven-ring circus going on in my head (three rings I could handle, I mean, I do have 6 kids...) and everything's so

Music. I love music…

2009-09-07T21:40:00.001+03:00

I remember, when I was living in Shikunei HaElef (Hebrew University dormitory) in Givat Ram (Jerusalem) back in 1986 just how quiet Shabbat was. I lived in the building of the observant girls. A total of 7 of the 20 rooms were occupied and I’d managed to get rid of my roommate by having her upgraded to the better dorms (the Kiryah – yes, I actually went and begged them to give her a room and she

Some things lose their meaning (at least temporarily)

2009-07-30T13:00:00.001+03:00

As a child, Yom Kippur meant counting down the pages until the service would (finally) end. From the time I was 8, I was pretty serious about fasting – and that year, I made it through to the very end - only the service ended later than the fast and I ran out to the water fountain to get a drink (thinking I was about to die). I think that it was the same year that I was in a choir of 4 that

Making pita

2009-06-26T19:16:00.001+03:00

Ever since we took Abigail to Kibbutz Gezer, where they had an activity that included making pita, I’ve been thinking that I’d like to make pita at home. I’ve done it once in the past and it came out great, but then I lost the recipe and couldn’t find another one that looked worth trying. Here are some of Abigail’s pictures – she really enjoyed it! They made sure to keep the kids safe – only

Tefillin...

2009-05-12T13:16:00.001+03:00

Today, 13 years less 30 days (in the lunar calendar) - Matan was born. And today, on Lag Ba'Omer, he put on tefillin for the very first time. Me with Matan and Yirmi (and a head covering). And, believe me, it's just the way I'm standing... My dad with Matan, after shacharit, taking off the tefillin. After shul, most of us went for breakfast and I even gave a very short speech - now translated to

If you need a good laugh

2009-05-06T13:11:00.002+03:00

Loved, loved, loved this...

What do we leave behind us?

2009-03-17T10:49:00.001+02:00

As I sit in my little kids’ room waiting for them to fall asleep, I sometimes wonder what they’ll remember of me when they’re older. Will they remember me sitting in their room, singing to them, often for a whole hour, with them setting up their own ‘playlists’? The songs I sang? Will they remember how I matched their clothes and set up outfits in the drawers so it would be easy to dress them in

One-handed

2009-03-06T09:37:00.004+02:00

This past year, I've had the pleasure of holding Yirmi - a lot. Often I was nursing him, while other times he fell asleep curled up in my arms, so peacefully that I didn't want to put him down. I really don't believe you can spoil a baby by holding him too much (if so, all my kids are terribly spoiled). I like to imagine that I'm transferring the feeling of comfort and being loved that will stay

Making things meaningful

2009-02-24T18:39:00.004+02:00

I keep putting off writing this post. In fact, it's been so long that the issue came up again and reminded me that I am just not getting around to things.It started like this [ok, male audience, if you exist, you can stop reading][really, I mean it, close this window & come back again next time.]---I go to what we call the mikva - a ritual bath and every time I go, I remember going with my mom

A surprise from Singapore

2009-02-22T16:19:00.004+02:00

One of my sweet blogger friends, Bea (let me know if it's OK/possible to link to your blog) sent Yirmi a terrific surprise. I totally love it! I was amazed when he took it and started 'driving' it all over the house. He's never played that way with a car before. (We've now put it away so it will stay nice for when he'll enjoy it even more.)Thank you so, so much!!! It fits in perfectly with our

Furry Happy Monsters

2009-02-20T10:57:00.002+02:00

Sesame Street often cracks me up. We have about 50 recorded episodes that we watch over and over (yes, I often end up watching them too). I loved this...I especially love the female monster - good voice ;-)

And in my spare time, I model

2009-02-17T19:38:00.003+02:00

Yes. One of my many gigs in the past few years. This time, Yirmi came along too.You never know to what kind of fame a job like this might lead...Ready for the picture*?............Tell me you're not jealous... *photo taken with permission of the supermarket chain and the store manager.

A bright idea

2009-02-14T20:51:00.003+02:00

So... I agreed to try to come up with something bright - a helpful tip (click on the title of this posting to find out why). [To skip to the tip, scroll almost to the bottom. I got completely carried away writing this post.]In my last post, I wrote about some of the things I do, but I didn't write how I got into user interface design or human computer interaction or whatever you want to call it

What I've been up to

2009-02-12T20:46:00.005+02:00

I've written plenty of posts in my head. Actually, one of them really needs to (and will) be written. But these past few months, I've been trying really hard to keep my head above water - to be at home with Yirmi and whoever happens to be sick AND to work is challenging to say the least. (Um, yeah, blogging may make some people rich, but for me, if it covers my chewing gum for the month, I feel

My rainbow

2009-01-08T14:42:00.000+02:00

Your rainbow is strongly shaded white and blue. What is says about you: You are a tranquil person. You appreciate quiet moments. You share hobbies with friends and like trying to fit into their routines. People depend on you to make them feel secure.Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.