Not because I look like hair (frizzy hair, big nose, I know) but because, while preparing for the kids' B'nai Mitzvah montage I've been feeling the urge to sing the great Streisand classic: Memories from The Way we Were. Continue Reading
My InstaGram is InstaGone!
"AHHHHHH! My pictures are gone!" If, like thousands upon thousands of other parents, you have allowed your under 13-year-old child to be on Instagram, you may well have heard that cry over the weekend. Why? Because, per its Terms of Service, Instagram does not allow children under the age of 13 Continue Reading
The Great B’Nai Mitzvah Makeover
While my kids are studying their Torah portions, looking for relevant things to say in their speeches (you try to relate skin disease (the subject of their portions) to 21st century tweenagerdom!), I have no less daunting tasks: Planning a party that is neither over the top nor lame. (so far, not Continue Reading
The Year that Wasn’t
As the New Year begins, most people like to look back on the things that happened over the past year. The tragic losses, the remarkable successes, the movie stars divorced or scandalized. Not me. I'm reflecting on the year that wasn't. All the things I thought would happen...and didn't. 1. 2012 Continue Reading
New Year’s Resolutions For The Rest of You
Let's face it, every year, we all make New Year's resolutions, and every year, we fail to keep even one of them. So this year, I'm not going to bother. Instead, I'm telling other people what New Year's Resolutions I'd like them to keep. Because, you know, who doesn't need a little advice from Continue Reading
Tweezers, Spanx, and Pulsating Poultry: What I’m Thankful For
Family. Friends. Health. These are all things I am thankful for. But really, who is against family, friends, and not having bubonic plague? So here is a list of some less obvious – though no less essential –things that I am thankful for this year. 1. Tweezers – So when the odd chin hair appears, Continue Reading
My Top Five Holiday Pet Peeves
The Holidays are upon us. Which means it's time for endless good cheer, open minds, generous hearts and the spirit of...oh, who am I kidding? The Holidays are when the cynical New Yorker in me grumbles about the hoards of tourists, when the Jew in me feels distinctly left out, and when the only Continue Reading
Wordless Wednesday: I’m a Belieber (not really)
Yes, it's true. I went to the Justin Beiber concert, and all I got was the endless gratitude of my daughter. That's enough to make a Belieber out of me. Continue Reading
Candy Corn Tree Fungus
Seen in Riverside Park a few days ago. It's like the tree KNEW it was Halloween. Kinda cool. And really, really gross! Continue Reading
Ten Unfair Things About Being 40-Something
If you scroll down to the bottom of my blog you'll see the line "If forty's the new thirty, someone forgot to tell my thighs." (and my uterus, but that's another story.) True, there was a time before penicillin, and indoor plumbing, and cosmetic surgery - when being in your forties meant you were Continue Reading