You’ll very likely be too busy to sit down for a midday meal. Those snacks better be good! Chol Hamoed = Trips = Snacks Snacks are an important part of every day. They help us reach our nutrient requirements, and keep us full during the day so we don’t overeat at meals. Pesach is even…
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How to Boil an Egg. (Because, yes, there’s lots of different ways to do it!)
Everyone has their own method. But what works the best for easy peeling and perfect egg salad? What’s really the best way to boil an egg? So, yeah, even a child can boil an egg. But what’s the perfect method? Victoria brings her eggs to a boil, turns off the heat, and then lets them…
Don’t Pack Without These Tricks
Save space, stay organized, and prevent wrinkles The first time I planned to go away for Pesach, the packing job that lay ahead of me seemed daunting. Though Pesach is only one week, it would be two weeks from the beginning of the trip until the end. Whenever I went to my parents or in-laws,…
Organize The Photos That Are All Over Your Computer
Organize your photos on your computer so you’ll always know where to find them Have a teenager with some free time on her hands? Going away for Pesach but still want to get some “spring cleaning” done? It’s always a good time to tackle those pictures hiding out on your hard drive. As you can…
The Cleaning Products That Will Make Your Life Easier
Cleaning for Pesach is hard enough (especially for those of you who do want to do it perfectly and get rid of the dust too). You may as well use the products that make it easier! As simple as they are, intuitive cleaning products really do makes our lives easier (and homes cleaner and hence,…
How to Take Apart and Clean Almost Anything
Learn how to get into those spots where the most crumbs reside with easy how-to videos to clean almost anything. “Dust is not Chometz and Children aren’t the Korban Pesach”. Did you know that there are thousands of videos and instruction pages online that show you how to take apart appliances, clean ovens, reassemble those…
8 Great TED Talks That Give Really Good Advice
Listen, laugh, learn, and be amused…tune into these favorite TED talks for inspiration and information. Every few weeks I find that I need to expand my intellect beyond what my daily routine requires. So I turn to TED talks. If picked carefully, these talks are usually short (under 10 minutes), and they condense ideas big…
Are You a Procrastinator? Especially When It Comes to Cleaning for Pesach? We Know Why.
4 reasons you might procrastinate…and how you can get that motivation to get going. Pesach is definitely coming, and Pesach waits for no woman! It’s a fact on the calendar and it’s approaching faster than it’s possible to believe time can move. How can that be? It seems like just yesterday it was Tu B’Shvat….
How She Does It: Between Carpools Chats with The Anelis Group’s Elisheva Perlman
Q: First, can you tell us a little bit about your “work-life” and your “home life.” Ah. I wish the AND actually existed. Currently, the two are very much interwoven where I try to be a mommy first and an entrepreneur second. But I can’t say the two don’t cross over into one another…while cooking…
The Easy Way to Toivel Flatware (or anything small)
You’ll never lose another spoon again with this great toiveling tip Why didn’t I think of this years ago?? Riiiiight?? This idea is sheer genius. So easy and quick. Just dump all your new flatware in a mesh bag or two (prepare this at home) and your toiveling is done in two minutes flat. Oh,…
