I found this great list entitled "17 Ways to Make Your Life Easier." When these tips become relevant to me, I'm sure I'll never be able to find the list again, so I'm going to share a few of the useful ones here a) so you can benefit from them, and b) so I can find them again when I need them! For all 17 of them, click that link above. I'm going to share my favorite ones here!
1. Pizza leftovers:
If you're not a weirdo like me who enjoys cold pizza, heat your pizza in a skillet on med-low instead of the microwave. Then the crust stays crispy and no soggy pizza flop for you!
2. Expanding frosting:
I'm always scraping for the last bit of frosting in those cans when I'm trying to cover a cake, and I always wish I had just a little bit more (or maybe I need to lay off the spoonfools here and there while frosting). If you put the frosting in a bowl and whip it with an electric mixer, you'll end up with about twice the volume of frosting. And since you're adding so much air, you're eating less sugar and fat per bite (or your kids are, which could be even better news).
3. Reheating refrigerated bread products:
Throw a small cup of water in the microwave with pancakes, bread, or muffins. It'll help them retain their moisture!
4. Mosquito fighter
Stick a dryer sheet in your pocket! I'm dying to try this!
5. Un-cling your skirt:
To avoid static cling, attach a safety pin to the inside seam near the hem of a skirt, pants, shirt, or slip.
6. Preventing sticky measuring cups:
Rinse your measuring cups with hot water before filling them with peanut butter, honey, butter, or other sticky ingredients--they'll slip out more easily!
7. Foggy windshield:
Apparently, a chalkboard eraser will get rid of the foggy inside better than a towel!
8. Fruit flies:
Fill a cup with a half inch of apple cider vinegar and a couple drops of dishwashing liquid. It'll attract the flies to their doom.
9. Pesky ants:
The answer to this sounds too simple. Put cornmeal where you've seen them! They'll take it home, eat it, and can't digest it, so it'll kill them.
10. Dryer:
Even though your lint trap is "cleaned" as often as you do a load, the residue from the waxy sheets stays on the mesh! You can't see it, but pull out the lint trap and try to run water through it. If the water pools on top, wash it with soap and a toothbrush or something to get rid if the gunk. (You know how dryer sheets are kind of waxy when you put them in, and soft when they come out? That's where the gunk comes from). Keeping the lint trip clean will keep your heating element working for longer!
I hope these hacks make life easier!
Grace and peace,
Hilary
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