The Frumanista

Yes, I have vanished—again—thankfully for a good, yet exhausting, reason: Ben is now a (shocked) brother. The infant's arrival kind of t...

I've always thought that when it comes to some things I'm rather mellow (to others, I'm a friggin' nutcase). Like hosting gu...

  I've been rewatching Shtisel . The first time I saw it was after Han and I married, before it was on Netflix. Han bought the DVDs, and...

I was scheduling a doctor's appointment, and the only time that was available was after Ben's school hours. "I'll have to s...

There was an article about lipstick that lasts under a face mask, and so, excited at the prospect, I purchased two.  Both were of a style I ...

Unlike Han and my father, I do not "do" Holocaust books or films. There are a few exceptions, as there usually are in life, but I ...

I recently read The Jane Austen Society (the book was simply okay, in my opinion).  Two characters were discussing their favorite character...

Continuing my quest to expand my current cosmetic horizons, I decided my concealer game, which is decidedly lame, needed an upgrade.  As I h...

Between Ma and I, I used to be a Sephora VIB Rouge member (that meant I spent a small fortune during their sales). But hey, I was unmarried ...

  In my single years, I was a regular shul goer. Nearly every week, I would spend precious minutes before lechtzin hair styling and makeup a...