Going back to work after a baby is never easy. These tips will ease the transition. How do you make the most of this time off so you’re ready and rested when it’s time to resume a schedule? Organize Your Life Before the Baby Your maternity leave is not a great time to catch up…
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9 Practical Tips to Boost Your Productivity
So much to do and so little time! We can’t create more hours in the day, but we can make little changes to a workflow to make it more efficient. Here are nine practical tips that you can implement today to become more productive. One of these will click with you and really make a…
Another Great Way to Push Yourself to Stick to a Habit
You know what you should be doing, but somehow, the habit has fallen out of your routine (or, it never got into your routine!)? This method may work for you. Sometimes thoughts need to sit in your head until you do anything about it. So, I’m giving you permission to read this article and come…
Jewish Women Share Their Best Marriage Tips for Newlyweds
We asked our readers, “What’s the best piece of advice you would share with Jewish newlyweds?” Then, the advice came pouring in. That’s when we realized that the tips were good for all Jewish marriages, no matter what age or stage you’re in. These are the marriage tips our readers have to share with each…
How to Dice That Red Onion into Really Tiny Pieces
No big chunks in my salsa or guacamole when I take the time to do it right! There’s no denying that red onion adds some zing to a salsa (like our favorite), some guacamole, or a chopped salad. But in my household, nobody likes when you can actually bite into the onion pieces. So I’ve…
Updated! How to Be a Good Carpooler
Some people dread carpool. And with good reason. It’s not just the traffic. I have lots and lots of experience carpooling. At one point in my life a couple of years ago, I was part of six different carpools (!). When I wrote the first version of this post in 2017, though, most of my…
How To Write A Menu
Or, really, how to do it once and repeat it every year. “Writing the menu is the hardest part of preparing for Yom Tov,” I have heard this sentence, or a variation of it, so, so, many times. There is definitely some truth to this statement. Writing a menu, like all lists, gives us a…
Playdate Etiquette 101
Do we need to be more mindful when hosting other children, or sending our children to a friend to play? Our readers respond. I had this great idea for a post: let’s give parents and their children the tools to be the best hosts and guests on play dates. But then I realized I might…
Are You Overwhelmed? 3 Myths Busted
Here’s how to get those overwhelmed feelings out of your head—or keep them there, if you like. Ever feel like you can’t accomplish anything because you have way too much to do? I’m here to bust some myths about overwhelm, so you can learn what it really is and how to combat it. Overwhelm is…
Tips to Fall Asleep Faster
Too many of us have trouble falling asleep at night. We collected some of your best tips to help you fall asleep – and stay asleep. On a recent question and answer session on social media, one of our readers asked if we have any tips to help her fall asleep at night. This issue…
