Piecing together ways to save money, protect the environment, and keep kosher.
For many families summer started almost two months ago. For me, it really has only been a little over a month. The local Jewish schools end mid to late-June. I usually start the summer updating my Camp Mommy post, but this year I started the summer with COVID and haven't quite caught up with things... Continue Reading →
You would think after 23 years of marriage, I would have getting ready for Pesach (Passover) down pat. However, this year threw us for a curve ball. We are a little farther behind than I would like and blogging has taken a back seat! I am sure all of you are also super busy with... Continue Reading →
It is hard to believe that Purim is less than three weeks away! I have not really had time to make any plans yet! I am not sure what has made this school year busier than the last, but I have not even had time to blog since the summer. I hope you have found... Continue Reading →
Many summer reading programs started in June and we have already been logging our reading! My apologies that this post is so late, though. Summer just really started a few weeks ago for our family. I am getting back to blogging and continuing to share family resources for summer. I love having a concrete way... Continue Reading →
For many of you summer started several weeks ago. For me, it has really only been two weeks. The previous two weeks have been busy with packing our school building, end-of-year teaching meetings, taking a family vacation, and getting our oldest son off to Israel. So for us, Camp Mommy really just started this week!... Continue Reading →
With only 9 more days until Pesach (Passover) I am sure all of you are super busy with your cleaning, menu planning, and shopping! I know we are! It has definitely been very different this year with coronavirus still affecting our plans. I can't believe we have had a year plus of not hosting guests!... Continue Reading →
Part of me has not wanted to face that Purim is less than three weeks away. I am sad that with Coronavirus still around, we won't be having a seuda with others and megillah readings may look quite different than ever before. Even my kids' school festivities are being truncated. But, as we have faced... Continue Reading →
Summer reading programs started early this month and we have already been logging our reading! My apologies that this post is so late, though. For many of you, summer started a month ago. For me, summer just started mid-last week. I am getting back to blogging and continuing to share family resources for summer. I... Continue Reading →
I am fortunate that as a teacher, I get to spend my summers with my children. Although this year, there didn't seem to be much separation between the school year and summer with everyone being home! For those of you whose children go to public school, summer likely started a month ago. However, my children... Continue Reading →
For many people, this Coronavirus pandemic has been financially debilitating. Many people are working less hours, out of work, experiencing business losses, or have been furloughed. Some are experiencing medical debt or funeral costs. There is no denying that this is a very difficult time. I thought it might be helpful to pull together some... Continue Reading →
Surviving on a tight budget 