When eating a TV dinner (don’t judge!) fold the box it came in flat, and use it as a placemat/trivet to protect your table from the hot tray, and any spills.
You were about to throw it away anyway, might as well get one more use out of the package first.
I pull it out of the microwave and onto a plate. When I’m done, slide it off the plate into the garbage and put the (still clean) plate away.
However, if I have a frozen pizza that doesn’t come with a cardboard circle under it, I’ll flatten the box it came in and use it for cutting the pizza on.
My laundry hack: I throw everything into the washing machine together; whites, darks, dry clean only, all together. Wash in cold water.
My gf separates her laundry as she was taught. She can’t tell the difference, other than her dry clean only stuff does better than mine.
Me too. No difference. I do dry clean a suit maybe once a year.
Ahhh, my suit hack! I threw them all out years ago.
My gf was wondering what would happen when my daughter got married. Well, that happened during COVID19 and they eloped!
Wouldn’t have mattered anyway - my husband kept his for years after he no longer wore them to work. Thank God I made him try them on before our daughter’s wedding. They either didn’t fit or were enough out of style to look funny - most were both.
Mine went into my work dumpster, they were that far out of style.
That works fine and I have used it. I pretty much always have enough for two loads so I separate by lights and darks. And my socks in wash bags meant for delicates. I was not advocating for everyone to do it my way, I was explaining my socks hack.
Rake or blow the leaves onto your lawn before you mow. Then instead of having to gather them up for disposal, the lawn mower will get them along with the grass clippings.
When handling a tiny screw, you can sometimes magnetize the screwdriver by holding it at a low angle aligned with your nearest magnetic pole of Earth. It won’t turn into a monster magnet, but it will be strong enough to hold the screw on the end.
FYI Ifixit.com is fantastic for fixing computers and buying replacement parts. They can also send you the miniature tools you need and tell you exactly how to go about the repair. I resurrected an old computer that wouldn’t boot by replacing its defective disk drive with a new SSD.
An old paper egg carton is excellent for this, particularly if you need to keep the different types of fasteners separate from each other.
As you get older, you may change your mind about sporting a beard.
Why would that make a difference? (50s, bearded, hate shaving).
Agree. I’m 65 and have had a beard in some form since my twenties.
Too much salt and not enough pepper. I wouldn’t have minded if I were taller, but being short I just didn’t think a white goatee was a great look for me. I do wear a moustache and soul patch.
Oh. I had a partially grey beard in my 30s. Not something I am inclined to care about, though.
If you’re taking apart something with lots of screws, do it on a towel, or even the carpet. That’ll keep the screws from rolling away. I learned that trick back in high school when I used to play with gas RC Cars, but I still use it anytime I’m taking anything apart that has parts that can roll away.
When mounting a photo print on the back matting, I don’t use a ruler to center the print, as I was shown in a photography class. Instead I set the print flush against a corner of the matting and draw pencil lines around the other two sides. I do the same from the diagonally opposite corner, and then extend all the lines to the edges. Then I use a compass to bisect the edge sections and the bisection points indicate where the print should go.
It takes longer to describe – and more words than I thought – to explain this, but in practice it’s really simple and straightforward. I find it much better than using a ruler to get a number like 10 7/8, then dividing that to get an awkward result like 5 7/16.
Carpenters do this, and my husband taught me to always ‘cut one’. You just start at 2 and add 1 to your total, because the end of the ruler /tape measure won’t give you accuracy.
Before taking something apart, take a couple of pictures of it.
Head band (not for sports, but for cold) works great to keep your ears warm in bed on cold winter nights. Pull it over your eyes when the full moon makes your room too bright.