What’s considered holy and shaimos and what can simply be thrown away? This is the Star K’s Guide to Shaimos. The Torah forbids discarding holy objects by throwing them into the trash. Some objects always have kedusha and must be placed in Shaimos. Other objects gain kedusha once they are used for a mitzvah and…
Organizing & Cleaning
4 Ways to Repurpose and Recreate Space in Your Kitchen
If your kitchen is lacking function, you may simply need to rearrange, not redecorate. Those of you lucky enough to build a new kitchen from scratch will likely meet with a designer who will spend time to understand your personal preferences, provide advice and guidance, and collaborate with you to design the optimal space for…
6 Ways to Help Your Dishwasher Clean Better & Last Longer
Doesn’t it seem that life runs more smoothly when there are no dishes in the sink and everything is clean? You rely on your dishwasher for that (I know, I do!), and there’s nothing more frustrating than when the dishes don’t come out clean. Let’s prevent that. Those of you who are my longtime readers…
How to Keep Your Polished Silver Shiny for Longer
Polish now and your silver will still be shiny come Yom Tov. Polishing silver…it’s one of those chores that always need to be done again before you turn around. We never seem to get to enjoy that shine long enough. So…what to do if you’re the organized type, who wants things polished and ready for…
Help Me BCP! How Do I Organize the Space Under the Bathroom Sink?
Short on bathroom storage? How to utilize that quirky under the sink space. What do you do when you have one big mess under bathroom cabinets. Ideally, your bathroom should have lots of drawers, a cabinet behind the mirror, and lots of great storage space. In real life though, most bathrooms have a big under…
How to Organize a Wire Shelf Pantry
Do you spend too much time looking for ingredients? Let’s fix that and organize a pantry. As a professional organizer, I am constantly challenged by my clients with, “How can I get my food pantry more organized?” I decided that it would be a great help to many mothers and housewives if I took you…
The Secret to Keeping Your Kitchen Drawer Neat
Tired of everything flying around from place to place? With drawer liners, your utensils stay where you put ‘em. I’m sure this has happened to you: You spend 10 good minutes reorganizing your kitchen drawer only for it to get slammed shut once and everything goes flying. All. Over. The. Place. Goodbye neat line of measuring…
Make It Easier to Pair Socks That All Look the Same
This puff paint trick will help you easily pair socks of different sizes. Do you have two kids – or more – who wear the same type of socks? Especially those basic plain knee socks the girls wear with their uniforms? Inevitably, they end up wearing the wrong size. Or, even worse, one of each…
How to Keep Guest Room Beds Fresh & Guest-Ready
Keep infrequently used guest room beds fresh with this trick. Washing and changing linen is a big job, let’s not kid ourselves. If you know you won’t be using your guest room beds for a while (even if only a week or two) here is a great trick to save yourself from a clean but…
Creased Tablecloth? Not in the Mood to Iron Clothes? Make-Your-Own Wrinkle Release
Nope, you don’t need to get out that ironing board each time there’s a wrinkle that needs an iron. They’re running out the door. But something doesn’t look just so. And no, they don’t want to change. And no, you really don’t want to go back to the ironing board. Or–that tablecloth is spread across…
