Let’s get ready for something…….

So, something is coming up soon. It’s a holiday. It comes after a really fun holiday where there are cupcakes, cookies, and lots of chametz around.

I can’t say it.....

I won’t say it…..

But then again….

I must say it…..…

It’s PESACH!!!!!!!!!!!.

YES, I’VE DONE IT! I’VE uttered the word for the Yom Tov that sends chills down the spines of Jewish women!

The holiday that has women cowering in fear, and removing crumbs from ceilings. Because, dear friends, you know how often your family gets together and eats a hearty crumb filled meal on the ceiling. (Happens all the time over at the Klein Chateau.)

The holiday that goes by an alias because it is so ashamed of the reactions its real name evokes.

 Sometimes it uses the happy name of “Holiday of the Spring.” Now, doesn’t that sound all cheery??? Spring, flowers are bursting into bloom, winter coats are put away in closets….. Wait! Closets?? OMG I’ve got to start cleaning the coat closet for Pesach.

Helppppp…….

Pesach also uses the moniker “Holiday of The Matzos.” Okay, that’s not so bad.

Matzoh.

Matzoh is good. Matzoh is neat and square. Matzoh… hmmm… when was the last time I ate a good piece of Matzoh. OMG IT WAS LAST PESACH!! Pesach is coming again!!!

So, when I was younger, 5 years ago at the age of 22, (I can’t believe I’m 27 already. Weird, my oldest kid is 34, how did I do that?) So anyhoo, 5 years ago, I used to prepare for Pesach very differently than I do today.

One of my “fondest” memories of Pesach preparations is the first year I was married. I was living in Israel, expecting my baby a month after “the holiday of the spring.” Not wanting my house to get passed over by Eliyahu Hanavi on Passover (get it? Really bad pun) I sat on my hands and knees cleaning the grout in between each balata (Israeli tile) with a knife. I literally worked on that floor for days, crying bitterly at the fate of a Jewish woman and the suffering she needed to endure (all imaginary of course) so that her floor would be properly prepared to dine on.*

*This (ahem) slightly exaggerated way of bringing in Pesach may have been established by a very cute lady with a French accent, otherwise known as Ema,  who trained her children to scrupulously dig through pots with needles to try to find any chometz that might have lingered in a nook or cranny, and then proceeded to sell the whole thing to a gentile anyway.  Oy, it was a different world, back in the day J

Fast forward a few years, and making Pesach is a whole different ball game. I’ve learned so much from shiurim, and my LOR, and I now absolutely enjoy putting Pesach together.

I have found that what works best for me is to go through my house slowly and systematically in the months leading up to Pesach, while focusing on keeping the chaos to a minimum for my family.

Stay tuned for a bunch of fabulous tips and hints that will help you get to the “Holiday of our Freedom” with a smile on your face,  and a Spring in your step (bad pun alert.)

Best,

Tanya

As a professional Organizer serving the Pikesville, Owings Mills, and Towson neighborhoods, Tanya specializes in residential and home office organization. Her experience allows her to quickly asses the needs of her clients, and teach them how to best use systems to handle the “stuff” in their lives more effectively. Tanya can be reached by phone at 443-956-2522 or feel free to email her at tanya@precisionorganizing.net