How do you explain the laws of kosher to a housekeeper? Or what’s allowed to be done and not done on Yom Tov? This guide from OK kosher makes it easy. If you rely on help to help maintain your home, this guide, compiled by OK kosher, will come in handy! From cleaning schedules, to…
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6 Reasons Why We Love Stretch Wrap
It’s so easy to use Stretch Wrap, and it’s fun too. It comes in handy in so many ways! One inexpensive roll of Stretch Wrap will last you really long, and the uses? Endless. Use this stretch wrap roll to: Wrap your Pesach dishes before storing them (either to protect them from dust or just…
Cleaning Black Grout Is Possible. Even Easy.
If your grout looks black, you can get it back to white. All you need is the right product I walked into my friends house one afternoon. I think it was about 4 or 5 p.m. The kids were entertaining themselves in the playroom; the house was quiet. My friend was in the kitchen scrubbing…
How to Turn a Tote into a Stylish Crossbody Bag
You can buy a chain on Amazon and upgrade any bag for a few dollars. I know that many of my fellow BCPers are not pocketbook carriers. They keep their credit cards in their BCP “phony thingy” and they’re good to go, sans-purse. My bag, though, is always at my side. My bag needs to…
10 Amazing Products That Will Help You Spring Clean
We all have the basic cleaning products in the closet. But there’s some special items that I turn to that make certain jobs all the easier. Here are 10 items that save my day!
Have Insecurities? How to Tell Them to Go Away
When we treat our insecurities as entities that are separate from ourselves, we gain the power to overcome them. What are you doing writing an article on insecurities? Ahem. If lines like this sound familiar and you’d love to rid yourself once and from all from insecurities brought on by your inner critic, (Which normal…
Three Ways to Use This Command Broom Gripper
Of course, you can use it to hang your broom. But what else do we use this gripper for? I bought my first broom gripper to simply hold the broom in my pantry. And it does the job very well. Then I started organizing my laundry room and was annoyed by the many “sticks” that…
Letters Like This Really Warm Our Heart
Dinner Done is finally back in stock at your local bookshop! To mark the occasion, we’re sharing our favorite “Dinner Done” stories, beginning with this heartwarming journey one woman shared with us. I think one of my biggest challenges of married life is the everyday task of making supper. I know some of you may…
Basics: How to Make a Classic Hamantaschen
Stuck indoors during this snowy Adar? Bake a batch of hamantaschen with the family. At one of our photo shoots, we were discussing the need to post a classic hamantasch recipe. None of us has one that we love, so we were tossing around ideas of whom to ask. Our bookkeeper Shana was at our…
How to Make an Ice Skating Rink in Your Backyard
This time, consistently freezing temperatures is a very good thing. Here in Toronto, with people looking for ways to get outside and enjoy the winter amid COVID-19 (when many ice skating rinks are closed or limited), backyard rinks have surged in popularity. But how do you build a backyard rink? Note that you will need…
