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Welcome and thank you for visiting! I’m Naomi – a mother, writer, creative soul, and avid reader. I aim to share my thoughts and ideas to inspire positive change that will help you live an authentic and caring life.
Poetic Aperture is for me and for you. I often write just to process the swirling activity inside, but I also hope to inspire COMPASSION, COURAGE, and WONDER in you and support you on your journey of elevating the everyday.
I am a rabbinical student at the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York. I am fortunate to have an amazing 15-year-old daughter and a supportive husband of 22 years.
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Our home: final before and after pictures
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, our future home. Ta da! We have inspections on Tuesday. We close on September 15. (See yesterday’s post for the “before” picture of the front exterior.) The gas company was out yesterday to … Continue reading
Extreme landscaping: before and after
The front and back yards of the soon-to-be-ours house was like a blank canvas just calling for some landscaping. Like most things thus far, I wasn’t content to go with the original plan of some mulch and a few shrubs. If … Continue reading
Updated house pictures
There are a few more days of work this week on finishing details, carpeting, city inspections, alarm system, landscaping, etc. and then we’ll be in the two week (or so) period when we have the appraisal, the inspection, and finally … Continue reading
Whirlwind changes
Since my last post about our house renovation, SO MUCH has changed! We may be packing sooner than we think. Yay! Almost all the cabinets and drawers are in place. We’ve measured for granite and it will be installed later … Continue reading
What’s new with the house?
We have been selecting all kinds of things this weekend – our ceiling fans, our kitchen sink, our bathroom lighting, our cabinet stain color. We are still looking for our cabinet hardware and for our dining and kitchen light fixtures, but there’s … Continue reading
Imagine rocking chairs…
Look at our new slate front porch!!! I am so excited to sit on some rocking chairs out here, once the temps are bearable, of course. It’s starting to look more livable already. We still have to paint … Continue reading
