Every time the time changes, it’s time to change the batteries in your smoke alarms and check your carbon monoxide detectors! Just a friendly reminder to help keep you safe. If you have an emergency kit (and you really should!), now is the time to review that, too. Here is the link to the emergency …
Category: Organization
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Passover spending part 3
I just wrote about what is probably the biggest spending category for many families for Passover: food. Then I wrote about saving while stocking the Passover kitchen. But there are lots more to tackle! New clothes for kids (and new toys?) New jewelry / clothes / scarves / etc. for wives (maybe husbands, too, but wives …
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Passover spending: kitchen
I just wrote about what is probably the biggest spending category for many families for Passover: food. But there are lots more to tackle! kitchen things (bowls, dishes, baking rack, pans…almost everything has to be different) New clothes for kids New jewelry / clothes / scarves / etc. for wives (maybe husbands, too, but wives …
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Passover spending – the food edition
Passover is an expensive time of year. Even if you try to stay on your regular food budget (hard, but some people do!), the other spending can really add up. What other spending? New clothes for kids New jewelry / clothes / scarves / etc. for wives (maybe husbands, too, but wives are a mitzva!) …
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Reader question: How do you stop playing “catch up?”
Shuli wrote: I B”H have a pretty streamlined daily schedule to stay on top of housework etc etc, and it works very well for me. However if something comes up to disrupt the schedule even just one time or it’s just a crazy day, I find myself paying for it the entire week trying to …
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Recent projects and OJH fun
I was diagnosed with pneumonia last week after a lingering tummy bug, so it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I’ve still been doing lots of projects in the house. Are you wondering what we’re up to here? Laundry: Remember my laundry system? Basically one load a day, folded and put into one basket …
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52 week challenge Week 50: pantry and food storage
Woo hoo, week 50 of 52! I don’t know if anyone is following along here, but I decided to finish this for myself. So I’m focusing on things I need to do in my own house. Whether you’re living overseas (like me!) and stocking up on favorites when you can, or stocking up as you …
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What NOT to do list.
One way to simplify your life is to have a to-do list. You’ll know what needs to be done and can better apply yourself to those things. But something else you might find helpful is a “NOT to do list.” Mine will be different from yours, but having one helps you consider your limits and …
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Boundaries on time
I’m “just” home with the kids all day. “Just.” You may remember that I have 4 small kids, B”H, and they are all homeschooled. So that “just” encompasses a LOT of things. But I also need time to do things, like cooking, reading, and exercising. And being on call all the time is exhausting! I’ve …
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52 Week Challenge Week 45: Kids closets and dressers
Those of us who are blessed with children often have clothing in many different sizes and seasons, and need to access the right ones regularly and the others as needed. It can get messy! Now that our seasons have changed, I went through our dressers today and took out summer shorts and t-shirts, and as …
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