You’re buying new toothbrushes anyway, so now’s the time to assemble your toothbrush travel bag. You’ll be thrilled you did it whenever you go away with the family. The most annoying part of going away with the family, whether for just one night or for a couple of weeks, is collecting each person’s toothbrush from…
Organizing & Cleaning
These Cleaning Products Will Change Your Pesach Cleaning (And They’re at Your Grocery)
“A New Broom Cleans Better,” said a Yiddishe Mama. It’s an old Yiddish saying, and there is more than one truth to it. Does a new broom clean better than a old one? Probably. Not always though. What we could guarantee, is that you will be sweeping with more enthusiasm while using a new broom….
How to Be the Woman with the Perfect Pantry and Peace of Mind
For some reason, when a woman has a neat pantry, where she knows where everything is stored, everything else in life seems to fall into place. Here’s how to achieve that perfect pantry in a few easy steps. Last month, we tackled the toys in this post, and as we learned, every space is different….
I Used to Be Completely Disorganized and Always Late. This Is How I Changed.
I thought I couldn’t be organized. These three tips turned my chaos around. Back when I was expecting my first child, I was chronically late to my ob-gyn appointments. They were about a 25 minute drive from where I lived (which, as a midwesterner, is an eternity away), and I would consistently leave home exactly…
Free Download! Stay on Track with Our Pesach Calendar
Getting ready for Pesach is a big job and you might not be sure just where to start. Raquel Zolty of The Organizing Shoppe has some advice for us before we begin planning our cleaning and organizing calendar, “Divide Pesach into three categories. Clothing, cleaning, cooking. You’ll need to do those three things if you’re…
A Great Big Spring Cleaning Checklist
Do you combine Pesach cleaning with a thorough spring cleaning? This list will keep you on track. While not everything on this list is required for Pesach cleaning, many take the opportunity to do combine Pesach cleaning with a spring cleaning, which homes can use annually. Would you like to do that thorough job but…
Our Great Big List of Laundry Tips
Need a way to make the laundry process easier, more efficient, and go by faster? Our readers share their top tips. So many of your had great ideas for improving the laundry process. But before we get to the tips, we think that the most important tips we received pertain to the attitude we…
How to Get That Playroom Super Organized (Your Kids Will Even Want to Put Things Away)
Cleaning up is hard to do when your kids are not really sure where everything belongs. With this system, your playroom closets will look neat and stay neat…and your kids will be the ones to keep it that way! In every home, the space where toys are stored can be a bit different. Many have…
Should You Hire a Professional Organizer?
The Organizing Shoppe’s agency matches you with the organizer that perfectly fits your needs and personality Some people are naturally organized. They know how to do it, it comes natural to them, and they don’t need someone to help them. Many people, though, don’t have the skills. For them, hiring an organizer gives them…
The Easiest Way to Keep Your Child’s Closet Neat
Your smallest fashionista can have a neater closet (even if she’s always pulling things off the shelf). Don’t you love the look of a neat bedroom closet? Nicely stacked piles, evenly folded? And then your little one wants the t-shirt from the middle of the pile, stands on tiptoes and pulls. And there go the…