The other day after I posted the piece about folding a fitted sheet, a reader sent me this amazing email of “24 clever ideas to make your life easier”. There are a whole bunch of them that are flat-out brilliant and I wish I’d thought of them years ago!
The email came without any attribution, so unfortunately I can’t credit this to whoever was smart enough to put it together. If you happen to know where it originated, please let me know so I can correct that. And thank them. 🙂
Here is the content of the email that I received:
Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems.
Hull strawberries easily using a straw.
Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.
Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40.
Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.
Overhaul your linen cupboard, store bed linen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.
Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone & iPod in a bowl. The concave shape amplifies the music.
Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.
Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily, who knew?!
Attach a Velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.
Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.
Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.
For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to perfectly fold a fitted sheet.
Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins, tweezers and clippers, behind a vanity door.
Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel.
A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.
Bread tags make the perfect cord labels.
Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones, so much more fun and easier for kids to eat.
Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.
Install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles.
Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila, you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream.
Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.
Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.
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Jim Finney
January 19, 2012 at 10:53 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
Keep a fingernail brush at the kitchen sink to clean cheese graters. It works great, keeps you from skinning your fingers and tearing up dishcloths, and lasts a long time.
Leah Carey
January 20, 2012 at 7:40 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
That’s a great idea, Jim!! 🙂 I don’t use cheese graters precisely because I hate cleaning them. This could change my mind!
Patricia
June 16, 2013 at 9:04 AM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
This is the greatest list of how to make your life easier. We wonder how we never thought of these things. Great post and thank you.
Random hints and tips - non-diving
January 26, 2013 at 12:09 PM (UTC -5) Link to this comment
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