Category: Organization

New year, new planner! (and an update)

Rosh Hashanah is on its way (less than two weeks now!) and I’m getting myself into a routine now that the move is (kinda) done. The move? I haven’t posted about it, but we moved again – new country, continent, hemisphere even. In fact, what I always think of as the fall holidays (e.g. Rosh …

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The Balabusta’s Daily Organizer Review #2: The Pocket Edition

I’m always on the lookout for a great planner. Right now, I’m using a combination of electronic and paper, but at my heart, I really am a paper girl. I like to see it all clearly laid out! I reviewed the the Balabusta’s Daily Organizer desk edition previously, and one of my problems with it …

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Let’s talk about themes

  Decision fatigue is a thing. We have only so much koach (strength), and then it’s “Whatever. Sure, it’s fine.” Especially as we’re making important decisions, we need to be on the ball. Decision fatigue  – exhaustion from the hundreds of little decisions we make each day in addition to the big ones – can impair …

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Tichel organization

I’m here, folks, just slow on the posting. But here is a project I did recently that I though some of you might appreciate! Tichels are headscarves or hairwraps. I have been collecting for a while, but mine seriously needed some organization. I used a box, a drawer, and then this scarf hanger, but…it wasn’t …

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Air travel with kids

A few months ago, I flew internationally with my 5 kids and no other adults…do I qualify as an expert at this – or maybe just crazy?! It was home to the US for a family wedding, so a really good trip. But over 24 hours door to door, 3 flights, and some serious time …

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More tips for traveling with small kids

So I just flew internationally with my 5 kids and no other adults…do I qualify as an expert at this – or maybe just crazy?! It was home to the US for a family wedding, so a really good trip! But over 24 hours door to door, 3 flights, and some serious timezone jumping makes …

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Timing everything (project)

I’ve been gone for a while, and I keep thinking of fantastic and involved posts…and not writing them. So I’m going to ease back in with some of the things that we’ve done lately. Do you ever give your kids a count that is actually completely inaccurate? I mean saying, “5 more minutes” and then …

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A family closet: how it works in our rental house

Remember when I wrote about our laundry system and family closet…oh, say, two years ago? We’ve moved twice since then, and since it’s working so well, we kept the system with just a few tweaks. We moved back to the US temporarily so I could have baby number 5. There are bedrooms on one floor …

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Preparing meals ahead of time

With Tishrei barreling our way (Rosh Hashana is two weeks from today – evening of Sept 4th!), it’s time to think ahead and get ready. I already have some important things from my list done: kids’ clothes and tzitzit shopping buying pjs for everyone (our family tradition) order lulav/etrog checked our sukkah and ordered lights we …

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Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah…and so much more!

It’s time to start thinking about Rosh Hashanah in more concrete terms. It’s a three day Yom Tov this year! I’ve already seen the sale of seats and even lulav and etrog/esrog, so it’s not too early – we’re already in Elul! Here is what I’ve done or am planning to do so far this …

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