The simple outdoor stuff solution that might work for your family. There are certain things in a home that just…migrate. Socks. Shoes. They’re always all over. And, if you have sporty kids, it’s sports equipment. No matter how many times you ask (or remind, or step over it yourself), the basketball, the ripstick, the pair…
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New Flower Vases We Love
A great arrangement starts with a vase you’ll love putting on the table. Get a start with your Shavuos planning with these picks below! You will also love this roundup of bud vases, the trick for getting maximum impact out of minimum flowers. Need floral arranging tips? See these posts: Create a Spectacular Bouquet of…
Building the Love Step by Step
Working on Ahavas Yisroel in Preparation for Kabalas Hatorah Lag B’omer is celebrated right in the middle of sefirah, a joyous day in the middle of the mourning. We are confronted with a reminder of why we mourn and why, today, we rejoice. We have been mourning the loss of thousands of our nation’s brightest…
2 Simple Routines That Help Homes Run More Smoothly
These are the little tips that take the mental stress out of meal prep. I once went to Monsey to help a friend organize her garage before renovations, or so we thought. What actually happened was… we organized her life. It started out as, “Let’s make the freezer space look better,” and it turned into…
Top 10 Health Tips for Teens
These are the tips we wish someone had told us when we were teens. As kids move into their teen years, many things shift. Not just for them, but for us too. When it comes to food, our role slowly changes from managing and directing to teaching and guiding. Teens start making more of their…
Solving Corner Cabinets
They’re the black hole in the kitchen and you’re not really quite sure how to optimize them. Dear Devorah, My corner cabinet feels like a black hole. Things disappear, I forget what I own, and every time I open it, I get annoyed. Is there any realistic way to make a corner cabinet work? – …
Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Ultimate Healing
Whether your wound is emotional or physical, this month holds the key to healing. Month: Iyar | Mazel: Shor (bull) The ultimate prescription for healing lies in the name of this month What a joy to usher in this new month—a month that is known for its koach to heal. It was during this month…
How to Put Momentum Back into Your Day
The Pesach marathon is over. Yet, we still need to keep on going…How? How do we find the motivation to finally follow through on all those “after Pesach I will…” goals—whether it’s getting back on track with a diet, setting up therapy for a child, or tackling something we’ve been putting off? There’s no “one…
Cover Your Fridge Shelves Securely and Easily
Foil isn’t durable and unsecured shelf liners that constantly move out of place are not ideal either. This is a better solution for covering your fridge shelves on Pesach. No matter what you’ve done in the past, there’s a more practical way to cover your fridge shelves this Pesach. Glad Press n’ Seal is the…
Rosh Chodesh Nissan. Switching Chore to Choice Changes Everything
Tap into the power of the month of Nissan by renewing our reality that today is a new beginning. Month: Nissan Mazel: T’leh (lamb/sheep) Rosh Chodesh Nissan is one of the most significant days in our calendar. Besides for the many occurrences that took place on this day, such as the inauguration of the Mishkan…
