Weekend Projects

A weekend spent relaxing at home might not only sound unreachable, but sometimes seems more stressful than one in which you try, once again, to do all the things before a new week starts.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 23, 2021

The Best Time to Unclog a Drain is Before it Happens

Here are 3 drain-cleaning tips to try this weekend, to put that age old ounce-of-prevention advice to good use.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 16, 2021

Here's How You Trick Yourself Into Spotless Windows This Weekend

Sometimes the mental toughness of a task is what keeps you from starting on it.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 9, 2021

Here's the Only Chore You Need to Check Off Your List This Weekend

I'm giving you a super low-lift, completely easy-effort home task that you can do from the hammock at your cousin's house, one-handed with an icy beverage in the other.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 2, 2021

Even if You Live Alone, There's A Roommate You Need to Clean Up After

I certainly don't appreciate the messes they leave behind.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 25, 2021

This Small Effort is the First Step to Having a Great Summer at Home

Grab a pen and paper and get ready to mark the start of a new season — and make your summer dreams come true.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 18, 2021

One Thing You Can Clean to Put Your Family's Tumultuous Year Behind You

Take the opportunity to close out this school year with a particular task that's been a long time coming.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 11, 2021

If You Want a REALLY Clean Bathroom, You'll Need to Grab a Common Tool

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Warning: It's going to be gross. But you'll feel proportionately glad you got to the mess.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 4, 2021

One "Just in Case" Item Almost Everyone Can (And Should!) Declutter

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It's probably expired, and if you need to reference it again — someone else is keeping all the records for you.

Shifrah Combiths

May 24, 2021

There's One "Permanent" Kitchen Stain You Can Easily Remove with Baking Soda

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No amount of regular dish washing will make these stains vanish, but they're not as permanent as they might seem.

Shifrah Combiths

May 18, 2021

One Under-Appreciated Thing You Should Clean Before it Gets Really Hot

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This weekend, grab a vacuum cleaner and a screwdriver and get to work.

Shifrah Combiths

May 7, 2021

This Has to Be the Easiest Way to Elevate Your Home With Paint

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Painting has this transformative power, but your weekend project doesn't have to be as involved as painting an entire room or even a whole wall.

Shifrah Combiths

Apr 30, 2021

One Eco-Friendly Thing You Can Do This Weekend

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It actually involves doing nothing at all.

Shifrah Combiths

Apr 22, 2021

One Storage Space You Probably Haven't Thought to Clean in a While

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Getting it done feels so incredibly good. And who wouldn't want that kind of satisfaction right now?

Shifrah Combiths

Apr 16, 2021

5 Quick Ways to Show Your Candles Some Love and Help Them Last Longer

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Give your candles a little spa day of their own.

Shifrah Combiths

Apr 9, 2021

7 Quick Things You Can Do to Prepare Your Home for the Rainy Season

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This weekend, pick one thing you can do to make your home ready to get rained on. It might only take 15 minutes!

Shifrah Combiths

Apr 2, 2021

7 Simple Things You Can Do This Weekend to Ward Off Pests

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It's hard to enjoy springtime when you're swatting at mosquitoes, hopping away from spiders, or fleeing wasps.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 26, 2021

9 Things You Can Clean to Celebrate the First Day of Spring

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Tackle these before that perfect weather hits so that when it does, there's nothing to do but savor it.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 19, 2021

3 Semi-Annual Habits Every Home-Savvy Person Can Tackle This Weekend

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It's a good idea to get into the habit of tackling these semi-annual tasks as a trio.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 12, 2021

One Thing (Right Under Your Feet!) That You’ve Probably Never Cleaned Before

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Get your cleaning supplies ready because this weekend you're turning your attention to one thing in your home that you quite possibly have never cleaned before.

Shifrah Combiths

Mar 5, 2021

A Curb-Appeal Refresh You Can Tackle in One Weekend for $20 or Less

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At this time of year and this time in the pandemic, you're probably craving a curbside refresh for your home.

Shifrah Combiths

Feb 23, 2021

Use This Weekend to Build a Habit That Sticks — Here’s the Simple Secret

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Who's already lost momentum on some of their 2021 goals? If you raised your hand (I did), don't be too discouraged.

Shifrah Combiths

Feb 19, 2021

6 Ways You Can Improve Your Bedroom in a Weekend

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Walking into a bedroom that's not only clean and orderly, but that makes you feel wrapped in comfort is key to a good night's sleep.

Shifrah Combiths

Feb 12, 2021

There’s a Hidden Mess Lurking in Your Kitchen — Here’s How to Tackle It

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Usually the most rewarding cleaning tasks are those with the biggest visible payoff (think: vacuum lines). But taking care of hidden messes can have their own kind of fulfilling satisfaction.

Shifrah Combiths

Feb 5, 2021

This Quick Trick Makes Your Home Feel New — Without Spending a Dime or Changing a Thing

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This weekend, you can do this one thing to make your home feel fresh and new.

Shifrah Combiths

Jan 29, 2021

Create Small Savings Goals to Give Your No-Spend Efforts an Immediate Reward

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The idea here is to shift a money-saving mindset from a denial to an opportunity: thew opportunity to put that saved money toward something specific you're excited about.

Shifrah Combiths

Jan 22, 2021

Try This One-Week Experiment to Cement Any Smart, New Habit at Home

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Want to be cleaner? Read more? Stretch often? Here's one foolproof way to make it second nature.

Shifrah Combiths

Jan 15, 2021

One Quick Way to Make Your Kitchen and Bathroom Look Less Visually Cluttered

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I'm extremely visual and sensitive to my surroundings and much of what I do naturally around the house has to do with maintaining aesthetic order for my peace of mind.

Shifrah Combiths

Jan 8, 2021

This One 5-Minute Effort Will Set Your New Year Off Right

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This weekend, you're going to act on a bit of your new perspective and put love into action.

Shifrah Combiths

Jan 1, 2021

Take Care of This Quick Task to Calm Your Anxieties and Get Ready for 2021

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I can help you take one big thing off your plate for 2021, something you may not have even thought of yet.

Shifrah Combiths

Dec 4, 2020

You Don’t Have to Start a Journaling Habit to Give Yourself the Gift of Memories

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Even if not for posterity, recording the details of your life in this context has value for you, right now.

Shifrah Combiths

Nov 20, 2020

There’s One Spot in Every Bedroom That Almost Never Gets Properly Cleaned

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I'm not talking about the pile on your clothes chair, the stack of books on your dresser, or the growing collection of socks that litter the floor on *someone's* side of the bed.

Shifrah Combiths

Nov 13, 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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

This Weekend: Remove One Of Your Home’s Biggest Eyesores

Do you have a love/hate thing with your window A/C unit? Love overfloweth when it’s hell hot in the summer, and then the hate kicks in during winter when it’s nothing but an ugly appliance that lets in cold air. Let yourself get excited when it’s finally time to either: a) remove it from the window entirely; or b) cover that baby and forget about it for awhile. Store or Insulate Your Window Unit: The gaps around air conditioner units cause major energy loss.

Dabney Frake

Jul 18, 2020

This Weekend: Prepare For A Big Seasonal Shift

With every season comes a different set of clothing, accessories, and gear that’s front and center in your home for a couple of months. For summer, it’s light weight clothing, open toe shoes, and umbrellas. And, while there’s probably lots of time left for the charcoal grill in late August, the clock is ticking on the bicycles, canoe, and pool noodles currently loitering around the house.

Dabney Frake

Jul 17, 2020

This 1-Minute Maintenance Tip Will Help Keep Pests and Smells Out of Your Bathroom

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It'll maintain the seal your plumbing needs to do its job, plus it helps prevent stagnant water from sitting in your faucet or showerhead and breeding bacteria.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 17, 2020

This Weekend: Dedicate An Hour To This Dirty Kitchen Zone

It doesn’t matter if you see washing dishes as a necessary evil, or if it’s a meditative time to focus your thoughts while doing routine chores. All of our kitchen sinks need TLC from time to time. It’s where we wash our food and cookware daily, store cleaning products, and where all our dirty messes go down the drain. Scrubbing the sink and organizing underneath isn’t glamorous, but certainly makes your kitchen a more effective and pleasant place to be.

Dabney Frake

Jul 17, 2020

This Weekend: Prune & Purify Your Personal Purgatory

If open shelving keeps you honest and un-cluttered, junk drawers are the organizational opposite: a hidden spot where random things are stuck and linger until later used, relocated, thrown out, or recycled. It’s your own personal purgatory and a sanity-saving catchall, so don’t resist it entirely. Just hit the reset button periodically and bring it back under control…and accept that it will fill up again.

Dabney Frake

Jul 17, 2020

There’s One Weekend Project You’ll Want to Finish Before it Gets Really Hot Out

Your allergies will thank you for doing it now.

Shifrah Combiths

Jul 3, 2020

The Year is Half Over—So Here’s One Simple Thing You Can Do This Weekend to Feel Accomplished

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One simple effort has the potential to make you feel light, calm, and even a little bit peppy.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 26, 2020

10 Free or Easy Ways to Celebrate the First Day of Summer

Weekend Projects

You might mark the change in season with a decluttering or organizing project that sets you up to enjoy summer to the fullest. Or, your inaugural summer activity might look less like work and more like a party.

Shifrah Combiths

Jun 19, 2020

Want Happy Houseplants? Here’s One Springtime Ritual Your Green Thumb Friends Never Skip

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It means your plants are going to stay healthy, strong, and grow more vigorously.

Shifrah Combiths

May 21, 2020

The Best Thing You Can Do With 20 Minutes and a Piece of Paper, Especially if You’re Feeling Anxious

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"Getting out of your head" is sometimes the best remedy for a looming anxiety spiral. But I, for one, don't want to miss what my thoughts might be trying to teach me.

Shifrah Combiths

May 15, 2020

The Once-in-a-While Cleaning Task You Can’t Skip if You’re a Coffee Drinker

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Machines that drip more slowly than they used to, or makers that leak, signal a build up of minerals.

Shifrah Combiths

May 8, 2020

Try This 10-Minute Tidy-Up to Reclaim Some of Your Mental and Physical Space

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Your space—and therefore, you—will enjoy a little perk-up.

Shifrah Combiths

May 1, 2020