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By: E. Lax                                                                     WEEK 1  OF 4


                                                                                                CLOSETS                      If   you’re
              hacks
              hacks                              DEEP          EREV                        1.  still looks like a mess? There’s no two  2.  s wapping
                                  Tried and True
                        home
                                                                                               Finished  cleaning  your  closet  but  it
                        home
                                  Tips for the
                                  Busy Balebusta
                                                                                                                                 your
                                                                                                                             out
                                                                                               ways about it – you’ve got to declutter.
                                                                                                                             seasonal
                                                                                               Asking yourself:
                                                                                                                             war dr obe
                                                                                               Have I worn/used this within the last
                                                 CLEAN
                                                                                                                             for  storage,
                                                                                               year?
                                                               PESACH
                                                                                                                             clunky ,
                                                               SERIES
                                                                                               Will I be wearing/using it next year?
                                                                                                                             breakable,
                                                                                               Would I have purchased this now?   forget  n  the
                                                                                                                             a
                                                                                                                                   d
                                                                                               If the answer is no to all of these, it’s   expensive  hard  plastic  containers.
                                                                                               time to find a new owner for it. Trust   Clothes  storage  bags  are  spacious,
                                                                                               me, your closets will look like a dream   super  affordable,  and  can  be  folded
              Feeling stressed and overwhelmed by Pesach cleaning? Help is here!               just by minimizing its contents.   when not in use. Win, win, win!
              With the right tips and tricks, you can simplify your cleaning process and make
              things much more manageable.
                                             BEDROOM FURNITURE
                                                                                                                                       WINDOWS
             1.  Did you know? You really don’t need a ton of different detergents to get your house   1.  Window  screens  can  get  very  dusty,  and
                 sparkling clean.
                 Add a few drops of dish soap to a spray bottle filled with water, give it a good shake,   cleaning them with a shmatte just turns the
                                                                                               shmatte  black  without  making  the  screen
                 and you have yourself a gentle cleaner that’s perfect for wood furniture. If you have   too much cleaner.
                 hard water, use bottled spring water for better results. It’s still a lot cheaper than   The solution? A lint roller! Just roll up and
                 specialty wood sprays, and works just as well.                                down and watch all the dust and dirt stick
                                                                                               to the roller. When one sheet gets filled up,
                                                                                               simply tear it off and keep rolling!
             2.  or  cleaning.  But  if  you’re  irked  3.  It recommended to flip and rotate
                 Ok, this one’s not about chometz
                                            your mattress at least once a year,
                 by  small  dents  and  scratches  on   and erev Pesach is the perfect time   2.  Windex spray bottle in one hand and  3.  Cleaning  window  blinds  is  a  tedious
                                                                                               Standing  on  a  step  stool  with  a
                 your wood furniture, you can buy   to do that since you anyway clean                                       task.
                 special furniture fillers in all wood   all beds thoroughly.                  a shmatte in the other can be quite   A  special  window  blinds  cleaner  cuts
                 finish colors. Rub it over scuffs and                                         the balancing act!           your work in half, and will set you back
                 scratches  and  watch  as  it  blends   The  EZ  Bed  Mattress  lifter  is  a   Make  your  life  easier  by  getting  a   less  than  $10.  A  worthy  investment,
                                            handy  tool  that  lets  you  easily  lift
                 into  the  furniture,  making  it  look   your mattress, whether it’s to clean   window  squeegee  that  has  a  built-  especially  if  all  your  windows  are
                 like new again.
                                            underneath, put on or remove dust                  in  spray                    covered in blinds.
                                            ruffles, or tuck in bedsheets.                     function.
                                                                                               There  are
                                                                                               v arious
                                                                                               models
                                                                                               available
                                                                                               in   both
                                                                                               sho rt
                                                                                               and  long
                                                                                               handle
                                                                                               format.
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