“My daughter makes such a mess and NEVER cleans her room! Her ADHD is out of control! How do I help her?” said an exasperated client. “How long does it take before you finally can’t stand the mess anymore and you just clean the room yourself?” was my response. “Oh goodness, I yell at her…
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Small Things That Deepen Your Marriage Connection
These baby steps go a long way in moving your marriage forward. When I was getting married, I knew intuitively that it was going to require ‘work’. A bad marriage has fights, after all, and cold silences, and mis-matched expectations. Who wanted that? A good marriage, conversely, was presumably one in which both parties work…
It’s A Week-Long ‘No Spend Challenge,’ Are You In?
It’s my favorite and least favorite challenge, and the rules are simple. Join us below! With Chanukah behind us, it’s the perfect time to launch a ‘No Spend Challenge’ to get our spending back on track after an always-more-expensive-than-we-think week. What is a no-spend challenge? It means cutting back on everything but absolute necessities, for…
How to Remove Grease Stains from Clothing
Especially after Chanukah, this is the laundry question we get asked the most. So we did a test. While we did address this issue in the past, we still get asked so many times – how can I treat grease stains that are showing up in my laundry? And how about after the clothing went…
Chevy’s Pistachio Salmon
A sweet sauce, a savory crunch…it’s classic and fresh in one salmon dish. My sisters-in-law really deserve a lot of credit. Since I’ve been sharing so many recipes for years, of course I’m constantly asking them for their latest and greatest. I pick their brains and ask what they’re cooking lately. “Anything new? And can…
Outrageous Kanafe Ice Cream
There’s so much flavor in this (easy to prepare!) ice cream dessert, it’s hard to even begin describing it to you. I have had the concept of a knafeh ice cream simmering in my mind for a while now. But before we begin introducing this amazing dessert, I need to begin by crediting two other…
Uplifting Our Gifting, Eight Ways for Eight Days
With Chanukah about to begin, we are gearing up for a special week of menorah lighting and singing, latkes and donuts, parties, and possibly even presents. Chanukah gifts are heavily debated, and every family and every society feels differently about them. Some decry the fact that Chanukah has become all about the presents and we’ve…
How to Play The Crowdpurr Virtual Game
Is your family spread across different cities and continents? You can still join together to play this game! Crowdpurr lets you customize a trivia game for your family to play, no matter where they are. We discovered Crowdpurr during covid – it was a great way to have some family fun while everyone was locked…
Tangy Asian Chicken Fingers
It’s your favorite crispy chicken fingers, but with a twist that everyone will love. In our house, any sort of fried chicken is always a hit! We love this recipe. It tastes great and has a punch of flavor that is a nice change from traditional schnitzel. I often double the marinade and save half…
The Storytelling Party Game
For this game, you need nothing more than paper, pens and some good imagination! Last year, my daughter came home from school on Chanukah and told us about a fun game her teacher played with them in computer class. Of course, we made sure to add that to the Between Carpools Chanukah game collection! For…
