If you are new to the challenges, read more here. You can jump in at any time! As we’re going into the Purim and Pesach holidays, it’s a good time to get your guest area(s) cleaned up and organized. The specifics vary depending on what kind of guest area you have. Whether it’s a room …
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52 Week Challenge Week 8: Taxes and filing
(If you’re new to the challenges, check here for the intro and list.) TAXES: Now that 2011 is over, and you should have received all of your tax information, it’s really time to get to work! This year, Passover (April 6-14) falls just before tax day (April 15) – and do you really want to …
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52 Week Challenge Week 7 Part 2: Games and Toys
I posted about how to keep things organized in Part 1. But how do you get there? This is something there really is no shortcut to doing. You should start by going through what you have now for toy storage and emptying it all out. I prefer to do this with no kids around, but …
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52 Week Challenge Week 7: Games and toys
(If you are new to the challenges, you can read more here.) This week’s challenge is a real hot spot for many parents. (If you aren’t a parent, it can still be hot spot – just maybe a little less!) You may be able to find them scattered throughout the house: in kids’ bedrooms, the …
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52 Week Challenge Week 6: Laundry room and system
Have you been following the challenges? I have received some e-mails about them from readers, but am always looking for your feedback. Is there some challenge you’d like to read more about? Laundry is the bane of many people’s existence. I see posts on mountains of laundry everywhere, even from people who have it together …
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52 week challenge Week 5: Family calendar and scheduling
In this week’s challenge, we’re working on a family calendar. While that can mean different things to different people, having one calendar where everyone’s commitments and schedules are synchronized helps you out. You can keep track of where everyone is and plan how to get each person to their events. You won’t miss something because …
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52 Week Challenge week 4: Shabbat
Six days a week we run around and manage our businesses, families, schools, and life in general. Things can be (OK, often are) crazy. And one day we can relax and rest from those duties. But that rest means planning ahead, something which can be a challenge for everyone! For me, it’s often the last …
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52 Week Challenge week 3: Entryway / Mudroom
This week’s challenge is to look at the place where people enter and leave your living space. That could be a separate cathedral style room, just a few feet of hallway, or anything in between. The key words to think of here are function and beautiful. Here’s the entryway at my house (see more photos …
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52 week challange Week 2: Shalom Bayit Book
This week’s challenge is a working Shalom Bayit Book (SBB). (If you haven’t read about the 52 week challenge, check here.) A Shalom Bayit Book (or SBB, as we will call it from now on) is a sanity saver here in my OJH. So let’s start building yours, or if you have one, update and …
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Some 2012 goals
I know, I know, this isn’t really our new year. I mean, it is, but yet it isn’t, right? But there is something about a new year that gets me thinking about resolutions, maybe revamping those that I made a few short months ago, maybe just taking more time to set up some. Back to …
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