Changing linens every time a child wets the bed is a huge hassle. These tips make it much easier for mom to handle a bedwetting child. Your pediatrician may have assured you that your child will eventually outgrow their bedwetting issue, but how do you manage until that happens? Once your child outgrows pull-ups, or…
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Why I Buy This Cheap Vacuum Every Four Years
Vacuum cleaners can be a pain to repair. Now, what if I said you’ll never have to worry about that again? One day before Pesach, I was in Evergreen Supermarket on the south side of Lakewood, when I bumped into the wife of my son’s Rebbe. “What are you doing on this side of town?”…
Grill Full of Gunk? Here’s Your Secrets to Keeping It Clean & Running Smoothly
Your grill may keep you out of the kitchen this summer, but it needs a little care of its own too. Here’s all you need to know. There is perhaps no better way to spend a summer evening than grilling and enjoying great food with friends and family. Doing so, of course, requires a properly…
How to Maintain and Clean Your Appliances
They clean your things…but they need to be cleaned too! How to clean appliances like your washing machine, dishwasher, garbage disposal, and microwave Maintaining the things that maintain your things Did you know that in order to keep your washing machine working properly, you need to give it a good washing? How about your dishwasher?…
How to Polish Leather Shoes
Need to quick shine? Or a professional job at home? Here’s how to polish shoes yourself. With Shabbos and Yom Tov in their high time, we thought it’s time to get those shoes shiny and polished. Let’s start with a basic method. And for the sake of simplicity we’re going to stick with black polish….
Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi’s 3 Tips for Pesach Prepping With Joy
Don’t think you can bring enjoyment to the Pesach cleaning preparation? Let’s turn that perspective around. If you read this title and thought to yourself, “What a paradox if there ever was one,” there’s hope for you. Even if the thought of scrubbing your house down doesn’t make your heart bubble up with excitement, here…
These Cleaning Products Will Change Your Pesach Cleaning (And They’re at Your Grocery)
“A New Broom Cleans Better,” said a Yiddishe Mama. It’s an old Yiddish saying, and there is more than one truth to it. Does a new broom clean better than an old one? Probably. Not always though. What we can guarantee is that you will be sweeping with more enthusiasm while using a new broom….
How to Get the Stickers Off Before Toiveling
Some are more stubborn than others, but removing stickers is always a tedious job nonetheless. Here’s three ways to make it easier. One of the most annoying things when toiveling (dipping) dishes is to try to get those stickers off. Two years ago we posted a hack on how to toivel flatware and we…
A Great Big Spring Cleaning Checklist
Do you combine Pesach cleaning with a thorough spring cleaning? This list will keep you on track. While not everything on this list is required for Pesach cleaning, many take the opportunity to do combine Pesach cleaning with a spring cleaning, which homes can use annually. Would you like to do that thorough job but…
Our Great Big List of Laundry Tips
Need a way to make the laundry process easier, more efficient, and go by faster? Our readers share their top tips. So many of you had great ideas for improving the laundry process. But before we get to the tips, we think that the most important tips we received pertain to the attitude we have…
