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Hide Those Tangled Wires Behind Your Furniture
Do you have an outlet behind your bed or nightstand that needs to power too many wires? Not enough room for all of that? Let’s get it organized! It’s great when you have an outlet right behind your nightstand and you can plug in your lamp and alarm clock. But what if that lamp has…
The Duct Tape Marker Hack
Keep those markers organized and caps on with this smart solution. Our kids love coloring with markers, but you all know the caveats. After each coloring session, there’s inevitably a marker that ends up with a missing cap. Or, sometimes you only have the cap and find that dried-out marker in some corner days later….
Four Valuable Tips That Will Improve Your Sleep
As someone who has taken a one-way trip away from a place of fatigue and frustration. I want to pass along a few of the most important insomnia tips that I wish I’d known long ago. I hope the insights you gain from my past sleep mistakes will help you if you are struggling to…
The Easiest Way to Fix a Drawstring That Fell Out
It’s challenging to thread a drawstring back into that hoodie/skirt/pants. This is the easiest way to make it happen. You know those drawstrings in hoodies that always seem to fall out at the worst times? We’ve all been there, trying to feed the string back through the tiny opening and growing more frustrated by the…
From Pest to Peace: A Diary of Overcoming Pinworms
Don’t panic. If you discover your child is itchy and has pinworms symptoms, this is what you can expect. 1:57am Number one, out of sheer humiliation and panic this article is being submitted anonymously. Number two, BCP says they’re the big sister we all need, so of course, at 12:26 a.m. I type “pinworms” into…
Avoid Clogged Shower Drains with These Square Hair Catchers
Conventional round drains are not really a problem, but if you have a square center drain, you probably struggle with hair clogs. There is a solution! When you build a new tiled shower these days, the automatic assumption is going to be that you want a square center drain. They’re more current and arguably, more…
Our 21 Favorite Laundry Tips
Yes, there is a way to do it better! From stain removal, to making the process easier, to hanging it up, there’s a solution for you. Because nothing in the world seems as endless as… the laundry. And no matter how perfect you have it down, or no matter how much help you might have,…
Seven Life Lessons from Sukkos
These are seven, deep, impactful ways to connect meaningfully to the Yom Tov of Sukkos. We are about to immerse ourselves in nine days of closeness, of joy and of connection. Nine beautiful, precious days whose impact will hopefully carry us through the rest of the year. Every year, I try to zoom in on…
Updated! 18 Gifts That Any Host Will Appreciate
Don’t know what to bring your hostess (even the ones that “have everything”)? These ideas will help. We at BCP know what it’s like being a guest (scrambling to figure out what to bring) and what it’s like being the host, receiving said gifts. Anything is appreciated, but, there’s a special joy in getting something…
