Category: Blog

Trying to get back in the saddle (when you hate the horse)

Hi darling!  First off – a huge word of thanks. THANKS. Wait….that’s not big enough. THANKS. Ah, that’s better. So many of you reached out to me after the last newsletter, I spent hours writing everyone back – I hope I didn’t miss anyone! I won’t say that it’s been an easy week – not […]

What. A. Week…..

Oy. Vey. What a week. I’ve felt elated, let down, disappointed, loved, supported, hated, celebrated, and isolated. All this and so much more in just a few short days. It started when I was on DWDD talking about what it’s like to be the only one in my family voting for Hillary. Lots of reactions came in […]

Election Stress

I’ve got it.  And it’s contagious. I caught it from someone else. It’s Election Stress. The newest disease which hit millions recently. I guess it’s better than erection stress, but still. I find it hard to sleep – I keep waking up at 2 am (still on the debate schedule, it seems). I had a […]

Tricks and Treats!

Why didn’t the skeleton go to the party? Because he had no body to go with. HAHAHA. HAPPY HALLOWEEN! That was lame. Wait. I can do better. Why didn’t the skeleton go on the roller coaster? Because he had no guts! Still bad? Ok. Let me try again. What do ghosts eat for dinner? SPOOKETTI!! […]

Jumping Without A Net

Typing this is a very grateful me. (Oh, sorry, that was rude to start that way. How are you, sweet ? How’s this autumn Monday treating you?) Ok. Back to me. The attitude is gratitude, yo. Know why? Because at the end of every day I realize that I made the right decision. Let me take […]

“Your chest is too big and it’s too short for you.” Helpful or hurtful?

Oy. It happened again. A perfect example of how ‘packaging’ affects communication. Let me fill you in. I had a Saturday off recently, the first one in ages, and a friend from abroad came and visited. We had a wonderful time. After a lovely lunch and a stroll, we passed a small boutique which had […]

An Al -Gore-ithm We Can All Learn From

Hello darling! Just a quick note about what I learned last week. I was lucky enough to go to see some pretty impressive speakers sharing their visions live. Two of them were Richard Branson and Al Gore. I listened intently, not only to what they were saying, but how they were saying it. And wow. […]

Backwards Thinking, Yo! (Or Oy!)

Wow, is it Octber already?!? This means that fall, my favorite season, has definitely fallen!  :)))) Last Saturday I was asked to do a workshop at the Drongo Language Festival in Utrecht. I was asked, unlike other years, not to talk about languages this time, but to talk about (finding your) passion and sharing it on stage. Since I […]

How To Insult You (And Me) In One Sentence.

It happened again last week. And again the week before that. And if you think about it, it happens all the time. Let’s stop doing this right now. Thanks! Oh, wait. Forgot to tell you what it is. Here we go: Last week I saw a friend who was wearing a gorgeous dress. I loved […]

The Trap. And how to get out of it.

I was working with someone who was caught in The Trap. (And not this kind of trap. Because that actually wouldn’t be so bad after all.) No, she was caught in The Trap That All Of Us Get Caught In. It’s really easy to get stuck in there. Many people who are stuck in there don’t even […]