Phone Fun
I have had more than a few people tell me that they use their phones to do just about everything except making calls.
Obsessive And Proud
As the chat pinged back and forth, a few suggestions arose that seemed worthy of a spot in the obssessives hall of fame.
Let My People Clean… Again!?!
As you clean, take advantage of the opportunity to de-clutter.
How To Get Ready For School!
To some people, the sounds of rustling backpacks and starched uniforms brings feelings of sweet relief; it’s the sound of children going back to school and the household returning to a normal schedule.
What Can We Do To Help Israel Right Now
The world sees the hand of God through us, and does not like it.
The Little Engine That Could
So, my dear sisters in the trenches, remember. When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And who is tougher than the Jewish women of today?
Setting Up A Newlywed’s Apartment
To avoid all this waste and unnecessary anxiety, let’s break the task down step by step and tackle each one at a time.
Battling The Diet Demons
Everyone has a weakness. For some people it is the inability to walk past a sales rack without dropping a few hundred dollars. For others, it’s the inability to keep their house organized.
How To DIY
Do we really have that much extra money to throw away on substandard products and shoddy service? I think not.
How To Make Purim Sameach!
There’s nothing like a holiday where one is required to be happy to bring out the grouch in all of us. But we should all be excited to greet Purim. Not only because of the beautiful miracle that occurred, the lessons of emunah and the role of the Jewish woman that Megillas Esther teaches us, but also because it’s the only twenty-four hour holiday that we celebrate here in Chutz L’Aretz, and it has merely four mitzvot! How simple is that?
V’nahafoch Hu – Turn The Work Into Simcha
While we prepare, we can share our positive insights and how-tos, and recipes, and keep raising the happiness level all around.
How to Prepare For School
To help those who dread it, or are neutral towards it, it’s best to fake it till you make it, i.e. act as if we are excited for the upcoming school year, and before you know it, they just might be.
How To Get Enough Sleep
But how to get sleep when you just can’t relax enough or find yourself waking up at random times during the night?
Cooking Pesach When You Don’t Want To
My husband enjoys cooking when he is home and my kids have been cooking and baking since the age of four.
Up Your Summer Cooking Game
There were crispy stuffed baked potatoes and tantalizing veggie burgers to be made and it needed to happen immediately, if not sooner.
Curing What Ails You: Naturally!
It may be sweater weather now, but sooner or later summer will be here, bringing abundant sunshine, swimming, barbeques and mosquitoes.
Leaving Kids Home Alone
I am a huge proponent of spending quality time with your spouse, as the benefits of strengthening your relationship are huge and long-lasting.
How To Get A Job In Any Economy
Oh, Chanukah! Chanukah, the festival of lights and the powerful story of the unlikely military victory of the Maccabees. One lesson we’re able to glean from the Maccabees is the importance of doing just a little bit more then you think you are capable of. As we all know, the Maccabees were quite aware that taking on the mighty Greek army was a suicide campaign. Yet, they succeeded.
How To Travel Like A Family And Stay A Family (Part III)
As I mentioned in my earlier articles about our family trip to Israel, our night flight went pretty smooth, thanks to my children’s willingness to sleep throughout the flight. I, on the other hand, didn’t sleep a wink and I wasn’t feeling too great by the time we landed. But we were finally in Israel, and just being in the beautifully renovated Ben Gurion airport and hearing all the Hebrew around us was exciting enough.
From Wacky To Wow, Crazy Good Ideas To Make You A Kitchen Wizard
Want to make sure you don’t forget your lunch as you head out to work? Stash your keys in the refrigerator, right next to your meal.
The Search
Holding my coat up to the light after I dried off, I could see through it, a clear sign that the waterproofing had started to flake off. The writing was on the wall: it was time to go shopping.
How To Make Mornings A Pleasure
Ahh, the mornings. A time of peace and serenity, for sipping a cup of coffee while catching up on the morning news. Or perhaps you use the time to bake fresh healthy cookies for the family’s midday snack. However, if your mornings are better described as rush hour compounded by nagging warnings, here are a few handy steps to create a stress free routine.
Just Say No
We are living in a society where the bar gets raised higher and higher every year, and where today's splurge becomes tomorrow's necessity.
How To (Almost) Use A Sewing Machine
If they could do it, why can't I?
How To Get Rid Of Pesky Spills
Invest in some good cleaning habits, along with a good solid dose of planning and prevention.
How To Get On Top Of, And Stay On Top Of, Pesach Cleaning
People like to say that dirt isn’t chometz, but as Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky says, if dirt isn’t chometz, how can you tell? Besides, are you really going to take apart the whole closet and then not wipe it down before you put everything back? If you’re not going to clean the mess now, when will you?
Baby On Board: Backseat Summer Car Safety
Always look before you lock. No matter where you go, get into the habit of doing a backseat scan before hitting the lock button on your remote.
Getting Children To Stay In Bed
I highly recommend that children fall asleep alone, one at a time, to avoid distractions from siblings.
Mission Impossible? Staying Comfortable at 35,000 Feet
Twisting and turning miserably for five hours, all I could think about was how I was going to survive an upcoming trip to visit my daughter in Israel.