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One Trick to Tame Your Foil/Ziplocs Drawer
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With lots of boxes of different shapes and sizes, this is one drawer that just can’t get it right. top traffic posts of 2023It would seem like this is not such a hard job. After all, a box of aluminum foil is long and skinny. Ditto for that parchment paper or plastic wrap. Even the…
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How to Travel with Food
If you’re cooking at home and transporting your food, pack it up so it stays nice and neat. A couple of years ago, we filled up our travel section with lots of posts (see all our travel food posts here), from how to vacation in a kitchenless hotel, to enjoying gourmet food while you travel…
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Moving? Top 10 Essential Packing Tips
If you’re planning a move, you want to make sure you pack everything up right. Moving is so exciting! Yet it can feel overwhelming with all the prep that’s needed. Back in 2018, I shared these three packing and unpacking tips. The first (the decluttering!) is still super important and the #1 task you’ll need…
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My Resolution at 40: To Give Compliments
But you can resolve to give genuine compliments at any age. I made an honest mistake. I told some friends that I took upon myself to compliment people. And they have been teasing me relentlessly. Every time I say something that slightly resembles a compliment, they say: Nice compliment. I like how 40 falls on…
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How to Take a Vacation Without Going Anywhere
We can’t always get away. Not all of us like too. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need or can’t get a break. I know that perhaps my colleagues don’t understand, but I really dislike traveling. I don’t like the task of packing or the mess and the reorganization needed when unpacking. I don’t like…
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In Search of the Perfect Water Bottle
Is there one perfect option or do you need a different one for different uses? We all know we should probably be drinking more water. Without a conscious effort, I can literally go all day without drinking anything but my morning coffee. But when I fill a large water bottle at the beginning of the…
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How to Organize and Keep Track of Those Shidduch Resumes
Looking for a shidduch can be overwhelming. Before you are drowning in scribbled pieces of paper, set up a process to keep all that information at your fingertips. Whether you’re ready to listen or not, whether your child is ready to start dating or not, you might just end up with a shidduch resume or…
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Free Download: How to Write a Shidduch Resume
We’ve got the tips and advice to get that resume ready for the world! As a team, shidduch resumes have become part of our daily correspondence. Some are clear and helpful, some not as much. We put together some advice – and a template you can download – so that you can get this task…
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8 Tips to Prepare Well for the Wedding Day
Mazal tov! The wedding day is soon arriving…along with a lot of excitement and anticipation. So much to be done for the special day, while trying to stay focused on the kedusha and joy. The key to this is to be well prepared. See More Wedding Prep Tips in These Posts:Little Wedding Details That’ll Make…
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Solo Summer Outings with Your Kids
Think it’s intimidating to take all your kids out by yourself? It may be, but it’s worth it. The weather is nice and the kids are out of school. It is time to get outside and have some fun with the kids! Many times though, if you want to have fun with the kids, you…
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