Married since December 2007, my pre-marriage training was not in the domestic arts, rather, I had studied to become a professional classical clarinetist only to become side-tracked by discovering a Torah lifestyle, traveling to Israel for a year to study at Neve Yerushalayim, then coming back home “for the summer” and unexpectedly meeting (and soon marrying) my husband. Whew!
Anyways, by the time I got married my hashgafos (outlooks or philosophies) were set, thanks in part to families I was close to and the lessons I learned at Neve. I did know how to do laundry, cook, clean, watch children, but all of this knowledge was purely theoretical! I had never actually run a household. Sure, I had performed all the tasks at some point or another, but I had never done it simultaneously, much less develop a functioning routine and motivate myself to keep up with it! Seriously, I’m amazed at how much mess my little family can generate.
In the midst of figuring out how to do all my grown-up housekeeping and mommying stuff, I found that I missed the feeling of working on my spiritual growth, of being a student. The rhythm of my life was very different now, and I wasn’t sure where to find my inspiration anymore. I didn’t have the same ability to listen to a class or focus on a lecture. I still wanted to grow, but how are dishes supposed to be inspiring? Laundry? Dinner? Diapers? Somehow I needed to find ways to nurture my spiritual self.
So, this blog is the place where I try to synthesize the repetitiveness of adult responsibilities with the euphoria of being a student. I hope to inspire other women, wives, mommies (and maybe even some guys) to find meaning in otherwise mundane tasks. I’ll share household tips, parenting advice and foibles, relationship stuff, menu planning and more. It’s all part of finding the meaning in the mundanity.
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I’m currently running a series on Woman Who Inspire Us, and I would absolutely love to have your input! Contact me, and I will send you the questions!
I also started the Perspectives of Marriage Series to include other people’s experiences with marriage, since every relationship is so different. If you would like to guest post in the series, please contact me.
Thanks for visiting my blog today. I’m glad I found yours and I’ll be back soon! Happy Chanukah!
A pleasure! Thanks for visiting mine! Happy Chanukah!
Nice “meeting” you! Subscribing, so I’m looking forward to seeing more.
I’d also love to be added to your blogroll. Thanks!
The pleasure is mine! I’ve also subscribed to yours, and looking forward to perusing your blog (after I’ve started a bit of Shabbos cooking, that is). I’ll add to to my blogroll just after I finish this comment. Can I be on yours, too? :)
Just found your site and it looks very interesting! I’ll be reading more! What instrument did you play? (I used to play classical piano – now the piano we have at home is a very expensive photo/flower vase stand!!) Please peruse my site and I hope you’ll find it interesting. Shabbat shalom!
A classical pianist – that’s lovely! My primary instrument is clarinet, but I also play sax/flute and piano. I’m going to check out your site. Thanks for visiting and commenting!
Thanks for popping over to my blog from Leora’s! Your blog is wonderful, good to see a blog on marriage from a Torah standpoint. I see that you are a musician…my son(age 13) composes and plays piano. Is there a way to transcribe notes from a video of him playing his compositions?
Also, I’d love to be added to your blogroll!
Thanks! It’s definitely possible to transcribe notes from a video; how fantastic that your son is already composing! I’ve added you to the blogroll. :)
Looks amazing kol hakavode!
Thanks!
Thank you for visiting Shoshi and I at our BTWWTF?!?! blog. I definitely think your life is anything but mundane! My little family too generates a huge mess in an instant. As soon as I clean I turn my back and a hurricane has swept through the household!