Freezing Food Tips: The Dos and Don’ts for Putting Food in the Freezer
The freezer can come in handy when you want to keep your leftovers for later. Follow our freezing food basics to keep your family staples at their best! ... Read More
How to Winterize a House: Your Cold-Weather Game Plan
The cold season is upon us and it’s time for some seasonal home maintenance. The following tips will help you winterize your house so you can stay warm and cozy all year long. ... Read More
Beat the Buzzer: The Ultimate Clean Kitchen Playlist
True Confession: As much as we love a clean kitchen, scrubbing pots and pans, sweeping up grains of rice, and breaking out the cleaner to scrub down appliances aren’t exactly our favorite things to do. Enter Beat the Buzzer! Here’s how we transform this nightly chore from dreadful to dance ... Read More
Kitchen Basics: Must-Have Items and Equipment for Cooking
Josie Ortega takes stock of the functional and beautiful cooking tools and items that help us love being in the kitchen, and researches the kitchen basics everyone should have. ... Read More
Five Steps to an Organized Closet
There’s something so calming and cathartic about opening the door to an organized closet! But you don’t have to be Marie Kondo to achieve closet sanity. We recently set down with pro organizers Mallory Andrews and Bryceleigh Harris to get some great tips to help us create an organized space. ... Read More
Big Family Life: Tips and Ideas for Organizing a Large Family
Big family life can be tons of fun, but managing a household and everyone’s schedules is no small task! So here are a few of our favorite organizational tips that will keep everyone on the same page! ... Read More
Why Doing Chores Is Important for Kids
Chores are an important part of learning to be responsible for kids. So here are some tips, including a rewards system that can make it easier to get them to help with the housework! ... Read More
Battling Procrastination: Tips to Get Going
“Procrastination is the thief of time”—we all have heard that a thousand times, but many of us are still struggling! Josie Ortega reports on the battle against procrastination, from the trenches. ... Read More
Magic Cleaning: Joyful Decluttering with Marie Kondo
Chances are, you’ve been seeing a more minimalist approach to home design, sparked by Japanese expert Marie Kondo. Learn more about her organizational approach seen in the new Netflix series “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo”, based on her bestseller “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”. ... Read More
Molded for Greatness: Part Deux
Mold can happen to anyone- including VB Basics Editor Tessa Duquette. Here’s an update on how she continues to be molded for greatness and how she handles this delicate situation. ... Read More