Living
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The Best Ever Solution for Storing Crayons, Markers, and Crafts
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Is there a mess every time your kids take out the crafts? This solution makes craft time more enjoyable, more practical, and way neater. One of my favorite parts of the day is cooking supper while Rivka sits at the table in the kitchen with me. I get to prep dinner while she gets to…
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Where to Go for Outdoor Winter Sports in NY and NJ
It may be cold, but there’s still lots of outdoor fun to be had! The following are places I enjoyed visiting in New York and New Jersey. Outdoor winter sports are exciting and refreshing. I love the fresh cold air when bundled properly for skiing, snow tubing, or ice skating; and of course, I love…
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My Daughter Had Celiac Disease…What Came Next?
Celiac disease was completely uncharted territory for me. What did it mean? How would life change? There was always a reason. Every time I left the doctor’s office, I had that uneasy apprehensive feeling. We always want a logical explanation, but something told me it wasn’t an accurate diagnosis. It’s been eight weeks of on…
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Our Tricks for a Clean Home on Motzei Shabbos
Do you also dread the Motzei Shabbos clean-up? Here is one way to get it all done. And fast. So many people complain about Motzei Shabbos. Some people have cabin fever, some are bored after relaxing all Shabbos but don’t have the energy to get moving. Others slept too much or too little…everyone seems a…
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When Will I Feel Like I’m Getting Back to Myself?
How long should it take to feel like my normal, productive self again after a baby? I intended to write this article over a month ago. That didn’t happen. I started actually writing it sometime in November. Now it’s December and I am just coming back to (hopefully) finish it. It used to be that…
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How to Vacation in Israel for Less
Save money on transportation, accommodations, food, and more and make your Israel trip affordable. Vacationing in Israel is always amazing, inspiring, and…expensive! However, there are ways of vacationing in Israel at a lower price without compromising on quality. Here are a few hacks and tips to help make your vacation in Israel more affordable so…
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Did the Drop the Phone Campaign Make a Difference for You?
We’ve all turned our attention back where it belongs. And we haven’t really missed the phone. For the past few weeks, we’ve resolved to put our phones down between the hours of 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., each of us in our own way (click here for more info on the Drop the Phone…
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3 Ways to Store Shopping Bags
There needs to be a specific place to put those shopping bags, so they’re handy when you need one. Organizers all over the world live by the Benjamin Franklin quote, “A place for everything, everything in its place” Once you have a set place for an item, it’s easily found, maintained and the house looks…
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Our Best Tips for Working From Home
You may not know this, but the entire Between Carpools operation is run from our homes. Most of our other work is from home, too. So between the five of us, we’ve accumulated quite a bit of experience being a WAHM. We had a conversation where we put together some of our best tips and…
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Basics: One Bowl No Mixer Cupcakes
There is one basic every family needs. Why cupcakes? Because cupcakes are always a last minute thing. Need to send something to school party? Forgot someone’s birthday is coming up? Kids bored on Sunday? Cupcakes always come to the rescue. When we decided we needed a cupcake recipe for BCP I didn’t have to go…
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