February - 2014

Blogs on marketing websites

are supposed to be about marketing.

Mine are not, with a few exceptions, and those are only because upon moving to Israel, I cultivated a habit of attending marketing conferences.

Because they were in English and I needed friends.

And sometimes, speakers inspire me, so then I write about the experience. But mostly, the blog is about an immigrant wrestling through an attempt to grow up.

In her 40s.

Metamorphosis

Today is the best Valentine's Day I've had in years. And my husband isn't even here yet. He’s been gone for just over a week, sucked into the polar vortex that is the Northeast USA. He’s in the armpit of the universe, otherwise known as New Jersey. I am at home with the spawn, forgetting to feed the fish, which seems fine considering they have now taken to eating their weaker brethren – the ones who could not overcome the starvation. Handling three kids, two jobs and several