organizing
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How to Organize By Color
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You can organize by type or category, or you can make your shelves pretty and pleasing by organizing by color. The method of organizing by color, particularly books, has been something we’ve seen before. Especially when you’re organizing items that are on display, it simply makes everything look more pleasing to the eye. This method…
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Tips & Tricks to Help You Make an Early Shabbos
This is a roundup of different tips and tools we shared with you over the years that can help you be ready for Shabbos early. It’s not about how early you wake up. It’s about how prepared you are from the beginning of the week.
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The Small Apartment Cleaning Schedule: Newlywed edition
When a space is small, it gets messy very often. So how does one keep order without feeling like you’re cleaning all day? A guide for newlyweds and small families. No, I’m not motivated to clean everyday. Some days I feel more motivated than others, which is why I don’t designate tasks for everyday of…
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Find Valuable Space You Didn’t Know You Had, And Put It To Good Use.
You just need the right container. Did you know that the insides of cabinet doors are forgotten real estate? Look around, analyze your cupboards. You will soon discover that you can “steal” precious space, in a way that is neat, and contained. Organized, as we like to call it. Medicine syringes and cups? Always a…
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Would You Like to Be a Minimalist?
I still have a way to go before I can truly call myself a minimalist. But it’s been awhile since I’ve come to figure out that space is more pleasurable than stuff. This is what I learned along the way. When I was younger (not so much younger, but a little less wiser), I would…
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How to Store Ramekins, Jars, and Little Kitchen Items
We don’t use them every week, and they tend to get dusty while sitting on a top shelf. So, I used a tip I learned from BCP! A few years ago, Renee Muller shared 2 posts with similar tips on keeping glass clean. One was a clever way to avoid that pesky bottom-of-the-vase dust and the second…
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How to Use the Bullet Journal System to Organize Your Shopping Lists
I know it can feel like more work and time to organize and write everything down, but I find that planning ahead always saves me so much time in the long run. After camp ends, there’s a bit of a mad rush to get all the back-to-school supplies and clothing in order. Here is a…
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How to Organize the Freezer in 3 Simple Steps
Is your freezer a completely random place? Get it in order once and for all. I hate to be the one who reminds everyone that summer won’t last forever. Soon we will all be back to the busy life of school and Yomim Tovim. Which means that the cooking and baking marathon will soon begin.…
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Protect Your Cabinets and Shelves from Oil Stains
This simple solution will save you from lots of cleanup. It seems that no matter how careful you are, the outside of your oil bottles will almost always have some grease on them. And when you put that bottle back on the shelf, you’ll end up with grease stains on the shelf, too. The solution…
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6 Quick Tips for Getting Rid of Clutter
You’ll feel so much better when, instead of that stuff, you have: SPACE! I would like to dispel a myth: Decluttering isn’t part of Pesach cleaning. I beg to differ. How could we ensure that there’s no chometz in our home if there’s clutter everywhere? Who knows what’s lurking behind that pile over there? So…
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