Jen Halper and I go way back. We met in nursery school at the age of two and were inseparable from the start. Throughout our childhood, we did just about everything together: school (nursery, elementary, Hebrew, middle, high and the first year of undergrad,) sports teams (gymnastics and soccer,) detention,…
The passing of Nana has come at a time when I’ve been surrounded by experiences which remind me of the circle of life. I spent both Thanksgiving and Christmas in Pittsburgh this past year. Being in Pittsburgh always used to remind me of my grandma, who passed away almost 3…
I attended Nana’s funeral, or celebrated her life (as I like to think of it), on January 9, 2014. The fact that I was able to be in New York to do so was largely up to chance. (See: Buffalo blizzard) I was fortunate that the polar vortex hit exactly…
I started this blog exactly one year ago to the day. At the time, I was in desperate need of a creative outlet. I had always loved writing but had always been hesitant to share my writing with the public out of fear of criticism. I knew that the only…
People are planners. We create visions in our heads of what we think our lives will look like. The problem with planning is that when things don’t end up looking the way we had envisioned, it throws us off. We get angry or frustrated. We get sad and defeated. We…
When it comes to writing, I’m a bit of a perfectionist. I know that I have a lot to learn, (I’m a regular AP style offender,) and am always looking to improve. I also thoroughly enjoy writing, so when I write a blog post there are usually around 50 revisions…
Despite the fact that I’m operating on three hours of sleep, I woke up this morning exhausted but excited. My 4:00 am wake up (and subsequent 7:00 am flight out of JFK) meant that I would return to Buffalo in time to see one of my favorite authors, Seth Godin,…
For those of you who have the pleasure of knowing Donna Jornsay, you know that she is a warm, caring, generous, thoughtful, fun-loving, easy-going and hard-working woman. Maybe I’m biased but of all the mothers I’ve come to know, my mother truly tops the cake. Donna Jornsay seems to be…
My grandmother is one of my greatest heroes. Lillian Silverberg, otherwise known as L’il Lil, has been my hero and role model for as long as I can remember. Despite the fact that she is 91 years in age, I still have a hard time thinking of her as “old”….
At the end of May, my boyfriend and I decided to treat ourselves to a week in paradise. We booked all-inclusive vacation to the Dominican Republic. Neither of us had been to the DR before and we were both in desperate need of some rest and relaxation. We decided on…