It can be really annoying to get out new garbage bags when you need one. Now it’s so easy. Where do you store your trash bags? In the box in a closet? On the bottom of the garbage can? Wherever it is, it can either be inconvenient or simply not pleasant to get a new…
Organizing & Cleaning
Why I Buy This Cheap Vacuum Every Four Years
Vacuum cleaners can be a pain to repair. Now, what if I said you’ll never have to worry about that again? One day before Pesach, I was in Evergreen Supermarket on the south side of Lakewood, when I bumped into the wife of my son’s Rebbe. “What are you doing on this side of town?”…
Grill Full of Gunk? Here’s Your Secrets to Keeping It Clean & Running Smoothly
Your grill may keep you out of the kitchen this summer, but it needs a little care of its own too. Here’s all you need to know. There is perhaps no better way to spend a summer evening than grilling and enjoying great food with friends and family. Doing so, of course, requires a properly…
Time to Get Ready for Camp! Here’s Our Sleepaway Camp Checklist
School’s just about over and now it’s time to concentrate on getting those kids ready and off to sleepaway camp. And we definitely need that list to get started! Two years ago, we posted a camp list of all the “stuff” that’s either needed or just convenient for your kids when they’re away at sleepaway…
11 Ways to Get Soft Laundry and Whiter Whites
Sometimes we have the tips, but often you have great tips too! Here are your laundry tips We recently asked our Instagram followers for some of their best tips for getting soft laundry and bright whites. Here are some of the tips and product recommendations we received: For whiter whites: Good old fashioned bleach. But…
How to Maintain and Clean Your Appliances
They clean your things…but they need to be cleaned too! How to clean appliances like your washing machine, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and microwave Maintaining the things that maintain your things Did you know that in order to keep your washing machine working properly, you need to give it a good washing? How about your dishwasher?…
Turn Your Current Closet into the Space of Your Dreams
Is your own closet or your children’s simply not the space you’d love it to be? Wish you can get in control and make getting dressed and finding your stuff more effortless? You can. The weather is finally warming up and it’s time to switch that closet over…and while we’re at it, get it organized!…
Find the Right Crib (or Pack n’ Play or Bassinet) Sheet on the First Try
Do you open every crib sheet before finding the precise one that fits? Yeah. It’s possible not to have to do that. And the OCD living inside of you will be so so happy. I promise. All you need is a label maker. And safety pins. Also, highly recommended, a Skubb box to store these neatly,…
This is Really the Best Place to Keep the Hairbrush and Ponytails
Do you scramble to do your girls’ hair while the bus is about to arrive and they’re still eating breakfast? For so many years, there was a morning scramble to get a hairbrush and prepare my daughters’ hair for school in a race against the school bus. But then I made such a small change…
How to Polish Leather Shoes
Need to quick shine? Or a professional job at home? Here’s how to polish shoes yourself. With Shabbos and Yom Tov in their high time, we thought it’s time to get those shoes shiny and polished. Let’s start with a basic method. And for the sake of simplicity we’re going to stick with black polish….