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BEYOND Work

& Why Enjoy Alone?

My place for everything beyond work. Life is so much more than routine, and I make a point of creating and cherishing moments that mean something. This is also the new home of my blog and community.

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CelebrationsYour partner's birthday is coming up and you're out of ideas?Read →CelebrationsMom or Grandma turning 70. Ideas, anyone?Read →Black ForestThe Black Forest with kids, or: the place that needs no filterRead →MadridMadrid with the girlsRead →LondonLondon, baby. Just my husband, me and LondonRead →GreeceStill haven't booked your August vacation? Shame on you! A perfect vacation in CreteRead →CelebrationsA grown-up birthday on a small budgetRead →IsraelCamping?? No thanks. Two nights at a desert inn in the southRead →SeychellesThe Seychelles: where paradise gets its inspirationRead →New YorkNew York State of MindRead →Travel tipsQuick ones: before you fly. The order of thingsRead →LondonLondon with kidsRead →CelebrationsA night at a hotel with Mom instead of a big birthday partyRead →CelebrationsNot for the faint of heart: a sleepover for the whole classRead →IsraelA vacation in Israel with friends' families and a private poolRead →Travel tipsA contract with the kids before flying abroadRead →CelebrationsIntimate celebrations and special food workshopsRead →CelebrationsA quality bar mitzvah with added meaning, during COVID!Read →CelebrationsThe perfect creative giftRead →GreeceFlying to Greece during COVID (as of July 2021)Read →GreeceGreece: the most beautiful beaches in PelionRead →GreeceGreece: Thessaloniki, Olympus, Meteora and AthensRead →GreeceGreece: a trip to the Pelion peninsula. The summary postRead →GreeceGreece: a Pelion-only routeRead →IsraelA Druze cooking workshop, horseback riding, Jordan Park, kayaks and a magical restaurant by a mulberry tree and a springRead →CelebrationsGrandpa turning 70? Grandma turning 60? A brilliant birthday idea for the whole family: a Druze cooking workshopRead →IsraelThe secret lagoon, snorkeling at Achziv and chilling at a nostalgic spot, the former Club Med: a day up northRead →ThailandKoh PhanganRead →

More posts are on their way into English. Until then, the whole blog is in Hebrew.

Shirly on a bridge in Kamikochi

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Nice to meet you, I'm Shirly

By day I run my business, Make It Happen ↗. But I'm big on balance: there are things beyond work, and I make a point of creating them and holding on to them. Beyond Work is where they live.

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Why Enjoy Alone?

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My blog and community, which for years have been all about enjoyment with meaning: ideas, trips and celebrations you can take and make your own. Beyond Work is their new home, and the community lives on, on Facebook and Instagram.

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  • "Why Enjoy Alone? is a blog with an inspiring vibe for a good life, even when life doesn't quite feel that way."

    Lili Sharetzky Elmaliach, mako

  • "Shirly's blog is one big inspiration."

    Gal Zuta, travel blogger

  • "Creative ideas that turn into action, across a wide range of fields."

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