Sunday, June 16, 2013

my 30 before 30 summary


Here I am: 30 years old and couldn´t be more proud! ;)

Here is the list, I  wrote down 10 months ago... This has been the craziest and most intense year of my life, no question. I learned, that life is not only superhappy, but sometimes blue and we have to go through that times in hope, that we are getting somewhere and becoming who we supposed to... I know that I could have not done it without my husband and my faith... I know that there are better days to come - they are actually already here!

Cheers for a great 30th year of my life, for surprises and a lot of meaningful moments!

The completed list:


1.  be the best wife to my husband
I think we have never been so close like now... and all the bad things just drew us closer... it is not always easy, but there is noone in the world who can make me so happy like him...

2.  have a baby in my belly

You know the story...

3.  start a running group at work

I did and it was amazing! We run the Nike Night Run, had so much fun but I left that work in january and in february everything changed... since may I am back to running and inspired two people in my new work to start too... boths of my bosses run and I think one day we will run a race together...

4.  sign up for a local CSA basket

no... we didn´t, but we saved a lot of money and buying tons of veggies and fruits.

5.  do something really good to our parents

I did: we brought them to visit me in the hospital and it was the most amazing present for them and for me too that I was alive...

6.  buy flight tickets for July 2013 to Germany

it was not in the plan for a long time...

7.  run a half marathon with Sh.

didn´t happen, but we run now always together (I used to run almost always alone) in the evenings and hope to do a triathlon one day together...

8.  grow out my hair (I didn't cut it since 4 months!!!)

I am grow it and than cut it a month ago :) short is the best!

9.  teach Sh. hungarian

We did started out good, lately not in to it, but we should continue...

10. lose those last 3- 5 kgs

I actually did, after the hospital I was very skinny, but I prefer a fitter self of mine...I don´t own a scale for years so I don´t know...

11. go to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art and to the Design Museum in Holon

I´ve been to the HDM to an exhibition opening with a friend, about Central European design. The opening was great! With Tokaji wine and a lots of macaroons!!!



12. read a complete book in Hebrew

I did! This one. I know that it is a chilren´s book but it is an amazing one! At my new wrok all the communication and briefs are in hebrew - big challange!

13. help as a volunteer in some meaningful project


We did, volunteer on the Women´s Triathlon this year - it was amazing, emotional and exhausting but so completely worth it!

14. start my website as a designer

i finished my portfolio website and got a new job.

15. find a congregation

Not really...



16. sew something cool 
I really got in to sewing. My next project is a maxi skirt! So much fun!


17. run the Nike Night Run in Tel aviv

we did!



18. make the perfect whole wheat bread

I did in my tiny toaster oven with this recipe in it was amazing!

19. swim in the Red Sea and visit Timna again

Unfortunately we didn´t make it so south...



20. buy a juicer and juice everyday

I got it for my birthday! And it is the best present ever! We can´t stop juicing!!!

21. fix the second hand bike we got from friends
not yet...

22. get a sketchbook and start sketching again
I got and cute sketchbook from Fabi and I am sketching painting and drawing much more than before...

23. help my sister to learn hebrew

We support her hebrew lessons and hope to bring here in September to get to know the language in real life :)

24. work on my not so perfect flip turn in the pool

My flipturn is great and I had a swimming contest half a year ago and got nice results 50 m stroke: 47.03 50 m breast: 53.09 (we swam in 25m pool so yes I did a beautiful flip turn in the middle of the stroke) and won in both styles in my group first place :) 
Now I am back to swimming too, hopefully this week we will make a contract in the local country club... and definitely want to cross the Sea of Galilee (Kinnereth) this year again!

25. learn something new

I learned how to make a not so perfect pottery on a potter´s wheel... In the hospital I had to learn everything again: I learned how to cough without hurting (it was still painful), I learned how to breath, how to sit up and walk slowly... now it feels light years back, but those were two intense weeks full of learning... mentally and physically.

26. paint a big picture on canvas

Almost. I have the big canvas, but I didn´t painted on it yet... I painted a few aquarels...

27. surprise a friend
I did surprise Julie with a visit in Budapest in november!

28. go to another Berry Sacharov show

We went and rocked the house!

29. have some professional photos taken

Almost. This week I will get some photos for the website of my new work...

30. help someone in need

organized a clothes swap at work and all the clothes that left we donated to Wizo. Helped some other people who were in hard situations...

I am really happy with this curve, with all the goals that I could accomplish and the fact that I learned that you can´t plan everything... Off to great adventures! Sweet 30...

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

birthday wishlist

I know it is a little bit tooo late... but if I could wish anything these are the (material) things I would ask for:









Book for cooking and a Le Creuset Cast Iron Braisser

More books for cooking, and one more...

Anything from Pull&Bear



Thursday, May 23, 2013

my life lately







Life is much more calm around here in the north of Israel... we got used to having visitors every weekend and guiding them around in our new home...we usually visit the old city of Akko and eat hummus there... Sh. is a little bit bored by Akko already... but I really don't mind :) there is good cheap food. nice ice cream, clear blue sea and a lot of sunshine...

On weekdays we are busy at work. I love my new job! It is exciting, challenging – I already designed my first hebrew brochure – but also rewarding. I really got into hebrew – I didn't have a choice- using it the whole day at work. 

The evenings are spent by cooking, relaxing or doing sports.. Big news: I am back to running!!! Currently at the end of the third week of the Couch-potato to 5k training plan. We run with Sh. And a friend and the time flies by so fast (45 minutes)… And it feels amazing! I don't say I feel like going out every day after work, but as soon as I put on my brooks and we leave the house I feel good… Can't wait to start running without walking breaks, but right now I must be patient, go with the plan and listen to my body… it also happened twice that we woke up at 5.30 and were out running by 6 o'clock, but right now we prefer to stick to the evening trainings...

Last year I was participating, this year I will volunteer at the annual Women's triathlon in Herzeliya... I can't wait to be part of this amazing day again, and feel the tri - spirit, encouragement, empowering among these beautiful ladies, girls!

As you can see I cut my hair! I couldn't keep up with the in between phase and I just went to the hairdresser... he did a great job - I was very pleased...

My birthday is coming up...and I am going to celebrate with a  huge party! Also I will recap my 30 before 30 goals in a  few weeks...

Summer is here in Israel:


 at the docaviv documentary film festival in Tel aviv where I saw Oma & Bella

eating watermelon with my lovely nieces  

made the most amazing (and most expensive) raw cashew dream cake for Shavuot at work (recipe from My new Roots)

endless smoothies 

 on the way to the Golan heights we had a gorgeous view in th Kinnereth (Sea of Galilea)

Golan Heights trip 

 Shavuot picnic in the Golan heights - Sh. playing the guitar


You are my sunshine loaf

 blue and green in Yuvalim

our view from Yuvalim 

on the way to Akko 

on the way to Tel Aviv in the train with a beautiful sea view... 

 with lovely visitors in Akko

 our plates after eating Hummus in Abu Christo

 Akko sea view
 Everybody loves the north

  That´s how we weekend 


sleepy cat 

weekend lunch 

finally hung some picture in our home and organised everything... 


More pictures on my instagram...