Breathing Space

I discovered the secret to a stress-free Pesach. I have been making Pesach for 15 years, so I had a lot of practice. Listen, the secret is...

Last day of the winter vacation for the dayschool kids, and they made both lunch and dinner. Yes, that includes even my moody teenager. He w...

I have not bought a new piece of clothing for months while slowly shedding and discarding old, worn, not fitting or "I'll never fit...

This is not a foodie blog and I do not have pictures to go with what I am about to post, but I figured it might be helpful to some mom out t...

seder table 5:30 erev pesach My older boys were born right around Pesach. 3 yo was born three weeks before Pesach, and the baby (who jus...

Pesach is coming. I don't want to read about fifty gazillion amazing things I can do with matzah. I don't want to read about twen...

We finished our dinner. 10 yo: "Mom, can I have ice cream for dessert?" I don't want him eating my husband's Haagen Dazs...

Every year, my kids look forward to Chanukah. Every year, I feel like a phony going into it. It is not a major holiday, yet the expectatio...

A friend posted about making mug cakes. 10 yo saw this post this morning, and made me watch the video which showed how to make those cakes....

Today was the first day of dayschool that 8 yo did not get to attend. Wait, this came out wrong. Today was the fourth day of homeschooling f...

Low fat. Low carb. Low sugar. Dye-free. Gluten-free. Dairy-free. Vegetarian. Vegan. Paleo. Raw food. Soy-free. Atkins...

Pesach, and the vegetable everyone thinks about (and rolls their eyes): potatoes. Well, it does not have to be this way. Daikon Today ...

Here are two really easy desserts, no mixer required. I have made brownies on Yom tov before and you could hypothetically do the same with t...

Yes, before you decide that I am crazy, and that this is too hard, I do make meringues every Pesach. They are not that hard, but they do req...

 When life gives you snow in the South, and you will probably not see snow for the next four years, and your husband still did not make it h...

Today was such a good day, that it would be a disservice not to share it. There were almost tantrums, and almost meltdowns, and, as I am typ...

I was planning to do chumash with 9 yo while the baby was taking a nap. So I waited to start till the baby fell asleep. Once he was asleep a...

I could have peeled those eight potatoes in five minutes. But 7 yo and 3 yo were in charge of getting me the potatoes, and then they wante...

Lately we've been having bad days. Not just a little blech, but, really bad. no good, rotten days. My husband had been on call, the baby...