Is there one perfect option or do you need a different one for different uses? We all know we should probably be drinking more water. Without a conscious effort, I can literally go all day without drinking anything but my morning coffee. But when I fill a large water bottle at the beginning of the…
Help Your Child Fit In At Camp
They don’t need all the things, but they do need some. A basic human societal need is a sense of belonging. We value and encourage being your own unique self, but being part of a society requires a certain level of “fitting in.” This is not about changing who you are, hiding yourself behind a…
The Better Flatter Way to Pin Your Hair Up Under a Wig
I learned this tip when I was a kallah a lot of years ago. I’m surprised more people don’t know about it. Are you still putting your hair up in a ponytail under your wig? Does the “bump” bother you? There’s a better way. Get rid of the hair elastic and get a package of…
Easy Summer Corn and Feta Salad
Enjoy it for Shavuos and then again and again all summer long. This fresh and bright salad will become a shalosh seudos favorite! We love corn on the cob in my house. And sometimes we buy too much of it. One Friday last summer we had a few extra ears that had to be cooked…
Decorate Your Challah with Flowers for Shavuos
This simple little detail will add a pretty touch to your Shavuos table. Last year we got a submission from a reader named Laya who suggested this idea. It was too late to get it ready for the website in time for Yom Tov, but we tried it out, loved it, and then tucked the…
Our Solution For Hanging Long Dresses
Avoid having your dresses touch the floor with a simple hanging method. With dresses being very popular right now, you might find you don’t have enough space to hang your longer clothes (especially so since longer lengths are more in style now… and your skirts might also be clogging the long-hanging real estate). Or maybe…
This Bar Mat is Perfect for the Endless Washing of Pesach Dishes
Somehow we seem to wash a million times more dishes during the Pesach season than any other time of year. This bar mat will eliminate the extra loads of dish towels. The vast majority of us don’t have a dishwasher for Pesach, even if we have two for the rest of the year. And even…
Use Your Phomemo Label Printer to Customize Your Mishloach Manos
It’s so easy to create those little custom touches! Anyone else find themselves assembling their mishloach manos on Taanis Esther and realizing that they don’t have the little stickers that say “dairy” or “yoshon”? Or you bought the perfect size cellophane bags for your jumbo cookies – but how are you sealing the bags efficiently…
Meet the Betty Crocker Pizza Maker’s Little Cousin
Lighter, a lot less bulky and just as efficient, this smaller version of the pizza maker is perfect when you’re traveling alone or as a couple. You know how much we love the Betty Crocker when traveling with our families to prepare hot food in a hotel room. But they are definitely bulky and take…
It’s Time for a Glow Party!
Put on some music, turn off the lights and start dancing! Whether you have 4 people in the room or 40, a dance party will always lighten the mood and make an evening more fun. Add some “glow” to the party and make it so much better! There’s something about dancing in the dark that…
