Chapter 29: Email Ultimatum
Hi Karen,How was Shavuos? Did you manage to go to the Shiurim you were planning to? I ate a very good cheesecake, but I'm ashamed to say that I still have no idea how to make one myself.I have a...
View ArticleChapter 30: A Bottle, a Boy, and a Phone Call
She felt at home here. The polished mahogany tables, the stiff brocade sofas, the gold velvet curtains falling to the floor, nothing had changed in the years since her first visit. The same pictures...
View ArticleEarning a Living
Some of you noticed already. Thanks for the encouragement!Those of you who didn't, I'm sorry, I know it's a bit late to only tell you now. Your copy of Mishpacha has probably already been recycled or...
View ArticleConnection over Kiruv
I asked a girl for directions today, and we ended up chatting through the rest of our shared ten minute walk from the train station.I felt happy. Not because I saved a soul, not because I helped a...
View ArticleHello World
The good news is, I've not been abducted by aliens.Yes, I know that you've been getting worried. It's been almost a whole month without posting. I hear your fear.And all I can say is – Sorry. I've just...
View ArticleGod's Hands
Dating is misleading. It can give me a feeling of being in control. Phoning people, finding out about boys, scheduling dates; I've learned the rules already, I know what I'm doing. There are the rules...
View ArticleSshhh, I'm back
I owe a big apology to my readers. I disappeared, and it wasn't very nice of me. All I can say is that planning a wedding sure takes a lot of time. But at least I'm back now :-) And I missed you! One...
View ArticleMikvah Madness
It was too late. I was naked when I found out the truth. I clutched the towel around me and stared at her in horror. I was trapped. Only I could make such a stupid mistake. I missed all the clues- the...
View ArticleMrs. FnF
I'm suffering from a dreadful case of writer's block. Well maybe it's more like newly-married-and-haven't-blogged-for-six-months block. But in any case I really want to get back to blogging, since as I...
View ArticleHidden Tresses
"I wear a hat at night." She says it matter-of-factly."You wear a hat to bed?" I try not to sound shocked. She's not Chasidic, she's not even Chareidi. It seems rather extreme to me."Yes, I decided to...
View Article"In your condition"
The seats are all taken. I stand next to TCO, both of us clutching the hand rail. Through the front window we see old ladies leaving the Shuk with their shopping trolleys and cutting in front of the...
View ArticleShana Tova!
OK, I know Rosh HaShana has been already. But it’s like Tashlich right? I can push it off my new year’s post to before Yom Kippur, or even up until Hoshana Raba. (Hey I made Yom Tov, that’s a ton of...
View ArticleBye Bye Shidduch Resume, Hello Career Resume
Now that I've quit my evening job (shidduch dating, for the uninitiated) , I've been able to give a lot more thought to my day job.That and the fact that suddenly mortgages and bills are eating up a...
View ArticleThe "Who-She-Dated" Blacklist
I try not to be a typical newlywed. In fact, I never really liked newlyweds, caught up in their own little blissful worlds.One common newlywed trait is matchmaking. And for newlywed bloggers- the...
View ArticleHistory of (my) Hair
Straight- "stick straight"- hairstyles were in fashion when I was in ninth grade. On my trek from home to school I ogled the glossy photos pinned up in the local hairdresser’s windows- models with...
View ArticleThe Frum Woman’s Handshake
"Shake my hand." I say to my husband"Huh?" he replies. We don't usually shake each other's hand as a greeting."I need to practice" I say. "For the interview."He looks worried."Because it's a woman...
View ArticleYeshiva Guys are Pedophiles
Events of the past week have fortified my belief. Yeshiva guys are all pedophiles. And so are their moms.I get a frantic phone call from Mrs. Mom-of-Yeshiva-Guy.“She’s 25! 25, not 24!” “Oh.” “Does she...
View ArticleFive ways to show I'm not Pregnant
1.Throw back shots of whiskey. Liquor will do too. Anythig with high alchohol content. If no drinks are available, complain loudly about lack of booze.2. Tell tall tales of extreme sports. Recent...
View ArticleI'm Free
I’m free. I can do whatever I want. I don’t have to listen to anyone, I don’t have to care what anyone thinks of me. (Except for TCO, but then we agree on most things, so that works.)I savor it. My...
View ArticleFading Newlywed Bliss
Will this last forever? I'm estatic, elated. I straighten my shaitel, half skip, half run. I'm on the way home to my husband. I'm married, really married! And I have the most wonderful husband in the...
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