Living
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Four Valuable Tips That Will Improve Your Sleep
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As someone who has taken a one-way trip away from a place of fatigue and frustration. I want to pass along a few of the most important insomnia tips that I wish I’d known long ago. I hope the insights you gain from my past sleep mistakes will help you if you are struggling to
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The Easiest Way to Fix a Drawstring That Fell Out
It’s challenging to thread a drawstring back into that hoodie/skirt/pants. This is the easiest way to make it happen. You know those drawstrings in hoodies that always seem to fall out at the worst times? We’ve all been there, trying to feed the string back through the tiny opening and growing more frustrated by the
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From Pest to Peace: A Diary of Overcoming Pinworms
Don’t panic. If you discover your child is itchy and has pinworms symptoms, this is what you can expect. 1:57am Number one, out of sheer humiliation and panic this article is being submitted anonymously. Number two, BCP says they’re the big sister we all need, so of course, at 12:26 a.m. I type “pinworms” into
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Avoid Clogged Shower Drains with These Square Hair Catchers
Conventional round drains are not really a problem, but if you have a square center drain, you probably struggle with hair clogs. There is a solution! When you build a new tiled shower these days, the automatic assumption is going to be that you want a square center drain. They’re more current and arguably, more
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Roundup: All Our Laundry Tips & Tricks
Yes, there is a way to do it better! From stain removal, to making the process easier, to hanging it up, there’s a solution for you. Because nothing in the world seems as endless as… the laundry. And no matter how perfect you have it down, or no matter how much help you might have,
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Seven Life Lessons from Sukkos
These are seven, deep, impactful ways to connect meaningfully to the Yom Tov of Sukkos. We are about to immerse ourselves in nine days of closeness, of joy and of connection. Nine beautiful, precious days whose impact will hopefully carry us through the rest of the year. Every year, I try to zoom in on
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Updated! 18 Gifts That Any Host Will Appreciate
Don’t know what to bring your hostess (even the ones that “have everything”)? These ideas will help. We at BCP know what it’s like being a guest (scrambling to figure out what to bring) and what it’s like being the host, receiving said gifts. Anything is appreciated, but, there’s a special joy in getting something
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Tishalal: The Greatness of Motherhood
Your greatness is within each and every small act. Learn more at Tishalal.org. Mothers today are doing more than ever, yet feeling emptier than ever. While their schedule can be so full, often filling roles both inside and outside the home, their spiritual “income” dwindles to their toddler’s parsha sheets or kindergartener’s aleph-beis play. We’re
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Teshuva Re-examined
It’s not fixing what’s broken. Rather, it’s coming back to our true selves in our relationship with Hashem. Elul. Teshuva. They are words that stir up a whirlwind of emotions in many of us; or, if we’re being honest, sometimes they stir up nothing at all. What are we really supposed to be doing this
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Part 2: “Does She Have What It Takes to Make It?”
When the going gets tough, the creatively tough get going. This is what it really takes. Years ago, when I first started teaching girls and women the art of recording and engineering mothers would call and extol their daughters musical talent and ask me “does she have what it takes to make it?” I would
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