What do Legos and makeup brushes have in common? You can never have too many of either of them! But seriously, all you need to do is stop in your playroom and borrow a Lego plate from your kids! What you’ll need: ¼ cup dishwashing soap, such as Palmolive ½ teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons…
Organizing & Cleaning
How to Never Forget a Return, Coupon, or a Receipt at Home
5 ways to reinvent your car into the organized girl’s best friend Your car can either be the messiest space in your life…or it can be the space that helps everything work extra smoothly. Here are 5 ways your car can help keep life’s little details running efficiently and keep your car organized. Keep a…
How a Makeup Artist Discovered the Best Way to Polish Silver
One day, as I was looking for makeup brushes (like I always am), I found oval makeup soft brushes like these. I quickly realized that these would be perfect to polish silver. While Goddard’s Silver Polish Foam comes with a sponge, the sponge doesn’t reach all the little crevices. Using these brushes, brush the polish with…
The Broom That Changed My Sweeping
Could sweeping actually be an enjoyable chore? Other than loading the dishwasher after preparing dinner and straightening up here and there, I admit that I’m not much of a cleaner-upper. My idea of cleaning usually only extends as far as my Clorox Wipes will take me. When I was first married, the first home I…
Four Ways to Maximize Fridge Space
You can fit more in there than you think. There’s one thing I do need to admit before you read this post. If you choose not to continue reading because you think my advice doesn’t count, I completely understand. I do own a second refrigerator. That’s mostly where I keep the “chicken and the cow.”…
How to Keep a Pocketbook Organized 100% of the Time
6 ways to ensure you’ll always know exactly where to find all your purse essentials While the following tips will give you the tools to have an organized pocketbook, there’s no magic to keeping it organized: a pocketbook needs maintenance. That doesn’t mean you need to set aside 10 minutes at the end of the…
How to Finally Organize All Those Books
The system that worked for my family’s ever-growing collection. We own a lot of books. A LOT of books. And the collection just keeps growing. Every member of this family spends hours per week lost in the written word. We started a little tradition of taking the kids to the local Judaica store on every…
Genius Products That Will Make Your Closets Neater and Cleaner!
Inexpensive closet hacks It’s easy to have your closets organized when they are custom designed like this: Now that’s a closet! But if you are like most people, whose closets consist of simple shelves and drawers, here are a few little things that you can add that make a big difference. Cupboard Shelves such as…