Bicoastal
Leave it to Freida to figure this one out! While driving on the 10 west freeway heading out to the beach yesterday, Freida pipes up from the backseat, "Hey! This is funny - last Sunday I was at the Atlantic ocean and this Sunday I'm going to the Pacific ocean!" Kids. We had totally missed it.
The first two photos were taken last Sunday in Bal Harbor FL, and the next three were taken yesterday in Santa Monica CA. And yes, she's even wearing the same top. We're not organized enough to avoid wardrobe repeats :)
To top it all off, she was totally tricked-out by the fact that she spotted the same ice cream cone figure.
Love living life near the shore!! #freehappiness
The Rebbe on Having Children
Thinking about the Rebbe today... And how grateful I need to be for having access to his holy voice of wisdom and understanding.
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Weekend Round-up!
Happy weekend, dear readers! Hope it's a long one for you and you're getting a bit of a break thanks to MLK! I usually teach Hebrew School for Shul By the Shore on Sundays, but on this sunny Sunday off my day started out with a very early morning "sweet shop" set-up by my two favorite little ladies...
Lots of people I know find it ridiculous (and even a little obnoxious) when parents "take turns". And I must say, before I had kids I definitely felt the same way. That was until we tried "taking turns". Since Freida was about 9 months old we've had pretty much a solid sleep-in schedule. I sleep in on Shabbos morning while Manasseh plays with the kids until he has to get ready for Shul, at which point he rises the slumbering mother-queen and I take over. On Sundays I wake with the kids and he sleeps in until he has to get up for minyan. As I said, we started it years ago just to give it a try, and it's worked so seamlessly that we've never stopped. Obviously, it's not something that's never tampered with, but for the most part we love it and stick with it. Honestly, just the thought of sleeping in so late one morning a week gets me through some of the toughest days ever. And let me tell you, when I go to sleep every Friday night knowing I most likely won't wake until an ungodly teenage hour - the pleasure and relaxation of conking out is so awesome!!
Anyways! Now that I've finished my little rant on parenting... :)
Here's a few things I thought you might like to check out over this extended weekend:
- This art form has got me in stitches - so cool!!
- This week's Babyccino is Mexico-themed and while googling snacks I happened upon these - yumm!
- Lovely printable wrapping paper!
- With the Superbowl coming up, score some brownie points by being a good NFL wife and email your man this hilariously bad lip reading!!
- I'd love to use this retro barber board as my new babysitter info center.
- Talk about playing "sweet shoppe"....
- #MLK
- Freida's school has been going on about the flu - this non-alarmist guide cracked me up!
Hope you have a good one!!
So, How Was Your Day?
Vacationing in a different city always leaves me pondering my daily productivity. Not like how many tasks I crossed of my "to do" list, but more about how many quality activities I've gotten around to doing. While traveling, the common focus is usually about squeezing in as many activities as possible (...if we're on the beach by 10am we could do lunch nearby at that hot new cafe, and check out the street art exhibit in the afternoon, stop for ice cream, visit our cousins, be by sheva brachot for dinner, make it home on time to put the kids to sleep and still have a late-night swim and some fun in bed...!), and I'm often left wondering why I don't push myself to do even close to that much on a regular day in my regular life!
I'm lucky enough to live somewhere I absolutely love (every time I return home from traveling I realize just how much I love LA!), and I feel like I don't take nearly as much advantage as I should! For instance, Runyon Canyon (gasp below!) is practically in my backyard, and I really don't go often enough. It takes me about 7 minutes to get there and always makes me feel brighter, more alive, and much much happier. If we were tourists vacationing here, I'd probably try and knock out an early morning hike each day! Not to mention the weather - how often do we actually hit up the ocean? Sure, in the summertime we go every weekend, but all spring long the beach trips are next-to-none...
While I was making a plan to figure out how I can accomplish more quality time on a regular day-to-day, I happened upon a site this week that inspired me even more - So, How Was Your Day? is the most simple journal-like content filled website that interviews a slew of random men and women about their day-to-day life, routines, food, and habits. It's almost pathetic, reading these strangers journal-like logs on life, but on the other hand before I'm finished with an entry I realize I've learnt something new about how to be more effective, more efficient. Plus, it's weirdly entertaining to find that people in similar lines of work develop similar routine habits, and I love reading about all these different business women and how they seem to juggle their lives...
I'm going to try and revert my journal entries to 8th grade-esque, and log my mundane daily doings, for a little while anyway, and see if it helps me fit in more than usual. Starting with this weekend! :)
Have a happy long one!
