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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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An uphill climb: allowing space for grief
“I’ve never seen anyone in a situation like this handle it as positively as you are.” “Ask Naomi, she’s in charge.” “How did you get all this done so quickly?” My friends, even those with the most positive, look-for-the-silver-lining, don’t-sweat-the-small-stuff-type … Continue reading
Full hands, whole heart: a retelling of my storm experience
The woman beside me at the nail salon heard me answer the manicurist’s question about our house and began asking me about our situation and also sharing other people’s stories. I didn’t realize at the time that there were a … Continue reading
Pool project #3: landscaping and the end result
Almost done… the front yard was barren after all the construction thoughtlessness. At our own expense, we replanted a great deal of grass. We added a fence to the side of our house in order to extend the area in … Continue reading
Garage project #3: last steps and finished product
Catch up on Post #1 (demo) and #2 (foundation and framing) By December, we were happy to see progress. Some days were busy, others nobody arrived to work. There was a general lack of communication we found very frustrating. One … Continue reading
Pool project #2
Catch up on post #1 if you missed it. Here we are at the end of October… our backyard was a bit of a war scene. I was trying to get through the mud every other day to manually water … Continue reading
Garage project #2: foundation and framing
Another one of our delays was that it kept raining! It needs to be dry for 3 days before the guys would come pour the foundation. At this point, we were at the end of October, having started demo in … Continue reading
