My husband’s tribute to my good hair day and the hair covering that was swallowed up by it. Most people are socially appropriate enough that they don’t or won’t comment on what’s going on with your hair unless it’s on fire. I think that’s pretty fair. I mean, if you’re having a bad hair day,… Continue reading The Hair Covering Adventures of Me and My Rastafarian Beret: An Afro-tastic Report
In the NY Times piece, “Patient Voices: Fibromyalgia”, six men and women speak about living with fibromyalgia. And guess what? Patient #6 is me!!!! For more information on fibromyalgia and to support fibromyalgia awareness, check out: National Fibromyalgia Association. You can get the shirt above and other amusing fibromyalgia t-shirts at Zazzle. I’m also a… Continue reading Patient #6 aka Aliza Hausman Talks Fibromyalgia to the NY Times
I am getting my wisdom teeth pulled. In fact, all that lovely money from speaking engagements I’m doing in March is going to be forked over to the dentist in April. I have no dental coverage and even at the “student” clinic, I go to, there is no sliding scale and what they call “affordable”… Continue reading The Pain in the Butt You’re Feeling is Me
Whoa. Six more months until my husband becomes a rabbi and I need to take off those training wheels (from my new Rebbetzin-in-training wheels title). I don’t know how much or in what capacity I will be able to help out at my husband’s shul but I know that I would love to make synagogue… Continue reading "Do You" and Stuff-Part 2
I know, I know, I still have to tell you how much I loved Limmud! But for a second, I have to rave about all the wonderful Jewish learning experiences I’ve had lately in Riverdale. I love classes. What I miss most about my time on the Upper East Side was the amazing wealth of… Continue reading "Do You" and Stuff-Part 1
You have been warned. I own speaking software. Mostly, it sucks. I type faster than it can keep up. (I type over 100 words per minute.) I even bought a PC, instead of a Mac, because the speaking software was PC-only. AHHHHHHH! Speaking software hurts my face. I use it very sparingly. Personally, being able… Continue reading Stop trying to get me to use speaking software
I just finished up getting interviewed and photographed (a two-hour process) for an upcoming piece on fibromyalgia. Can’t wait to see the finished product. As with any interview, there’s that anxiety that some of what you’ve said will be misinterpreted (as happened with my interview on Christmas and conversion with the NY Times). Plus, what… Continue reading Update! This was almost a video blog.
Dear devoted reader, Though I might not be blogging as much as I used to (in an effort to achieve balance between my love of writing and my desire to focus on my health), I am posting interesting tidbits on Twitter and my Facebook fan page. Be sure to check them out! Enjoy! XOXOXO, Aliza… Continue reading Miss me?
I’ve written extensively about how fibromyalgia has isolated me from others but I’ve never really written about how my allergies do that. Growing up, my allergies were pretty awful but my mother would take me to the allergist only intermittently and often only so she could get prescriptions for my allergy medications that she would… Continue reading Sorry, I’m allergic, REALLY, REALLY, no, REALLY allergic
If you’re keeping abreast of my fan page then you know that my sister and my husband have threatened to hide my computer and/or my appointment book because I am “over doing it.” And this is since I decided to take a step back from the many projects I was working on. Okay, so I… Continue reading The best laid plans of mice and men…
Memoirs of a Jewminicana 