About

Hi. My name is Meirav and I’m a blogger. I’ve been blogging since 2007 on Multiply but now decided to set up home here. My penguin’s name is Quentin. He has been with me virtually since I started blogging.

Sometimes I blog to let off steam about stuff I feel strongly about – you’ll find those posts under the Rants category. Other times I use my blog for thinking aloud – those posts get filed under Ramblings. Then there’s the “sharing stuff I’ve learned” category, which is where I offer the rest of the world some of what I’ve learned through life – I tend to learn things the hard way, but that doesn’t mean everybody has to, you might as well benefit from my experience. And now and again there’ll be a Note to Self – briefly jotting down something I’ve discovered. (And being a person who is not very good at structure, I keep finding myself adding more categories as I go. I hope they make some kind of sense to my readers!)

The subjects I write about vary, but some topics that are very likely to come up are: human nature, communication, relationships; words and languages; creative writing; faith; blogging and social networking; time management.

A bit about me: I’m an Israeli, married to an Englishman and currently living in England. I’m Jewish, and I believe in Jesus. I’ve lived on this planet since 1962. I’m bilingual – grew up speaking both Hebrew and English. I write. I’m a night owl. I have strong procrastination tendencies, but am working on that. I am annoyingly pedantic, and tend to take words very literally. I love reading, especially novels. I like chocolate. I’m an introvert, which means I need lots of solitude and stillness. I have a strong aversion to order and structure. I have a strong tendency to think and to question things and poke holes in stuff I hear or read, especially when it’s presented as 7 neat steps to solve all your problems, and even more so if it’s presented as a pretty poster or Powerpoint presentation with fluffy bunnies and pretty flowers and soothing music to lull you into a state of willingness to absorb whatever you’re told.

Welcome to my blog.