3 Life-Changing Lessons My Plants Have Taught Me Recently
Gardening, as always, gives me so much. And my newest gardening venture taught me a couple new things, too, about life in general.
Shifrah Combiths
Nov 2, 2020
One Thing I’m Doing to Make My Leisurely TV Time Feel Special This Season
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This whole staying-at-home-by-public-health-order thing is important, but also exhausting, and I need a break from the monotony.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 27, 2020
56 Small Habits To Keep You Happier at Home
If you do small things to bring yourself to a less stressful or more grateful place, you'll harness the power—little by little and instance by instance—to paint your life with a sunnier hue.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 26, 2020
11 Cleaning Supply Tricks That Might Save You Money
Keeping things simple is one way to preserve your limited resources. And the principle is just as relevant to your cleaning arsenal as it is to anything else.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 19, 2020
8 Quick Steps to a Better, Cleaner Desk (In Just 20 Minutes!)
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As your work-from-home situation evolves from a temporary setup to an area that can serve you indefinitely, it may bet getting necessary updates and upgrades—but also accumulating clutter.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 23, 2020
The Best Way to Declutter Is to Take Everything Out of a Room—Here’s Why
You get to experience the joy of a fully decluttered space and, in the pursuit of getting rid of stuff, there is no greater incentive. Here's how to do it.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 21, 2020
8 Unexpected Things You Can Clean, Scrub, and Soak With OxiClean
Here are some tried and true ways to expand your use of OxiClean beyond the laundry stain soak you've come to know and love.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 14, 2020
The Natural Cleaning Habit That’s Ruining Your Granite Countertops
There's definitely a time and a place for simple solutions that make cleaning easier—but this isn't one of them.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 19, 2020
The First Thing to Clean When You’re Cleaning the Kitchen
A little pro strategy goes a long way in making sure that you don't sabotage your own best efforts.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 19, 2020
You Can Upcycle That Plastic Pizza Table Into a Useful Kitchen Tool—Here's How
Consider this an excuse to order takeout tonight.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 15, 2020
The First 3 Things to Clean If You Want a Big Impact in a Short Time
The key to breaking free of the messy home cycle is knowing how to direct your efforts, and where to spend your limited time for the biggest impact.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 15, 2020
4 Kindle Book Hacks That Might Make You a Kindle User, Even If You Love Paper
These less obvious book-reading intricacies may have even the most dedicated traditionalists considering a Kindle.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 14, 2020
These 4 Kitchen Counter Zones Helped Cut My Cleaning Time in Half
We have two main lengths of counter, on either side of the kitchen, and they're broken into two zones each.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 12, 2020
This 15-Minute Weekday Cleaning Routine Means You Don’t Have to Clean on the Weekend
Take it from someone who's spent far too many Saturdays cleaning the garage: Cleaning is not what weekends dreams are made of
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 12, 2020
It’s Time to Clean the Places You’ll “Get to Later”—Here Are 17 Commonly Forgotten Spots
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It's a rare person who keeps every unseen space spotless. (I'm certainly not one of them.)
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 9, 2020
The First Thing You Should Do When You Get New Shampoo and Conditioner
The one tiny change that can cut down on hair-washing time, reduce consumption and packaging waste, and save money.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 8, 2020
I Turned My WiFi Off at 7 p.m. Every Night for a Week—Here’s What Happened
Five stars. Would recommend.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 5, 2020
3 Questions I’m Going to Start Asking Myself Before I Get Rid of Something
By asking these three decision-helping decluttering questions, you can help reduce the regret that sometimes follows lightening the load of your possessions.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 6, 2020
Your Vacuum Works Fine—You’re Just Not Vacuuming Correctly
Before you spring for a new machine, check through this list of common vacuuming mistakes that could be sabotaging your attempts.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 6, 2020
3 Things You Might Not Know About Laundry (If Your Parents Always Did it For You)
Learning these things will save you frustration, time, and money—and keep your items looking their finest.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 4, 2020
11 Genius Organizing Hacks We Learned on TikTok
The social media platform is not only entertaining, but also has a gold mine of organizing hacks.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 3, 2020
The First Thing You Should Do When You Open a New Roll of Paper Towels
Treat the purchase as a "trigger" to make a thankless cleaning task a little easier.
Shifrah Combiths
Oct 2, 2020
Don’t Skip the “Dry/Damp” Cleaning Rule When You’re Tackling These 5 Spaces at Home
You might end up making the chore harder than it needs to be, and in some cases, causing harm to your home.
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 29, 2020
These 4 Uni-Tasking Kitchen Tools Take Up Space, But I’ll Never Get Rid Of Them
Here's what they are and how they make my family happy.
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 28, 2020
One Way Your Cleaning Checklist Could be Working Against You
Rather than giving tasks short-shrift, you end up going above and beyond with this one small switch.
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 28, 2020
8 Things Smart Shoppers Look for When They Thrift
If there's anything I learned from my piano fiasco, it's caveat emptor, or "Let the buyer beware."
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 27, 2020
This One-Time-Only Step Makes Dinnertime Go More Smoothly, Forever
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Having a plan for your plan limits your options. (This is a good thing.)
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 25, 2020
Want Fluffier Towels? Try This Laundry Routine the Next Time You Wash
Weekend Projects
To get the yuck out of your towels, you'll need three things (that you probably already have at home).
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 18, 2020
The 10/30 Rule Gave Me a Cleaner Home, a Healthier Budget, and Made My House More Efficient
Here are five different ways I've put this tip into practice around my home.
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 9, 2020
9 Things No One Needs Anymore and Should Declutter
Ciao! Sayonara! Adios!
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 9, 2020
Your Oven is Hiding a Feature That Makes it So Much Easier to Clean
It's no wonder you put it off.
Shifrah Combiths
Sep 8, 2020
Theme Days Are the Secret to a Fun and Flexible Cleaning Routine
It not only makes your cleaning time more efficient and thorough, but also makes you feel like you accomplished more.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 25, 2020
The Time-Saving Reason I Switched to These Smaller $8 Laundry Baskets
Simplifying almost always means less. But when it came to solving my laundry problem, it turns out that simplifying means having more of something.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 24, 2020
Try This Quick Weekend Project to Reset and Refresh Any Small Space
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In an attempt to channel my energy into actions that actually produce calm and order, I've found myself not only addressing clutter, but also simplifying spaces at home where I can.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 21, 2020
One Thing I Regret Decluttering—Because it Would Have Saved Time, Money, and Some Messes
I was in get-rid-of-everything mode that day I decluttered the garage. But here's the thing: I regret it.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 19, 2020
The Saturday Morning Cleaning Schedule for When You Didn’t Clean All Week
Here's a plan for when you didn't clean all week (but want your house to look and feel like you did).
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 15, 2020
This Not-So-Hidden Kitchen Surface Is the Last Place Anyone Thinks to Clean
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Dusting is one chore that's easy for me to let slip through the cracks. But there's another dusty spot that gets overlooked even more often than tabletops and shelves.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 14, 2020
This Atlanta Insider Secret is the Best Way to Store Your Spices, No Matter Where You Live
Anyone that's been to YDFM is in the know—and it's highly likely they store their spices the same way I do because it's the actual best.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 11, 2020
I Get Dressed Every Day to Work From Home, but Not for the Reason You Think
It's far more than merely a wardrobe change for me.
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 31, 2020
I Tried This 3-Ingredient Natural Cleaner the Pros Recommended—And I’ll Never Go Back
I've found that it works the very best when I spray the solution on a cloth rather than spraying it on the glass itself.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 9, 2020
This 1-Minute Trick is the Easiest Way to Clean Your Can Opener
Even if you take on a thorough washing with a scrub brush, it's challenging to get all the nooks and crannies of a can opener clean.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 7, 2020
64 Things Everyone Always Forgets to Clean
Check out this list of things that rarely see the touch of a rag or bristle of a broom—and then change that.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 3, 2020
These 6 Rules Make Any Entryway More Efficient
An entryway has the tall order of needing to be efficient and practical, while also fostering the more nebulous sense of what it feels like to be home.
Shifrah Combiths
Aug 2, 2020
The Smart $10 Find Everyone Needs in Their Gym Bag
Odor-busting usually comes to mind when we’re talking about garbage cans or litter boxes. But there are other areas areas that smell less than pleasant. Take your gym bag (which you may now be slinging over your shoulder more often than you did in December, go you!) for example. The thing about your gym bag and its contents is that you can’t immediately deal with offensive odors by tossing clothing in the wash or putting your sneakers in the freezer.
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 30, 2020
A Cleaning Writer Says These 7 Cleaning Tasks Can Wait—And Are Always at the Bottom of Her List
Because I choose to put my limited energy elsewhere or because I simply just don't do it, these are the tasks that remain unchecked in my house.
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 26, 2020
Add One of These 11 Resourceful Kitchen Habits to Your Routine This Weekend
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The goal isn't to completely streamline your kitchen into a waste-free zone. Just focus on one effort, and make it a habit you can sustain week after week.
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 21, 2020
The One Big Drawback to Undermount Sinks
Undermount sinks are often a no-brainer decision when remodeling a kitchen. There’s lots to love: they look nice, let you to wipe water and crumbs directly from the counter into the sink with a single swipe, and they eliminate that gunk-magnet seam around the lip of overmount sinks. With all these pros, what’s the catch?
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 17, 2020
5 Big (Yet Common) Plant Mistakes You’re Currently Making
Indoor plants are a vibrant source of beauty in your home’s otherwise inanimate landscape. And keeping them healthy and happy is a quiet source of joy for many people. But the opposite is also true: Struggling houseplants not only drag down your space’s appearance, but they also bring us down too.
Shifrah Combiths
Jul 17, 2020