The daily routine can make simple tasks like cleaning the house or saving money appear difficult. However, some people have discovered ways to handle some of these day-to-day problems with minimal effort. Making a home office, even when there appeared to be no space, or watering plants in a garden without lifting a finger are two examples.
To save space in a closet, use soda can rings as a connector between clothing hooks
This Pinterest hack really works. Simply use micellar water to clean your shoes
If you lack space at home, a closet can be turned into an office
A simple hack cutting a keyhole shape into an end table for a handy tree table!
The easiest way to water your garden
Just saw my partner charging her phone like this. For years, I’ve left my phone charging on the floor like a fool!
Had a volunteer help me make these stools out of our discarded books for new library seating
This is how my wife protects her yarn from the cats
Hate not being able to find the end of the tape? Stick a bread bag clip to the end
An environmentally friendly option for making confetti
Thanks to your advice, I was able to restore my favorite boots! Vinyl repair kit and some Kiwi really did the trick
Taping wax paper to your windows is an easy, cheap, and quick way to keep your privacy without compromising natural light
Stack and store non-stick pots and pans with lids upside down to reduce scratches to the interiors
Biggest sneaker-life hack: use an eraser to remove stains/ dirt from sneakers. Works especially well on nubuck, suede, leather, and rubber
I made 2 different vertical gardens by recycling plastic bottles and I also made some planters out of scrap materials found in the street
Bonus: life tips that go beyond domestic life
- Do chores when you feel angry. Keep to yourself and wash dishes, garden, sweep the floor, etc. Use all that adrenaline toward something that will benefit you instead of doing impulsive stuff.
- Before leaving on vacation, do a deep clean of your living space. The refreshed and renewed feelings from vacation will be prolonged, and help you transition back to your routine with a clear head
- If you are doing something and a young child asks to help, don’t say “no” or “you’re too little.” Find a way to have them help, even if it’s a distraction unrelated to your task, and thank them for helping. This develops positive self-esteem, mindfulness, collaboration, and gratitude.
- As soon as you have a name for your baby, create an email address for them and share it with your family. They will be able to send messages and pictures. It’s going to be the best present for your kid in a few years.
- If you plan on becoming a serious runner and are sedentary, spend a month or 2 walking before getting into running.
- If and when you get painful menstrual cramps, do a wall push-up. This tip was given to me by an ER nurse years ago and it still blows me away how effective this is. We already know that exercise can be helpful for period cramps, but in the moment of a bad cramp, we may not have the energy or ability to just go take a jog
