Donโt you love it when you figure out how to accomplish a task in the simplest way possible? I know I do. Especially, when that solution involves items I already have at my house.
Coined as โlife hacks,โ these simple solutions to everyday problems are flooding the Internet. Google anything youโre trying to figure out, from heating food evenly in the microwave to creating a projector for your smart phone, and youโre bound to find several websites with ideas.
Some of them are so simple, you think, OMG, how did I not think of that? For example, you can use a pants hanger as a cookbook holder, while youโre cooking. You can also cut the clips off the hanger and use them for chip-bag clips.
And, not much compares to the versatility of an empty toilet paper or paper towel roll in the life-hack world. My friend, Shirl Spencer, said theyโre good to test an object for safety before giving it to a child. โIf something can slip through the empty roll, itโs too small for any child five and under,โ she said. โThis is a great way to test whether an object is too small for children.โ
Ever think of looping necklaces through straws while traveling? Me neither, but, itโs what my friend, Shelley Shelton, does to prevent them from tangling.
Tucson mom, Sarah Bos, uses an egg slicer to slice olives, rather than buying the costly pre-sliced variety. My friend, Terry Tang, said she and her mom buy little paint brushes at the hardware store for basting, rather than buying the pricey ones at the cooking stores.
Life hacks are that simple.
Iโm all about simplifying my life, so I tested some of these life hacks out. Here are detailed instructions and photos of my favorites.
