Organizing & Cleaning
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Stick Vacuums are *Amazing* – Why You May Want to Switch
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After enjoying the convenience of a stick vacuum, there’s no turning back. Years back, I wrote about this cheap vacuum that I love in this post. It cleans perfectly well, is nice and lightweight, and best of all, there’s no need to take it for repairs. Because, when it dies after a few years, you…
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The Declutter Challenge That’s Focused on You
Join our “My Space” declutter challenge to bring a little more sense of calm and enjoyment to your day. We know that big projects can be overwhelming. A few years ago, we launched the 30 Day Declutter Challenge here on BCP. For some of you, that was lots of fun and very accomplishing (if you…
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Declutter Your Camera Roll One Date at a Time
Want to cut down on the thousands of images clogging up your phone? This method helps you do it quickly and painlessly. Years and years, thousands and thousands – how do you go through your full camera roll and eliminate all the junk? The answer we came up with is one date at a time.…
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How to Keep All the Chanukah “Things” Organized
From candles to wicks, oil to oil glasses. It doesn’t need to be all over the place. You know that mess that we are describing because it happens in every home, every year. The candles get poured out of the box because someone wants to see the colors (and it’s hard to pull them out…
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Get Your Small Appliance Cords Under Control
They get tangled and caught up in each other – but we have a solution! Whether you have 3 or 10 small appliances, chances are you have dangling wires. They get messy, tangled – and sometimes caught in the back of the drawer. While some of them include a built-in piece around which to wrap…
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The Decluttering Method That Doesn’t Take Time
If you have a minute or two here and there, you can still get your house in order. Learn the technique of Decluttering at the Speed of Life. We’ve recommended lots of non-fiction books over the years. The best books on dealing with grief, approachable mussar books/seforim, and the ever popular The Life Changing Magic…
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Laundry Hanging Solutions When Short on Space
There are clothes hanging everywhere! Here’s four quick ways to get more hanging space and bring some order back to the hang-dry laundry. Whenever we post a laundry topic, readers get excited–this always surprises us. I mean, do you really all love doing laundry? If you’re just getting started, we have our Beginners Guide to…
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How To Clean Sneakers
Can you wash sneakers without ruining them? Can you keep your white sneakers white? Our answer is “Yes, you can!” There is nothing like that first time you wear a fresh pair of sneakers. They’re fresh, clean, and white. We are here to tell you that you can keep that “brand new sneaker feel.” We…
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Is It Hard for You to Get Rid of Things?
For those that find decluttering a challenge, these techniques might move you in the right direction. One of the most popular categories of posts on Between Carpools are our organizing tips. And lots of those tips involve helping you get rid of stuff. From knowing what makeup to toss, to teaching your child to organize…
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How to Store the Silver You Actually Use
Keep your pieces accessible and protected, even if you don’t display them. Up until recently, almost every frum household had some kind of breakfront displaying silver Judaica. Are we the only ones in the world who still use silver objects on a regular basis? Possibly. Silver is traditionally considered the most elegant way to enhance…
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