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Shlom bayit (שלום בית)- Maintaining sanity and comparative advantage in the household

February 18, 2009

Mr. B and I will have been married for almost five months, so I think at this point, it might be a good time to discuss shlom bayit, or the concept of maintaining peace in the household that is so integral to Jewish marriage, both from a perspective of LOVE and from a perspective of being an econ NERD. Here we are, all smug and Jewish and almost married. Mr. B and I do not have any semblance of a ...

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Turtle quandary and the fight between Hebrew and Yiddish

February 17, 2009

I’ve been all around with clients, caught up in Valetine’s Day, and generally thinking of other good excuses to slack. For today, I have two deep questions to ponder. The first, is shown below: What the heck do I do with this turtle? I bought it at Target at their after-Valentine’s-Day sale, and thought it might be useful as a serving dish, as well as possibly a change collector, a wall decoration, an impromptu plate, and possibly a planter, although ...

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Less Politics, More Interior Design

January 21, 2009

Every day, I strive to be like this woman.  I hope she doesn’t mind me linking to her blog, because she is amazing.Basically, not only does she work, she also cleans and cooks and does EVERYTHING, every day.  And she does it cheerfully and gives helpful hints. I read her blog a lot to get decorating tips, as well as general house tips, such as this one, in which she talks about how to set up a medicine cabinet: The ...

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