Month: March 2009
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The Messiah: Oren Zarif-style.
If you are looking for a laugh – a reprieve from some annoyingly tedious Israeli political news lately – how about yet another Oren Zarif adventure: Healer hails TV personality Yaron London as official messiah If you ask Oren Zarif, a self-styled super-healer, the messiah has been here for some time. Meanwhile, the messiah continues…
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I need to be schooled.
Today we volunteered at a ‘shuk kach-ten’ – kind of a giant yard sale where you bring junk and take other people’s junk. It was at the elementary school in Tzur Hadassah. It was also the first time I have entered an Israeli school while it was in session. Kids running everywhere. Not unlike my…
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The little vagina that could (or, My own monologue).
Six years ago I first started to understand the Vagina Monologues sensation while studying abroad at an English university. It was thanks to two lovely ladies who I befriended and who invited me to their rehearsals for the campus V-Day performance that year. I was intrigued and going through a period of introspection so I…
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An unlikely metaphor.
Sometimes it’s hard to imagine something you’ve never done before. I imagine this impending adventure… to be similar to a bad trip I had many years ago. A friend and I were spending a few days in Amsterdam. These were college years, so you can imagine what we were doing. The evening before we were…
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Tzur Hadassah update: new council, more mail.
Lots of interest in Tzur Hadassah these days, at least in my crowd. Thought I’d update on how the yishuv is doing since our local election and a new local council has letter-bombed all of us residents with their promises. Here are some of those promises: Plans to finish a locale for the Tzofim (scouts)…
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Weddings and pregnancy: cans and can'ts.
I learned something new last night at the wedding of two friends. I’ve been to three weddings while pregnant. The last time I had been at a wedding was when I was about a month or so pregnant and before that I was just post-pregnancy test. Last night I was eight months or so pregnant.…
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Usually not big on excuses, but…
I felt pretty bad about canceling my physio appointment this morning after waiting over two months since I first booked it with my kuppah. I felt worse for the people who are still waiting for their appointments more than I felt bad for myself. I thought I’d get chewed out by the receptionist when I…
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Still got it though.
This morning, my husband dropped me off in front of my office and right before I opened the door to the car, I give him a quick kiss as is the morning routine. After we do this, I usually automatically peek around to see if anyone walking outside happened to see; maybe its modesty or…
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Preggo thoughts at 5:30 am.
Life lesson learned: a well-fed third trimester preggo is a well-rested third trimester preggo. Unfortunately, I am not always good at being well-fed before bedtime. Which is why I’m up at 5:30 am feverishly munching on cereal and drinking lemonade. Perhaps I would have learned after the first time it happened. I’m not a fan…
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A pregnant lady walks into a lingerie shop…
Eight-month pregnant lady walks into a lingerie shop. Pretty, skinny sales girl approaches her and asks, “Are you looking for a better bra?” Grumble. “No, a present for a bride.” Eight-month pregnant lady gets handed a lingerie set by pretty skinny sales girl. She asks the sales girl, “I don’t know, do you think it’ll…
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A fetal Purim.
So, my baby is either some kind of tzaddik/tzadddeket who already wishes to stamp out the name of Haman as it is read on this Purim eve… …or it is completely frightened by the ridiculous noise surrounding me during the megillah reading, even as I attempt to soften the audial blows with hand to belly contact.
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The "oh, crap!" moments.
On and off I have these “oh, crap!” moments when I remember that pregnancy, birth and preparation for motherhood are more than just a to-do list. So much of my life has been a checklist the last few years… Attending university, working, planning a wedding, moving to a new town… and, well, living in…