Follow my blog with BloglovinWe all can use some tips and tricks to make life easier…so I have come up with 25 of the best tips to make your life easier.
1. Fix old flip flops with a bread clip
Brilliant Idea from The Chive.
2. Photocopy the back of something you need to hang perfectly
All you have to do is drill the holes based on the paper! Idea from Buzzfeed.
3. Use a glue stick on a bug bite
Right when you feel the itch rub a Glue Stick
on it…it will take the itch away and it won’t come back! Idea from One Crazy House.
4. Use nail polish remover to clean dirty shoes
Great idea from Viral Nova. If you are in need of some new nail polish remover, we recommend this kind from Opi
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5. Use a staple remover to put new keys on a key ring
You can save a lot of broken nails with this great idea from One Good Thing By Jillee.
6. Add a little bit of balsamic vinegar to the water when you hard boil eggs
This will slightly die the eggs and help you tell which ones are hard boiled. Another great idea from One Good Thing by Jillee.
7. Imprint cookies with rubber stamps
Make sure the stamp is clean….and these make for some cute cookies! Idea from Country Living.
8. Keep track of dosage schedule on the actual bottle
Especially for kids medications! Idea from Landee See and Landee Do.
9. Use the foil lid of your yogurt or apple sauce to make a spoon
There is nothing worse than being on the go and realizing you forgot a spoon. Well worry no more…idea from Reddit.
10. When traveling, hide emergency money in a Chapstick tube
Great idea from The Chive.
11. Put some water and soap into a blender and turn the blender on for quick cleaning!
Idea from Ask Sarah.
12. Put a rubber band around a paint can to avoid paint getting on the side of the can
Idea from DedalVs.
13. Cut ice cream with a knife for easier serving
Idea from How to Nest for Less.
14. Use a glue gun on the bottom of slippery shoes to prevent child from slipping
Idea from In the Playrooom.
15. Put legos in a seal -able laundry bag and wash them in the washing machine.
You could really do this with any dirty plastic toys! Idea from Gettin’ By. Get your mesh stuff sack here!
16. Use a ketchup bottle to pour your pancakes…makes for perfect, and mess free pancakes every time!
Idea from Remove and Replace.
17. Make picture hanging simple
Brilliant idea from I Heart Naptime.
18. Use a can opener for that annoying plastic seal
Idea from Just Imagine.
19. Dip oreos with a fork for mess free eating!
Idea from Viral Nova.
20. Store a few marshmallows with your brown sugar to keep it soft
Idea from Storage and Glee.
Eww, DO NOT use your lid from yogurt/applesauce/whatever as a spoon. Do you know how unsanitary that is? Those lids are completely uncovered on the top. Not only have they been handled by people, but god knows what else has touched them.
wash lid. Problem solved.
You are not using the outside top for a spoon, you are using the inside aluminum seal to make a spoon…
place a rubber band around an open paint can …. so that if it slips off it splashes all over the walls you have just painted or worse on you
The dishwasher may be a better idea for Legos, instead of the washer. It will result in less clattering, and less chance of breaking the Legos.
If you get your boiled eggs mixed up with your regular eggs-just spin them on a counter top. The boiled ones will spin where the raw eggs will not spin as well.
What if your Oreo falls of the fork when your trying to eat it
In my opinion, getting messy is part of the fun of eating Oreos. 🙂
I just write the date on the hard boiled egg with a marker.
Not using lids from yogurt, applesauce is good idea. Bread wrappers used for other than holding bread it came in, is a no no as well. DIRTY.
Oreos are not very healthy to eat. Read the ingredients before consuming anything. They use fructose, it’s equally bad as MSG.
As often as most people lose their Chapstick, putting money inside the empty container is NOT a good idea.
EVen when washed, using a rubber stamp meant for crafting for imprinting cookies does NOT sound sanitary.
Use a new stamp, wash it by hand, let air dry. Before stamping dip in a small dish of vodka. The tiny amount that is left on the cookie itself evaporates during baking. I have been doing this for years and actually started with the stamps, the ones people used to seal letters with wax on the outside of the envelope. Not one person has ever become ill and I always told people what I did, and not one mother kept her child from eating the cookies. Common sense prevails.
Wow they’re only trying to help people out with this and all these comments are so negative if you don’t agree with a few things they’ve listed so what then don’t try it yourself unless you feel then need to make others feel bad just so you can feel good about yourself? Come on now I’m sure whoever took the time to put this together did so out of kindness to try to help someone so why be so negative in return? Sorry I just had to point that out.
I agree with you. No one will die from using a lid as a spoon or reusing a bread wrapper. Get a grip , people!
This is exactly what I thought… Omg so much negativity on the comments, they’re only suggestions! Use the ones you like most, no need to be so negative…
People think they know so much that they can criticize others like some sort of tyrant. Haven’t people been taught to be kind?! They are ugly to me.
I enjoy and appreciate the comments whether negative or positive. It’s not any different than reading reviews for the majority of services or items I purchase. We’re all adults and if your feelings are hurt because of criticism then maybe you shouldn’t post but wait I don’t see the person who posted this complaining. Quit being negative about the criticism. See what I did there? Oh and about the lid research some major diseases and see how long they can live on a lid. Ewwwww
I agree. If something is not for you, mind your manners, be polite and say nothing. Not everything suggested on the internet is a one size fits all. I applaud all the people who took time and effort out of their lives to brighten the world with their pearls of wisdom. Then again, I am over 50 and was raised old school.
I’m not over 50 an I agree 100%. Goes back to the old saying: If you don’t have anything nice to say, say nothing at all. Also people today are too worried about everything being dirty. They didn’t worry about that craps when I was a kid and you did not have so many allergies and super bugs, remember, God made dirt, dirt don’t hurt. DUH!
Funny how these people offer their stupid opinions. Everyone’s opinion is an opinion. Is it fact? Show me the proof where it’s fact that something in this article that doesn’t work otherwise go get a life. You more or less couldn’t even come up with any suggestions yourself in my opinion so you have to insult one. Stop insulting others. I don’t care if you don’t like their ideas. Don’t try to control me with your opinion. People are too controlling now a days and try to control others by negative comments. “I am going to say so many bad things about this to insult the article so no one does it.” Mind your own business, read it, if you don’t agree, who cares. Get a life. It’s fricken annoying to see all your lame comments. I don’t comment on anything because what’s the point? Who cares, do it or don’t. Move on and find something to do or is this entertainment? I don care about your stupid negative comments because their your opinion only, not fact. Trying to be smart, go read on how to read something without making negative comments. This is my opinion only.
I agree! These things are tips to make life a bit easier. I guess some folks are saving so much time, they have lots of extra time to find things to criticize! just kidding! Don’t forget your sense of humor wherever you go!
Well said, at the end of the day, no one has to do these things. ?
Couldn’t agree with you more!!
Amen! I was thinking the same thing!
All this sanitary stuff it’s not good to be too clean you need germs stop you getting sick ID use all these tips I bet when ye all use public toilets yes ye may wash yer hands but touch door on way out or ye touch other doors and chairs and yer kids play on money rides gooey hands have touched plus others and then ye all touch money which could of been in someone’s sock or knickers or use for drugs stop complaining and grow up get real
I think these are all fantastic ideas! I would try most of them. The people with negative comments are just jealous that they can’t come up with good ideas like these.
Yes, Heather, you are correct. Some of these tips I have been using for years and are quite handy. And unfortunately some people only see the negative things in this world. Too bad, it is their loss. The rest of us will happily look for stuff like this to expand our horizons, pass on to family and friends and make the world a better place.
great ideas i love them and even though i already knew some of them, they really help me out everyday so thank you.
I wholeheartedly agree stop trying to get attention with your negativity !!!
Aw when I saw the picture, for the marshmallow one, I kind of wondered if you put cinnamon in a plastic bag with some marshmallows you’d get cinnamon marshmallows… but i guess that’s not a thing. I don’t even know why I got so exited- I don’t eat marshmallows…
If someome has enough intelligence and courage to write a blog then those who read it could just do as grandmother always said…. If you don’t have anything nice to say, then just don’t say anything at all. I like your ideas on wrappedinrust! I commend u on your list!!! Great job! I am a germ freak!, but for those germaphobes….FYI… There’s probably more germs on your keyboard, phone, tablet etc than there is on a yogurt etc lid. AND a thought to linger on for all the eww peeps… FACT: every time you flush your toilets, there is a fine microscopic mist sprayed across the restroom containing well all the yuck just flushed and any germs hanging around since the last toilet cleaning, sooooo…. if your toothbrush doesn’t have a cover on it, then guess what’s on there when you brush your teeth each time!? Hint it rhymes with scoop! ? great job on your list and I love your site. Thank you for the time spend compiling the list also for your loyal readers.
Thats why I hate toilets without lids
I really like the chart on the med bottle! I used to keep notebooks for that purpose. That is a handy idea and it makes you wonder why you never thought of it. Kind of makes you have a “well, Duh” moment. Love your site. Thanks for the tips!
This article made me hungry for pancakes… with ketchup! Yum!
“It’s so unsanitary oh my god” do you guys not see how anal you’re being? lol there is this things called soap and water lol. And as for the oreos being unhealthy lol who has ever thought that oreos are heathly
Leaving a negative remark makes you look petty and jealous that you didn’t post this.
Stop it.
I’m going to go lick a yogurt lid, put everything else I eat in a plastic bread bag, eat oreos off the floor so I don’t have to worry about them falling off a fork, and drink a glass of vodka before stamping a cookie with an ink filled stamp. If I am still alive, I’ll probably be happier and healthier than all the nay-sayers on the page. Thanks for sharing the tips! Have a lovely day all!
That tip about the glue on the soles of shoes may just make me keep my favorite sandals one more year. Love it! I have a pair of clogs that are slippery on wet surfaces, too. I’ll give it a try, as soon as I can find that darned glue gun that I have nearly no use for otherwise, if I haven’t already given it away. There are so many good ideas here, too. Where did all the Nagging Nellies come from?
I think if we have something to share that may help another, we should share! We can have opinions , and we can share those, too. I just wonder why some people feel the need to criticize. Why waste your time and energy in a negative way, when we can hold out a helping hand to another? It takes fewer muscles to smile than to frown! Just sharing my humble opinion…
Great article, thank you?