Category: Passover

Pesach 6 weeks to go: Master Planning week

6 weeks to go: Master planning (regular Pesach planning, 2011: March 6-12) (See more about my Passover planner HERE.) Consider budget, either as a whole or in pieces. Anything a potential problem? Also consider that expenses the weeks before may be different than normal and the week or two after likely to be less than …

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Miscellaneous prep

Continuing on with my February/Adar I goals: Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts Planning and prepping meals AROUND Passover (that don’t need the full kitchen) Getting everything ready for Purim Miscellaneous errands, purchases, and bargain hunting. Last, I’m working on all of the intangible and easy to forget “stuff” that goes into this holiday …

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Planning meals AROUND Passover

Continuing on with my February/Adar I goals: Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts Planning and prepping meals AROUND Passover (that don’t need the full kitchen) Getting everything ready for Purim Miscellaneous errands, purchases, and bargain hunting. We’re up to planning and prepping the meals around Passover. Yes, that’s around, not during! (See more about …

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Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts!

February/ Adar I goals Taming the pantry, fridge, and freezer beasts Planning and prepping meals AROUND Passover (that don’t need to full kitchen) Getting everything ready for Purim Miscellaneous errands, purchases, and bargain hunting. On to taming the food storage beasts. (See more about my Passover planner HERE.) We all have places where food goes …

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On track again…mostly…

I had high, high hopes for last month, and big plans. But life, as so often happens, jumped into things! I got sick and was in the hospital (a first ever!), left town for a weekend to visit family, had family come for the next weekend, and then had 9 wonderful but last-minute houseguests the …

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Getting started on Pesach…already!

I have officially started Pesach cleaning (for anyone new to this blog, I’m expecting my fourth child on Pesach, God willing, so starting earlier than ever)! See more on my Pesach planner HERE. We have an upstairs with bedrooms and baths, and I plan to get that done first. It’s easier to keep chametz off …

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Pesach planning: general concepts

My master plan is broken into 6 weeks. Before these 6 weeks, I try to reorganize and sort through closets and drawers so it just needs a real check and quick re-clean, but just in case, room cleaning is scheduled in. Key points What do you want to get out of the holiday? (My 2011 …

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Thinking Pesach thoughts (Intro to pesach planner)

Passover (Pesach, the feast of unleavened bread) is coming! It’s about 17 weeks away. How do I know off the top of my head? I’m expecting a baby during the week of Passover, so I have a built in countdown running in my head. Passover is a wonderful holiday that celebrates the Jewish people’s exodus …

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