I thought being on maternity leave would give me tons of free time to do the things I like (including blogging), but I forgot that maternity leave usually includes a very needy newborn baby. So far, I haven’t accomplished as much as I had wanted, but I did get to…
Chodesh Tov! On Purim there is a minhag to eat foods with fillings, such as kreplach or stuffed cabbage (one of my favorites!). I’ve seen many reasons, but the one I liked most is because one of the themes of the day is disguise and revelation. Throughout the entire Purim…
For those of you who love to make good use of your freezer, this article is for you: 31 Things You Can Freeze To Save Time and Money! I already freeze a lot of the items listed, like bread and soups, but reading this list gave me some new ideas. …
Read this: What Not to Say to a Working Mom I love it when I come across articles like this one. They make me feel like I’m part of a club- the one where people say these types of things to. I’ve had at least three of these comments directed…
We survived our first Shabbos home alone with all three kids and are gearing up for a second. It’s been a long week, one which I was home alone with DS1 (who had off for Yeshiva week vacation) and DS3- just barely three weeks old. The challenge was that I…
You know how sometimes you crave chocolate cake, but don’t want to bake one? Well, in order to fill my cravings I make a chocolate mug cake. It’s a single serving cake, takes less than 5 minutes to make and uses ingredients you already have in the house. I love this recipe…
This Shabbos will be our first one home since the birth of DS3. I’m excited to finally be home, but nervous to be all on our own with three small kids. In order to calm myself down I’ve been setting my expectations for the weekend: Kids will be off schedule-…
