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About me
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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… reading in bed, candles, diving into a new project, learning something new, crisp crunchy leaves underfoot, hearing my daughter laugh, starting a new book, finishing a book, organizing, floating on my back in the pool and staring at the sky, writing, craft supplies, photography, poetry, a good massage, knowing smiles, singing along to the radio, getting things done, comfy bedding, hot chocolate, paying attention to the details, libraries and bookstores, campfires, astronomy, finding beauty in the everyday, impromptu road trips, quiet, journaling, learning about myself, waking up and reading in bed (preferably with coffee), home, interesting flowers, affection, Sleepytime tea, capturing a moment in time with my camera, true laughter, soft rain.
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“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.” ~ Michael Nolan
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Category Archives: Home
On abundance
After the first moving truck full of our apartment’s boxes and furniture was empty and made way for the second truck arriving from our storage units, I took a deep breath and squared my shoulders, ready to see what was … Continue reading
Transitions
“Everybody wants to rush through transition like it’s a bad root canal. But transition is a threshold. It’s a sacred appointment—the crossing from one world to another. There are promises, insights, revelations, and messages during this time. You will not … Continue reading
Excuses, excuses… clearing the clutter
Another excellent article by Christine Kane, “9 Seemingly Logical Excuses for Clinging to Clutter,” has me looking at my guilty feelings about all our stuff. –> This photo shows the system that I build for my daughter’s playroom in one … Continue reading
Be courageous… clear the clutter
“Have nothing in your home that you do not know to be useful and believe to be beautiful.” -William Morris, founder of the Arts and Crafts Movement (Much of this post was inspired by Christine Kane and what she says about … Continue reading
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
