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On Tuesday morning I had a hairdresser appointment in Tel Aviv. Ever since I started my YouTube channel I get to see myself ‘from a distance’ like from the outside. It’s not always a pleasure. Let’s talk about my Grey White hair for a second. I got this gift from my father, who got it from his father (my grandpa). White hair started to show when I was about seven yo. At the age of 14 I had a few of them and when I got older I had a full White stripe at the front side of my head. I’m not just used to it but I also love it and feel good with it. It’s me.

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During the years I learned how to handle it and make the most out of it. But recently it got almost all white. Bright White, especially in the front side of the head. So after consulting with my close circles, who usually tell me DON’T, I decided to go to a hairdresser that specialises in Grey White hair styling. I had an appointment the week before Passover and was so looking forward to it. And here’s the final look. She did such a great job. I LOVE the result SO much. She just added a few Grey stripes into the White. It’s so soft and gentle, I really appreciate the way she did it. And I also got a new Spring haircut just on time for Passover. What do you think? Do you like it? Have you seen my latest video? wasn’t it too White?

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It’s very usual here that people are busy cleaning for Passover. As a non religious person/ family we don’t get into this pre Passover deep cleaning madness. But I like to keep a few little routines to reflect back to my grandma and mom’s pre Passover traditions. Usually it means decluttering a few drawers in the kitchen for the sake of symbolism and also because I somehow feel this wave of spring cleaning in me anyway. Not to mention it is important for me to pass this tradition to our kids.If you are not new here you already know, that I’m always up to some cleaning, tidying up and decluttering. Nesting if you like. So there’s not much that needs to be done but still there are always a few places, which I get to clean only once or twice a year. And the week before Passover sounds like a good opportunity.

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This week I went a little deeper into a few corners in our kitchen, such as this ‘Tea and Memories’ unit. It holds a lot of memories, mainly from family trips we had during the years. It’s the home of many kinds of teas and tea related items. But it is also the home of my box collection that has been telling the story of our adventures and places we visited. Well, I like to bring boxes back with me from places I visit and my family likes to use them when we are back. However, they can give me a hard time when I stop them and make them wait for me just because I saw some nice box that I think I would like. It provided a great joy for me to go through all of them, get them cleaned, enjoy the memories and put them back on a squeaky clean shelf. Nesting if you like.

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I went through a few drawers and cabinets in our kitchen and decluttered thinking of my mom and grandma and felt lucky in so many levels. For the memories I hold, the traditions I got from them,  the house we have, the way we treat it, the beautiful boxes but mostly for our life in general. The week before Passover has its special vibes whatsoever and it’s for sure stronger than me.

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While I was busy handling my week, our two boys came back happy, tired and hungry from a few days of scouts trips. Each on a different day. So I had a lot more laundry to take care of. But a special laundry with a lot of surprises from mother nature in the shoes, in the clothes, in the slipping bags. We are blessed that all of our three kids are very much into scout activities. Our youngest (12) posted on his IG account a few beautiful pictures, when he was back. He wrote: the best trip of my life. Made me laugh out loud. Yesterday morning he and his older bro decluttered their ‘memories shelves’ In honor of the upcoming spring holiday. And because mom asked them to.

While I’m writing this blog, a beef bone broth gets cooked on the stove (for more than 24 hours). My mini pot holder helps me to check on it from time to time. We will have the Seder (Passover dinner) at E’s brother’s with the family and my mother in law. We will cook a main course using this bone broth as the base, which will create a much deeper and richer taste. Maya, our eldest, prepares a kosher dessert as I write this blog. Wheat is not allowed for the Passover week so she picked up a non flour recipe.