Insomnia6 January 2026·138 words·1 minDaily-Life Health Family Shami Insomnia No-Sleep Sick-Kid Pneumonia Parenting Exhaustion Late-Night Arabic-PracticeHalf an hour of sleep, a coughing kid with pneumonia, and a morning running on fumes.
On Time to Shul, Asleep by Two24 December 2025·75 words·1 minDaily-Life Faith-Culture Shami Morning-Routine Early-Rising Synagogue Prayer Recovery Afternoon-Nap Sleep-RhythmMade it to shul on time after being sick, then crashed in a 2 pm nap—need a better rhythm.
The Last Day of Hanukkah22 December 2025·31 words·1 minDaily-Life Faith-Culture Shami Hanukkah Zot-Hanukkah Jewish-Holidays Rachels-Tomb Prayer HealingClosing out Zot Hanukkah with prayers for healing at Rachel’s Tomb.
Rainy Days11 December 2025·72 words·1 minDaily-Life Shami Winter-Rain Gloomy-Weather Cozy-Home Hot-Coffee Mood-Check Vocab-NotesA rainy day in December.
Don't Panic9 December 2025·47 words·1 minLanguage-Learning Daily-Life Shami Shami-Arabic Daily-Reflection Vocabulary Grammar Ipa Dialect-NotesSome good advice from Douglas Adams
First Coffee5 December 2025·12 words·1 minDaily-Life Shami First-Cup Late-Start Slow-Morning Hot-Coffeeاليوم فِقت متأخّر شوي. هلق الساعة عشرة ونص، وعم بعمل قهوتي الأولى.
Changes: Scary But Exciting25 November 2025·139 words·1 minWork-and-Career Daily-Life Shami Change Job-Search AnxietyA lot of things are changing – all at once!