Category: the girl behind the screen

Sometimes Depeche Mode Is Wrong, I Won’t Always Enjoy The Silence

Every morning as I’m getting the kids ready for school and getting myself ready for work, I scroll through my Facebook feed on my phone. (like you never) I see you. I see school performances and Bar Mitzvahs and Sunday hikes through the lush fall foliage. I see what you’re…

Square Peg

I hope I get to talk to her again soon. Yes. That’s what I want people to say about me after I leave the room. I mean, if I’m being honest, I wouldn’t complain much if people talking about my impeccable taste in music, my infectious smile and my legs for…

Little Is Big

My Yom Kippur goals are simple, as they really are my goals year-long, I just have more time to think about it while I’m doing that whole undercaffeinated-not-eating-praying-sitting-in-synagogue thing. Be a better me today than I was yesterday. Be a better me tomorrow than I was today.  Be more gracious…