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People are wired differently from each other. Therefore, we all have a unique approach to daily activities, whether doing house chores, organizing emails, or opening a bag of potato chips.
So when someone online asked people what their “I can’t believe other people don’t do this hack” is, commenters didn’t disappoint with their responses. Here, you’ll find tips on learning keyboard shortcuts, making a significant other happy, and cooking the perfect burgers – many of which likely aren’t in your top-of-mind choices.
Scroll through this list and take some notes. You may learn a new thing or two that you can incorporate into your own life.
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#1
Buy her "just because" flowers. Seriously, apology gifts always have the stank of the original mistake all over them. "Just because" gifts actually make her smile every time she looks at them and not think of the dumb thing I did.
Edit because apparently you can't talk about a nice thing you do without people attempting to make you feel like s**t for no good reason : This post is not f*****g gender exclusive or exclusive to just your partner. I can't believe I'm typing this.
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)
Upvote for the edit. There's at least one professional "but..., but..., but..." and downvoter in every crowd.
Rudo 1 year ago
My husband buys me flowers every Friday. He witnessed his father set the example for 52 years giving his mother flowers every week.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Your husband is awesome. My grandpa used to bring home a small gift every Friday to my grandma (he wasn’t rich but did have a decent job and this was the 60s and 50s). Everyone said he loved her so much. Unfortunately he died of a heart attack around 49, I think I was 3 or 4. She always kept his memory alive and I still have a few of the amazing gifts. My dad wasn’t like that to my mom. My husband can’t afford to do that but he makes sure to do little things when he can. Like buying me plants or cheesecake 😍
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Anonymouse 1 year ago
But Amen to your edit - my wife sent me flowers at work a few times, it was awesome!
The Mediterranean Fruit 1 year ago
Since I think most guys don't like flowers the same way women do, what can women get for their boyfriends as a "just because" gift?
Auntriarch 1 year ago
I buy Mr Auntriarch snacks that I don't like myself, so that he knows they're just for him
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Jumping Jellyfishes 1 year ago
I bought some sweetheart roses just on a whim that I found on sale. Just for fun, I went to where my boyfriend worked a late shift (welding shop) and left them all over his car in the evening, just expecting him to find it weird and not knowing who did it (he knew right away). He surprised me by being so thrilled and giddy by finding roses on his car, that he carefully collected all of them, took them home and put them in a vase his mom lent him, placing them on top of the TV (before flat screens). He was grinning for a week about it- also i have NEVER seen cut roses last so long (they were buds when I bought them and lasted about three weeks). I never expected that a guy would enjoying getting roses so much
Marissa Voleta 1 year ago
I love "just because" flowers. I really appreciate this from my husband. And I've been known to give flowers to male friends on occasions. Some have never gotten flowers and they seem to really like it too!
Joshua Moore 1 year ago
I’ve done this numerous times for a significant other. A small arrangement of flowers from the grocery store, or her favorite candy or a hand written card. Something that only takes a few minutes of time, but it goes so far. 😁
Ashlie Ann 1 year ago
I bought my brother concert tickets for a band he wants to see, "just because."
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#2
Vote, so we don’t have morons in office.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
If you don't vote, you don't count. Also, you have no business kvetching about the outcome.
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HTakeover 1 year ago
In the US, it's most important to vote in the local and regional elections. Those are the ones who decide what kind of state government and representation you have, and the ones whose vote on the president actually count.
Pencil McGovern 1 year ago
"... the ones whose vote on the president actually count." State and local [there are no "regional" elections] elected officials only have their own, individual vote just like every other citizen.
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Jess Smith 1 year ago
Vote 💙and not 😡 so you don't lose the people, pets, and/or things you love. Which will happen. Fascists need someone to persecute; once everyone he's targeting now flees/dies, he'll find someone else. Eventually it'll be you. (If not in the US, substitute the appropriate parties here.)
Sergio Bicerra 1 year ago
In my country voting is mandatory, if you are currently living in another country you vote on your embassy, if you don't vote you're fined. Still we have not morons but thieves. EVERY.SINGLE.ONE of our presidents have been investigated for corruption.
ZuriLovesYou 1 year ago (edited)
Aren't elections rigged or something? (Please don't downvote, it's just a question)
#3
Do favors for tomorrow you.
Car getting low on gas? Do tomorrow you a favor and get it on the way home.
It's almost bedtime but there are dishes in the sink? Do them as a favor to your future self.
While you're at it, get tomorrow's clothes together and get your lunch packed when you're not rushed. Tomorrow you will love you for it!
And, when today you is enjoying all the things that yesterday you did to make your life easier, remember to thank yourself for doing it.
I know it sounds silly, but this really helped motivate me in getting stuff done promptly instead of at the last moment.
Blondie23 1 year ago
This one is huge!! So many times I put stuff off and future me is soooooooo pissed!!!
Jaya 1 year ago
For me it's often the other way around. Today me is already tired and should go to bed. Tomorrow me will have the energy to easily do the tasks that will exhaust today me and will make tomorrow me tired because I went to bed too late. I really had to learn to leave some of the stuff for tomorrow, and that has worked wonders.
Chrissie Anit 1 year ago
I have practised this for years now, and it really motivates you if you think of yourself as another person that you want to feel good.
Diana Schlafer 1 year ago
I like to do "after vacation me" favors, too. Have something for dinner (and breakfast) in the freezer so you're not hunting for food when you get home. Put clean sheets on the bed before you leave. Empty trash and tidy the place up, too. The me that is just getting home and is tired and jet lagged is always so happy that the pre-vacation me was planning ahead.
Lady Lava 1 year ago
Yes, I do this too, and when I'm coming home I'm always so thankful!
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Hinrik Ævarsson 1 year ago
This is the only way. I'll work twice as hard so I can be lazy later. Well sometimes I do. Probably incorporates ADHD dopamine seeking behaviour, like doing all the prep work meticulously so I can rapidly stack up the joy of results later.
#4
I see people doing wild mental math trying to figure out tips. If you move the decimal one place to the left you have 10% double that for 20%, divide it by 2 and add it to the original number for 15%. You can get 1% by moving the decimal 2 to the left and multiply that by any number to get that percentage.
Edit: Damn people, no need to get so aggressive, it's a math tip that helps me, I'm not telling you how to tip, or even commenting on tipping in society, just math....
TribbleThinking 1 year ago (edited)
Upvote purely for the edit. Thank you for the laugh and sending lots of sympathy your way! 😄😄
Ashlie Ann 1 year ago
Even when someone is trying to lend a hand, (in this case math), people are still being rude. You can scroll past if you disagree with it.
Jeff White 1 year ago
Like the edit. However, it is clear that tipping has become a cultural bomb.
Science Nerd 1 year ago
Well before cell phone calculators, my family and I would mentally keep a running total while shopping and figure out the 6% or 8.5% sales tax quickly. I don’t begrudge any math tricks that work for a person but the general deterioration of math skills in general is sad.
Jess Smith 1 year ago
somehow I can multiply 256*4 faster than I can add up two two-digit numbers. I guess I don't practice addition that much, assuming it would say strong, and now my brain has a momentary processing pause, not helped by historical moments that it then decides it needs to remember it great detail right then. By the way, if you're ever asked 256*4 it's 1,024; 256 is 2^8 and 4 is 2^2 so the answer is 2^10
Florence O'Grady 1 year ago
Tipping is easy. Spend up to $10, tip is $2. Spend up to $20, tip is $4. Spend upt to $30, tip is $6. Spend up to $40, tips is $8. Spend up to $50, tip is $10. When I eat out on or near a major holiday, I tip extra. Extra helpful: refilling my drink without me having to ask once, removing dirty dishes quickly, etc.; tip a little extra. Sometimes tip extra if I'm feeling generous.
#5
Keep a camping chair in your trunk. You never know when an opportunity for a good sit might arise.
Jeff White 1 year ago
This sounds like an older person idea. I am an older person and I do this and highly recommend this idea for all.
AdL 1 year ago
I am a young mum, an have been doing this since I got my license years back! A chair, a blanket, some water, a book and some crackers or snacks. Good to go!
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Jacob Bornlykke 1 year ago
I live alone, so I rarely have more than 1 passenger in my car. So I traded my 4-door for a small van. Almost always I have with me a tent, sleepingbag, bicycle, fishing gear and atleast one camping chair. Ready for opportunitys.
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I have a 3-legged stool that I got to use when giving my 2.5 hour walking tour of the Haight Ashbury because I have a bad hip. I took it with me when I went to Barcelona though never had to use it because there are benches almost everywhere. I took it with me when I went to Japan and at first I didn't carry it but started when I had to sit on a curb and within 5 minutes three people including a policeman stopped to make sure I was okay.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
Plus if you go somewhere and expect chairs or other seating arrangements and you get there and there is not enough seats for everyone, you have your own seat.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
When I started working at the same place as my husband I hated the cramped dirty lunchroom so I made sure we had a chair to eat outside. When the weather was nice and my husband and I could take lunch together we would literally tailgate at the back of our truck. Coworkers thought it was sweet at also looked more relaxing. It was. We still try to keep a couple chairs for impromptu tailgating.
JL 1 year ago
But the vehicle that carries around that trunk has plenty of seats already, and they are more comfortable.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Um, but then you are sitting in the vehicle, not going to sit down by a river alone or a backyard to enjoy a cold or hot drink with friends. I always carry chairs.
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I hate cleaning but whenever I leave a room I try to take something with me. It might be a piece of garbage, a dish or an item that needs to be put away. It goes a long way to keeping things tidy without any real effort.
Pernille 1 year ago
And try to remember to take at least one piece from the pile on the stairs when going upstairs.
Soton_Sherpa 1 year ago
I used to do this until the people living in the flat above me complained about me leaving stuff on their doorstep! 😎
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Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I just hand it to my husband as I walk by. I get a kick out of the confused look on his face and the fact that where I sit is further from the the kitchen so he doesn’t get the chance to/think of doing it to me!
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
I started timing how long chores took me and then started doing them according to how much time I wanted to spend at a time. My room vaccums in about 3 minutes. Dusting about the same because I have a lot of knick knacks. These things can be done during adverts on tv. Same as exercise.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
When I leave the living room I try to take my wife with me, but sometimes she insists to stay on the couch.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Working as a forklift operator, I was instructed to watch what the most unhurried folks did. The "secret"? If that truck is moving, it needs something on the forks. Going to run back/delivering finished stock to the whse?...take some scrap or something needing delivered there before you go. Coming back from delivering something? Grab stock or containers needed. Amazing time saver. Amazing people can't figure that out.
#7
Say Please, say Thank you, and always ask people for help if you need it.
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I can say "Thank you" in about 2 dozen languages. In most, it's the only phrase I know. But it always gets a smile.
Donna Peluda 1 year ago
Say good morning got your neighbours, Open you car window and use your hand to say thanks to the car that let you merge in to the traffic. Just be fooking polite vvankers!!
#8
When handing someone their change, give them the coins before the bills. This allows them to hold the coins in their palm while using their fingers for the bills. Otherwise, they have to do this careful balancing act before they pocket the money.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
Cashiers where I live have universally been trained to do the opposite. I cannot fathom why.
Ace 1 year ago
So that they can still see all the money as they're counting it out, is why.
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Montanavanna 1 year ago
If your counting back change properly handing the coins is the first step.
Display_Name 1 year ago
As a cashier, coins before bills. People will shove the change into their pockets as I’m counting out their bills.
Angelyn Poole 1 year ago
I was trained to not only hand the coins back first, but to actually count the amt. being given back so customer knows that they received the correct $5.32 change back from the $10.00. But nooooooo ..... these days I have to stand there holding up the line so I have to not only pickup the coins that they put on top of the bills that then slid off the bills they handed back, AND then count what they gave back to ensure I received the correct change. Believe it or not, I've actually received the wrong change back despite the cash register telling the cashier the amt. to give back. I actually had a McD's employee once casually take my money but didn't give back the few cents due. When I continued to sit in my car with left arm held out to him, he actually ask me what I needed. I said "my change". He replied "well it was only a few pennies". I replied "regardless, the are still MY pennies!:. Picked up food, drove out, then around so mad. Went & rpt'd him. SIGH ..... so ugly.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
What I don't understand is idiots handing the change and receipt at the same time. NOBODY (or nobody I know, anyway) puts the receipt in their wallet. Let people put the money away first (two seconds' effort) THEN hand them the receipt. Or put it with the purchases and let the customer pick it up. If your hands are full of wallet, receipt and cash change, it will take LONGER to put it away, slowing down the line.
Sand Ers 1 year ago
I fold the receipt and bills in half, put them in my pocket, and then get my áss out of the way and fiddle with sorting it on my own time.
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I take a quick photo of where I park my car in large parking lots. Saves so much time wandering around looking lost!
Soton_Sherpa 1 year ago (edited)
Not if it's a stock photo of badly parked cars! 😋
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Bobette McCann 1 year ago
I live in Vegas, where we have a lot of parking garages. I have a friend who only parks on the top floor of the garage so that he can always remember where he parked.
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
I usually do this in the cooler but dry weather just to keep the car warm and most people don’t want to park up there.
Load More Replies... Blondie23 1 year ago
If you open up your map app you can also pin your location. That is a great way to find your car again.. the GPS will lead you to it!
Mason Kronol 1 year ago
Great for an open lot. Did not work when we were in an underground 4 story garage. We weren’t even the only people who were lost. It was a weird elevator vs. floor numbering system. Like floor three was parking level 2. Most of us could not connect our OnStar and other satellite reliant devices. You got lucky when u were on the right floor and could set off the panic alarm😂 we took an Uber 2 years later. It only cost $5 bucks more than parking and we didn’t have to deal with that garage and traffic!
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Trisec Tebeakesse 1 year ago
That's a Disney trick. Take a picture of the sign at the end of your row on the way to the tram. Works for any large parking lot at any event, too. :-P
quentariel 1 year ago
Don't you have marked sections or signs in your parking lots that help you to remember where you parked? Although I supposed I would take photo anyway in US, as even our biggest lots are like 20 times smaller than there.
#10
Learn all the keyboard shortcuts you can use regularly.
sbj 1 year ago
Same here, I know the shortcuts but they won't save me any time
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Peter Bear 1 year ago
Additionally, take the time to learn to touch-type. I was (probably) the last generation that had to learn this in school, and I hated it at the time. Now, I type ridiculously fast and with very few errors. I'm not perfect, but I'm pretty dang quick.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
You can’t copy and paste etc in our electronic patient records using a mouse, but you can use keyboard shortcuts. Total game changer. Control +Z has saved my life after typing an epic consultation and then accidentally deleting it because I dropped my ducts phone on the keyboard. I’m seriously clumsy. I’m not allowed cups without lids in clinic now after “the coffee incident “. Turns out the hand dryer in the toilets is quite effective at drying your clothes….
Lady Lava 1 year ago
I tried this, but as I'm not a very fast typer, I'm gettings things done quicker using my mouse.
nuberiffic 1 year ago
So much quicker to control+c, control+v than selecting those options from a menu
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Windows+d to get back to desktop immediately, windows+shift+s to take a partial screenshot, windows+alt+g to record the last 30s of the game (must have game bar enabled for the game).
SirWriteALot 1 year ago
I get anxiety when I see someone move the mouse over something, press right click, then hunt for the "copy" ...
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
YES...also make a macro to insert any symbols you commonly use....make template inserts for emails...etc....huge time saver
#11
Clean out your fridge before grocery shopping! Eliminates mystery Tupperware and always reminds you of something you need to pick up.
featherytoad 1 year ago
I keep a pad and pen in my kitchen, so when I think of something I need, or use something up, I right it down through out the time leading up to my next shopping trip.
Cassie 1 year ago
We have a shared family grocery list on Google Keep that we add to between shopping trips. We even have it organized into groupings like what each person wants, stuff for the whole family, and stuff for planned meals.
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I remember that when my mom passed away and we cleaned out her closet, it turned out she had more boxes of rice and pasta than she would ever be able to eat...
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Marsha Brown 1 year ago
Listonic! A free shopping list app, the best one I've found, which can be shared with others; different stores can be listed as well. So my spouse and I add to it during the week, check and clear out the fridge before our weekly supermarket run. The items appear with an icon to indicate the type of food, e.g. produce, dairy, bakery, beverages, snacks, spices.... You can add your own, too. As you buy the items, you check them off the list. You can leave them on the list as having been purchased, or remove them. If the latter, they disappear on both phones. We also have separate lists for pet supply store, pharmacy, hardware, cleaning items, plant & garden supplies stores .... No more pencil and paper in 2024! Note: It's only available in English and the language of the Eastern European country it's from, which I don't remember.
Lady Lava 1 year ago
We call leftovers in the freezer "mystery bricks", because it's not always clear what this frozen solid thing is. Yes, I know I should mark them with the name of the dish and the date, but apparently I'm too lazy... But I do throw them away every once in a while, to avoid unidentified food kept there too long.
quentariel 1 year ago
I wish my fridge would someday be so full that I forget some thing exists.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Also eyeball measure the space left so you don't buy more than you can fit in it.
#12
Do I need or do I want. If I need it, I get it. If I want it, I wait for a few weeks, do some research, see if I can fit it in and if I still want it a month or two later then I might go get it. Turns out my wants are not always there after a while waiting. It’s new for me but has changed my mindset drastically.
Edith 1 year ago
I do this too.. especially with internet purchases from ebay, amazon, abebooks, AliExpress, clothes, etc.. I have full carts of hundred euros.. If I still need that thing after a month or three, I will buy it. At least 80% of those are emotional decisions and not actual need.
Jan Moore 1 year ago
I do that with Amazon, it's very tempting to hit the buy now button.
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S P 1 year ago
I pay attention to how often I have thought about getting a thing. More often means probably need. It cuts down on a lot of impulse purchases and even though I still end up getting a few things that I don't use as often as I thought I would, or aren't any more convenient, I do save a lot of waste.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
I did this years ago with a long-sleeve top that I coveted the first time I saw it. Instead of buying it immediately, I walked around the mall for about a half hour. When I saw the top again, I still wanted it, and bought it. Turned out to be one of my favorite articles of clothing. I miss it, but that top eventually became too ragged to wear and was not salvageable.
Jeff White 1 year ago
One of the best ideas out there. It might not "work" right away because sometimes need and want to difficult to discern. But, like everything, with practice it becomes easier and more and more helpful.
Pernille 1 year ago
I found that my trick to avoid buying stuff is to tell myself that I can definitely buy a thing once I have checked where it was made, what it is made of, and how much of an environmental impact it has. I'm also a naturally lazy person, so I usually give up halfway through or gets distracted by search results. It is surprising how much stuff one really doesn't need.
#13
Set nightly "do not disturb" hours on your phone (mine is 11P - 7A). You can allow notifications from favorite contacts like spouse, children, et al.
HTakeover 1 year ago
I prefer DND because it allows someone to reach me in an emergency. Which has happened once so far.
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Mary Kelly 1 year ago
also, change the laws...it is now illegal in australia to fire someone for not answering after hour emails and phone calls from the job
Ashlie Ann 1 year ago
I turn it off, or leave it charging in the living room. I don't have electronics in the bedroom. No TV or phone.
Diana Schlafer 1 year ago
I've got 4 or 5 people who can get through to me during my "quiet" hours, and they know it had better be an actual emergency if I hear from them in that time.
#14
I am shocked at the number of people that don’t put their sheet sets in the matching pillow case for storage until use. It keeps it all together!
TMTMTMTM 1 year ago
The way I find all the sheets in a set: They're the same color, and they're stacked on each other on the same shelf in the cabinet, and I wash a set at a time (ergo, never separated at any point). It's as trouble-free as collecting 4 knives in the flatware drawer, when they're always in that one compartment in the flatware organizer. Or getting two matching shoes from the line of my 4 pairs of shoes by the back door.
Auntriarch 1 year ago (edited)
Sounds like a pain. I just fold everything in a bale. Then if I fancy sleeping in a particular set, everything is together
Just me... 1 year ago (edited)
I only have two sets of sheets. One set "on", one set in the laundry or linen closet. No worry over Randem pillow cases or sheets.
Meagan Glaser 1 year ago
I think this is a "family" life hack, where you're juggling laundry for like 2+ kids plus your own bed.
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Adam Belaire 1 year ago
I follow the "don't care the sheets and pillow case match" philosophy. I'm asleep and don't notice.
Stannous Flouride 1 year ago
I've had partners who insisted that the maroon top sheet can ONLY be used with its matching bottom sheet. My pointing out that in the dark they're all the same color was generally not appreciated.
#15
I keep one of those dish cleaning wands you fill with soap in my shower. It’s filled with Dawn soap and vinegar. I scrub my shower walls and tub basically every other shower, just while I’m in there. It takes less than 2 minutes and I never have to clean my tub/shower otherwise. About 2x/yr I’ll do a Comet tub clean scrub, but I can’t even see/tell a difference, it’s mostly just for peace of mind.
Ace 1 year ago
Just use a squeegee while it's still wet, you don't need any cleaning products for the flat surfaces if you do this every time.
Chrissie Anit 1 year ago
unfortunately the water is really hard where I lie, and even though I use a squeegee every time there will be some limescale buildup.
Load More Replies... featherytoad 1 year ago
I just wipe down all the chrome safety bars and door track, so they don't get calcium build up.
Rene Friberg 1 year ago
I keep a spray bottle of vinegar water in the shower, and just spray the walls and shower curtain liner down every time. Rarely need to do more
KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
I tend to spray the shower with cleaner after I shower knowing that my housemate will shower about 20 minutes later and rinse it off for me 😁
#16
I can't motivate myself to clean long periods, so I've recently started playing turn-based, or periodic games. At the end of every turn I'll get up and do 5 minutes of cleaning.
Then I can spend a day off playing games, but the house gets tidier instead of worse.
Amelia Jade 1 year ago
I do this too. I'll set at timer so I play games and then clean. Or sometimes I'll spend the day reading a book but get up and clean between chapters.
Tai Dallen 1 year ago
I listen to audio books while I clean. Specifically ones done by Graphic Audio (or similar).
Edith 1 year ago (edited)
Sometimes when I start cleaning - I play a game - lets find 20 or 50 things to throw out. And I count all little ones too. Like this old t-shirt -one, this old hair pin -two, this nonworking pen -three, and so on. It helps to declutter instead of saving for later use and it's fun.
The Rogue Adventurers. 1 year ago
I do this with working out, inbetween rounds, respawns, loading times, I pick up the dumbells i have by my desk and do a few reps
#17
Well this is probably dumb and maybe just for older people.
I have an unreasonable amount of prescription meds. The bottles of course essentially all look alike. And since I’m 68, my eyesight is c**p.
SO. I write an abbreviation on the TOP of the med cap (Sharpie or plastic marker). Y’know, like A for Antibiotic. So I don’t have to pick up every damn bottle every damn time to squint at the 4 point font on the label….
Adam Belaire 1 year ago
I do something similar, but it's a I or a II. I have to take meds before a meal (I) and after (II) and it's once a day. Don't have to read, just take one from each bottle depending on if it's before or after a meal.
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
I have all my Rx on those plastic sorting pill cases. Am and pm. Serious Rx for heart condition. F75.
P Wilyman 1 year ago
I sort my am/pm pills into daily cases a month at a time. When I'm getting to the last of them, I refill my prescriptions and repeat. That way I'm not having to fiddle with nine bottles every day.
Load More Replies... Blondie23 1 year ago
My mother and I have those pill organziers. She has one that has a month of pills, mine is just a week. Makes like so much easier too!
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
I finally got one of those monthly pill containers, where there is a little container for each day of the month. It means I have to spend about ten minutes a month dropping all my pills into their daily containers, but it's so much easier to pick up a container, dump the pills out, and just take what's there without worrying about what they are. It would be different if I had to take pills at different times (and I do think there is one that's to be taken before meals, another to be taken with food), but I just down them all at once and I've never had a problem. Except with the big ones that don't want to be swallowed.
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Rosemary . 1 year ago
I told my doctor that I handle all my meds the easy way. I just empty out all my pills into a big bowl on the counter, and every so often I'll walk by, grab a few, and toss them into my mouth. Kind of like trail mix.
Jan Rosier 1 year ago
USA thingy, where all prescription meds come in those bottles like in the movies...
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Most of mine are in boxes but the 2 controlled ones are in sealed bottles.
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CrazyAuntiePanda 1 year ago
I made a med list & numbered each med then I write the that number on the lid of that med. Easy to reach in box & pull out the exact med I need without pulling each out & trying to read the bottle
Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
Also, know your meds. Ask the prescriber what each one is and what it's for. Write it down if you must. I'm stunned at the number of people I've met that say "I take a pill every day. It's pink. I dunno what it is" or a variation of that.
Vera Diblikova 1 year ago
I can´t enough to recommend a case for medications for a whole week. I use 11 pills daily and have 4 cases, which I fill 1x per month and not only needn´t to search every morning for every pill, but I also know whom I need to ask the MD in enough time forvard.
Summer Woodsong 1 year ago
Since I worry the tops might get mixed up, I use a sharpie and write in big letters on the main label what it is and what it's for. Also, 68.... Fine vision is a thing of the past....
#18
Play music when doing chores.
My partner and her family just do chores in silence. I'm like wtf. This is way more boring than it has to be?
Hile Troy 1 year ago
You can dance with a broom, if the chore is sweeping. Can't recommend while cleaning the tub.
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Pittsburgh rare 1 year ago
So do l. Music will have me dancing instead of cleaning
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Pernille 1 year ago
Earth, Wind, and Fire is amazing music for cleaning, dancing while cleaning floors is the only way to do it.
Child of the Stars 1 year ago
I do music when my kids are home to help, but I like the silence when I'm cleaning alone. Learning to do things in silence is as much an anxiety coping skill for me as the cleaning itself is.
Mark Fergel 1 year ago
I have a google home device in nearly every room partially because it allows me to listen to music through the entire home when I'm cleaning/doing chores.
#19
Rinsing your dishes and tableware immediately after use when the food gunk is still wet and washes away easily,
rather than waiting for it to become cement.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
I live on my own. I don't wash up immediately after use but I do put dishes etc... in a water filled sink to soak. I wash all dishes etc...once a day.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
I do the same then wash them all after dinner.
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
The amount of people I have tried to convince of this is ridiculous. That said, if there are a lot of dishes, fill the sink with really hot water and soap and come back later when it's cooler as they practically wash themselves that way.
Nimitz 1 year ago
I even do this for Thanksgiving/Christmas. Mashed potatoes/stuffing/veggies/etc as many things as possible I serve directly from the container that goes into the fridge. Wash the pots/pans before we serve, except for the roaster. Takes 5 minutes and then you're done before carb coma time
HTakeover 1 year ago (edited)
If you have a dishwasher, there only thing it can't handle is large food scraps. Sauces, grease, everything else it can handle without problem. Check out the YT video on dishwashers by Technology Connections for demonstration and experimentation. It's called a dishWASHER not a dishRINSER for a reason.
#20
When tech stops working and you need to “turn it off and back on again”, turn it off, and ALWAYS wait 10-15 seconds or more before turning it back on. This allows the capacitors inside holding the memory bits to fully discharge, and it allows the device to fully reset fresh.
Ace 1 year ago
Capacitors do not "hold the memory". This was more often relevant with older TVs, which had massive amounts of charge stored in them, but is not really very significant in modern PCs.
Newly Human 1 year ago
With modern Windows laptops try a restart when there is a problem rather than doing a shutdown. Most devices have quick start enabled and thus don't fully shut down when told to do so, but a restart resets all the background processes.
marcelo D. 1 year ago
Ram refreshes from just restarting. Capacitors hold electricity, and unless you unplug it, waitin won’t work
2bwhctmvgn 1 year ago
In general this is unnecessary, but capacitors are often placed in parallel with a resistor whose sole purpose is to allow the stored charge in the capacitor to drain when power is removed, and this can take a while, depending on their values. A resistor in this configuration is known as a "bleeder resistor" (among a number of other synonyms). And removing power from a capacitor doesn't necessarily require that the whole device be unplugged.
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C. S. M 1 year ago
You can do this with desktop systems also, as not everyone always uses laptops or phones. I'm amazed by the amount of people who assume everyone else is just like themselves. I've got a desktop system with a pair of large 4K screens, and it's absolutely worth it for me to have that, as opposed to a small laptop or phone display. I want the big displays, not some 14-inch laptop or 6-inch phone display, when I can have the 27-inch glory of a BIG display setting in front of me. But a simple restart, with modern electronics, DOES do the job. We no longer have to wait minutes for capacitors to discharge; it's how the stuff works anymore.
Je souhaite 1 year ago
The proper information is tha you try a soft boot, turning your laptop off and then on , if that doesn't work a hard boot where you unplug it
Science Nerd 1 year ago
Unplugging your laptop doesn’t change anything unless you also remove the battery. And this is almost always completely unnecessary.
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#21
Put salt and pepper on their burger patties. I swear I have the same conversation every time I host a cookout.
Your burgers always taste so good!
Salt and pepper.
How did you learn to make them?
I put a little salt and pepper on them before cooking
I could never get my burgers to taste right
Have you tried salt and pepper?
*Edit* Okay, this resonated with Redditors more than I expected. Thanks for all your tips. Rest assured that I have tried all of them. Garlic powder, onion powder, various premade spice mixes, olive oil, Worcheseverquestashire sauce. I even put an egg in a batch once because someone said it would hold them together better.
I like salt and pepper on fresh beef. Obviously it comes down to personal preference, but I find simple recipes are often the best.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
it's true...but with burgers, salt them while they are cookign or after...which is what restaurants do...do not mix in or you will have tough meat...that's what makes sausages hold together...the world is built right in the name...seriously...cook a small ball of meat with salt mixed in and salt added after...one will hold together, one will be tend and fall apart...sometimes you want tender and sometimes you want tough (meatloaf)
nuberiffic 1 year ago
I'm so sick of this idea that Worcestershire is some impossible word to pronounce. This joke has been done to death. It's not a hard word to pronounce, and the spelling makes perfect sense, it's just not modern English.
Pencil McGovern 1 year ago
Sprinkle a little salt and pepper on a simple roast beef or turkey sandwich and watch people's minds be blown. Also, any sandwich with sliced tomatoes.
Sinnon Dakota Riley 1 year ago
Dude I thought it's only a "Worechester" sauce? Not that abomination of a word. 🤣
Cassie 1 year ago
I was brought up on plain burger paddies that were just ground beef formed into a paddy. One day, I'm thinking about a family meatloaf recipe and realizing we can add things to make burgers more flavorful and wondering why we never did.
#22
I struggle with cleaning, but what I tend to do so I don't get overwhelmed is write out a list numbered 1 to 20 of tasks I need to complete. I break it up in to small pieces. And then I roll a D20 die to pick tasks off the list. It removes the overwhelm of deciding where to start and it keeps me on task so I'm not bouncing between 5 different tasks at once.
I also usually add things like "drink water" or "check laundry" if I don't have a full 20 things to complete.
Sarah Suelzle 1 year ago
I think this is an awesome idea! I also get overwhelmed with too many tasks plus I am easily distracted. Then my brain gets clogged up on top of that trying to remember everything LOL. Making lists and little reminders are great tools to help stay on track, making it easier to accomplish all the things that need doing 😎😊❤
Summer Woodsong 1 year ago
I needed to work out more. So, I bought a batch of pretty 12 sided and 20 sided dice. I'd carry one of each in my pocket during the day. At random times I'd run across the dice in my pocket, roll the dice and do that many squats, stretches or whatever. Brought the dread way down and at least I got some exercise in.
Sarah Suelzle 1 year ago
How would you feel if someone dismissed something that really helped you? Maybe we could be more understanding and encouraging when someone shares something that works for them, even if it seems unusual to us.
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Storing things in airtight containers. I spent a lot of money on mine, so I get why people can’t do it, but I’ve moved a lot and some of the places had bugs, which I’ve been able to prevent carrying along with me. Honestly I was pretty poor when I started doing this. Bought stuff bit by bit.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago (edited)
Not just food. Put your first aid in a snap top watertight box so you can open it one handed (if your hand is injured). Also use a snap top watertight box for computer parts (e.g. USB cables) to prevent rust. If you live where it's constantly humid, it prevents problems.
Angelyn Poole 1 year ago
If it is a glass container, fill with very very hot wtr, let sit for a few minutes, labels and sticky comes off like magic. Nuke wtr in micro if needed. Same thing with empty prescription bottles to remove labels before disposal. Fill with very very hot wtr, let sit, peel and discard.
Juan Riquelme 1 year ago
It doesn't need to be that much, 11k will provide most of the same feeling also great way to burn calories. Walking is far more inefficient than running, you use 100% muscle to walk, unlike running which assists with spring back from tendons. I walk twice a day on my treadmill 30 minutes each time.
#24
I cancel my streaming subscriptions immediately after starting them so they run out after a month. If I'm still using them in a month, I renew. If not, I don't pay for something I'm not using.
Jeff White 1 year ago
Like this. Sort of similar to the decide if "need" or "want" concept but with more ability to decide after you know some more.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
make sure to put a reminder note to cancel on your calendar when you sign up for the one-month trial so you don't forget
George Costanza 1 year ago
I think the person is saying they literally cancel right after they sign up. I do the same. It means you still get the month (or whatever) and it will not automatically renew and charge you again.
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Cathy Jo Baker 1 year ago
When I sign up for something on a trial basis, I always put on my calendar "cancel X Y Z" a few days before it's set to renew
#25
I started walking 20,000 steps a day about three months ago now and I feel f*****g amazing.
I’ve missed roughly 2-4 days a month since starting but I’ve also had some days as high as 30K steps so it all equals out.
Movement, in any form, seems to wildly improve my life. I hope others find the same.
Hile Troy 1 year ago
The only time I've had 30k steps I was at Disney World. I wonder how people find the time to walk around that much. I guess not having a desk job would be a good start.
B Laa 1 year ago (edited)
I walk 22k-35k steps every day, but that's because of work. Did 30,316 steps and 13.66 miles today. Helps the arthritis in my back and my hip degeneration not be so bad for the most part. Plus, I don't have to worry about my weight really
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Donna Peluda 1 year ago
I used to, with my Dog but she´s taken a down turn this summer and gone from walking 12~15 Km a day to 2~3 and goes really slow. She's been with me 15 years and I know she´s on her way down and I´m crying writing this. I love her so much. She´s sleeping now and calm and beautiful. Then she wakes up and get confused and scared, out of breath. I try and calm her but she´s can´t her much and only seems to see shadows, light and dark. It´s killing me to see her like that.
Lady Lava 1 year ago
Oh, I feel this. Seeing your beloved pet's health decline, and knowing there's not much you can do about it, is so terribly heartwrenching... Sending you hugs and wishing you wisdom.
Load More Replies... Child of the Stars 1 year ago
I have no idea how many steps I walk, but I walk about 15 miles a week out of necessity (I don't have a car). I can't say it makes me feel better (I have chronic pain that walking sometimes makes worse), but it definitely helps keep me from gaining weight.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
Don't tell me. I am a runner. Does not matter the speed or distance. Just move. And breathe.
Mark Fergel 1 year ago
I did at least 10,000 steps a day every day for a year. The bad thing is that it takes about 90 minutes to get in the steps, but I lost weight and felt pretty good. Need to get back into that habit, which also involved getting up at 5am to do it.
Brian Droste 1 year ago
20k steps a day? You must be walking at least an hour a day. More than likely way more than that.
#26
Plan for your death. It puts extra stress on your family if there is no plan.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
That's great if you have a family. Mine are either all dead or not talking to me. Now that I think of it, though, I should probably make a will making my jackass brother responsible for the cost of burying or cremating me. One last chance to stick it to him.
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
Retired bookkeeper here. F75. I tell people to make a folder in their LEAST FAVOURITE COLOUR. Mine is ORANGE. Everyone in the family knows to look for the Orange Folder. Copy of wills etc
Heather Talma 1 year ago
My great-uncle recently passed in Australia. His closest (in proximity) relative is my great-aunt (his sister) in New Zealand. He had no will and she is having a hell of a time getting his body back to their family gravesite.
Jan Moore 1 year ago
After my MIL passed away we found she had paid everything involved in the funeral ahead of time. Because of this she saved us like $6000-$8000; prices had gone up between when she paid and when she died but we didn't have to pay more. DH and I used the inheritance to do ours.
#27
OK it's weird and lazy but follow me.
I only take showers, but I plug the drain for the first majority of the time. I put Epson salts and scented stuff in the bottom. As I'm showering I soak my feet, when I rinse I remove the plug and wash my feet as it all goes down the drain.
featherytoad 1 year ago
That's a good idea. I have sensory issues on my one foot because of MS, so using a washrag or one of those shower poofs makes it unbearable.
2bwhctmvgn 1 year ago
Epson salts are expensive. Try Brother instead. Or even consider changing to laser showers.
Angelyn Poole 1 year ago
Mmmmmm. Have to think about this one. SOUNDS good, but then the idea of standing in good smelling, salted BUT STILL DIRTY water ..... Again, mmmmmmm.
Sunny Johnson 1 year ago
I put white vinegar in. Seems to make my feet softer. Just a cup or two.
#28
Googling my problems.
Like, seriously, it’s 2024. How hard is it?
Sand Ers 1 year ago
10 years ago google worked great. Now, it’s been deliberately enshitified for profit. Page after page of irrelevant garbage, and they’ve disabled Boolean search functions, so it is no longer possible to have it pay the slightest attention to what you don’t want.
Hans Georg 1 year ago
If googling means that one uses only Google, then I should next duckduckgoing?
Load More Replies... Tai Dallen 1 year ago
Except google just wants to either tell me I'm perfectly fine or I'm going to die.
Leslie B 1 year ago
Googling health symptoms you can go from perfectly fine to clinically dead in three clicks.
Chewie Baron 1 year ago
Yup. I went online as I had a sniffle. It was in fact the Black Death and I should have been dead 650 years ago.
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R Dennis 1 year ago
You can do it with health problems, just don't substitute it for advice from medical professionals. I have a myriad of health issues, some of which are pretty rare so many doctors are unfamiliar. Me having information allows me to advocate for myself.
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Anne Roberts 1 year ago
YouTube tutorials are also a great source of information. I've used it many times from learning to descale my Keurig to cleaning out the drain in my car"s sunroof.
#29
How do people not put their phone on silent before a nap. like wake up to silence not a notification party.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
I'm a self employed contractor. With good regular clients, kids and grandkids, my mobile is on 24/7. I don't want to miss an important client or family call/message
Kerebron Emtadrat 1 year ago
but you can choose which calls will be always on
Load More Replies... KatSaidWhat 1 year ago
3 different group chats started up after 10 the other night and my phone was across the room charging. Like, people, don't do that. Muted first one, next one started up, repeat. Twice. The rage... had to keep data on as it was tethered to telly.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
I don't understand this carrying the phone around like it's attached to you like an umbilical cord. My phone is in one spot in my trailer. It only moves if I put it in my purse to go somewhere and more often than not, I forget to do that. If I'm elsewhere (or napping) and someone calls, I figure they'll call back. And if it rings right in front of me while I'm doing something more important (like reading a good book), I'll ignore it and figure whoever it is will call back or leave a message.
CrazyAuntiePanda 1 year ago
How about just shutting it off? Just a little bit. Try it just a minute a day & work up from there. Soon your have a whole 30 min of silence.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
No smartphones or tablets in the bedroom. Everything on airplane mode.
#30
I use zip lock bags in my “Junk drawer”
It’s not organized, it’s just a hand full junk filled bags.
It makes looking through the junk easier. Instead of shifting through a bunch of junk and loose items I’ll pick up a bag and inspect it for something I’m looking for.
junk bags inside a junk drawer.
Pencil McGovern 1 year ago (edited)
Get a roll of masking tape. It's cheap and can be written on so you can label the junk. Especially things like adapters or keys you don't use often. I just tossed a cable for my Nook which died last year. If it hadn't been labeled, I wouldn't have been sure what it was and probably would have kept it for the rest of my life. [Edited for typos.]
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
it IS organzed in bags...bags you can label and see through, no less...and, takes up less money and space than buying little bins and bottles, etc.
LillieMean 1 year ago
I have this habit. Small things in transparent boxes or bags. Part is according to the theme, repair, seasonal products, first aid, preservation, baking molds, sewing, etc. Makes finding small miscellaneous items faster. There is also a box containing candles, batteries, fuses, a flashlight, etc. in case of emergencies.
#31
For household essentials, buy more than you need right away.
Example: I have two packs of toilet paper rolls. One is "Now," and I store it in the bathroom. The other is "Later," and I store it in a closet. When Now is empty, I get out Later. Later becomes the new Now, and next time I go shopping, I buy a replacement Later.
That way, I very rarely run out of anything.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
There was a time I couldn't afford to do that. Now I can afford to do that... I do too :)
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
i remember when i could finally do it too...it's a good feeling
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Richard Ross 1 year ago
And it’s handy for when all the muppets hear something bad is going to happen and panic buy them. 😂
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
I don't have the space to store any extras and if I buy any extras, the amount of money I spend to do that with has to come out of the food budget. The food budget is strained enough as it is. Besides, I shop for the month and make sure I have enough for that month. Doing it this way, I very rarely run out of anything either.
Angela C 1 year ago
My mom isn't happy unless she has at least 20 rolls of toilet paper in her house. I still lived at home in 2020 and at the beginning of COVID we got down to like 3 or 4 before we were able to get more because idiots were hoarding it like they were gonna shît themselves every hour on the hour
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
You're describing my mother and when I saw her toilet paper, I figured out why she had a million rolls on hand. It's because she bought the cheapest toilet paper available and practically had to change the roll every day because she ran out. I doubt there were 20 squares on that cheap toilet paper. She would have saved more by spending a little more for a better brand. But not my mother. Penny wise, pound foolish.
Load More Replies... George Costanza 1 year ago
Yep. That's the point of the pantry - the replacement station for all my stuff. And then when the pantry stuff moves to the fridge/cabinet etc, I refill the pantry item that ran out.
featherytoad 1 year ago
Even if I don't need it, I always buy toilet paper and paper towels and I never have to worry about running out.
#32
Keyboard shortcuts. I’m baffled by people who work with a keyboard day in and day out and I never see them using the ingenious shortcuts. Here are some shortcuts besides cutting and pasting.
Tab moves you to the next input box or selectable link. Shift + Tab to for the previous box.
Home and End keys move your cursor to the end of line/ sentence. Use this in combination with Shift, Shift + home and Shift + End, you can highlight entire lines of text.
And this one is my favorite:
Ctrl + shift + Left/ Right, you can highlight word by word. You can also avoid using Shift to jump the cursor word by word. Ctrl + Left/ Right
To add on to that last one, you use Ctrl + Backspace or delete, to delete word by word.
Save yourself time and the Arthritis, learn the keyboard.
If on windows and have shortcuts on your Task bar, you can press Super [windows key] + 1-9 and you will open the first, second, third, etc application you have on your task bar, which ever is first, second and so on respectively.
CrazyAuntiePanda 1 year ago
I love control Z, I dream of control Z. I've even woken up with my fingers doing control Z. Too bad it doesn't work in real life. Lol
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Now me, I'd rather use the mouse for a lot of shortcuts. I have a couple icons that when clicked, will delete the current URL so I can (copy, paste) a new one in. I have icons that I click to go bring a page to the top or to the bottom. I have an icon I can click if I want to clear the search bar. I just don't like taking my hand off the mouse as I'm reading along. And as for typing, I find I don't need too many shortcuts to do what I have to do.
#33
Using the leftmost lane as a passing lane, then getting back to the right when i am not going faster than anyone.
Thomas Urban 1 year ago
You are one of the few that does this. Thank you! Can't stand people camping in the left lane.
Jeff White 1 year ago
My suggested edit (take it or leave it): Use the leftmost land as the passing ONLY lane ...
#34
Open bags of chips upside down! All the seasoning settles on the bottom👌.
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 1 year ago
If you open them upside down, they will all fall out. Turn the bag upside down, then open it. Lol ;)
#35
Getting a cleaning lady once a month has saved my sanity. When my house is a mess, my mind is a mess. Best 100 bucks a month I’ve ever spent.
#36
If you don't know how to do something, google it. I'm a software engineer and the number of computer problems my friends and family bring to me that I literally just google for them is too damn high.
highwaycrossingfrog 1 year ago
As a former IT tech, I definitely googled at least 50% of issues. But first you have to understand what to Google and how to interpret and implement the results. That's what you pay the professionals for. The average layperson is not going to be able to Google a BSoD code and use the first result to fix their hardware issue. Often I would spend hours studying through results looking for the one answer
#37
5min rule. If it takes less than 5min, do it right when you think about it. Flip laundry, respond to an email you left in the inbox, load dishwasher, change that bulb in the vanity you've been looking at forever etc...
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
Yeah, but before I can do the one 5 minute thing that needs doing, I have to do something else and then before I do that, I have to do something else. For instance, before I can feed the birds, I need to clean the hummingbird feeder. Before I can do that, I need to do dishes. Before I do that, I make breakfast so I don't wash the dishes and then immediately have dirty dishes again after making breakfast. Before I do any of that, the cat wants feeding. Life is hard sometimes. LOL
#38
If I finish a roll of toilet paper and there isn’t a replacement I put the empty roll on the closed toilet lid so the next person has to physically move it and recognize the roll is empty *before* they go. Did it at a small coffee shop where my friend had already told the employee they were running low and it blew people’s minds.
#39
Get a bidet. Your B-Hole will thank you.
Stephanie Did It 1 year ago
Ok. So you stand up from the toilet with an unclean bottom and slog across the clean floor (in this picture at least 6 feet) dripping as you go? This is a clean process? It completely grosses me out.
#40
Making a double portion of dinner to use as tomorrow’s lunch.
Freya the Wanderer 1 year ago
The box of leftovers from a restaurant meal make a great lunch at work.
George Costanza 1 year ago
Double? I make like ten portions and then we have it for several days, or can freeze some and come back to it later.
Guess Undheit 1 year ago
Make a lot and eat it for dinner three days in a row if you're poor (cooking in bulk) or lack time (a long commute).
#41
Learning to pick up objects with your toes and transferring to your hands without bending over.
Amelia Jade 1 year ago
I've done this my whole life. It is especially helpful now that I'm nearly 50.
Miliukov Oleksandr 1 year ago
and if you find balancing on one feet challenging, look for grabber tool on amazon
Cindy Brick 1 year ago
I am embarrassed to say I've just started doing this... and I'm 65. So much easier than bending over.
Spannidandoolar 1 year ago
A skill I already practiced but I used it most while heavily pregnant.
#42
Only ever buy on kind of socks that way I never have to match them after the wash, just throw them all in the drawer. And if one gets hole in it you dont need to throw out the pair, just throw it away and stock up on more of the same sock when running low. I really hate folding socks.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
You fold socks? I just turn them inside out on themselves. It's sort of fun. Takes a second and I never lose just one in a drawer because they stay together.
TribbleThinking 1 year ago (edited)
Yes, I've been doing this for the last few decades, and highly recommend it. The weird thing is how many people think I'm weird for doing it!
#43
It's not a big one by any means but anytime I listen to videos on my phone at home I put it in a cup to make it louder because the sound vibration bounces off of the cup, and it actually makes it louder. If you dont have a cup you can put it against the wall, it's the same concept.
#44
Tasting their food as they’re cooking it.
I thought everyone knew this but after spending several camps with a variety of different people, I was proven wrong.
Karmageddon 1 year ago
Following a recipe is NOT cooking, it's assembling. Tasting and adjusting is cooking.
#45
Rolling an orange before peeling. Roll it between your hands or on a table and it’s much easier to peel.
PunnyPanda 1 year ago
And to get more juice out of lemons and limes. The always cut in half, perpendicular to the ends.
#46
Using sturdy trash bags in camping and outdoor activities.
It's the most advanced cheap material there is.
You can use it as backpack liner, as rain cover , as poncho, as sitting pad, can transport water with it, use it as extra shopping bag it's so versatile, and so lightweight.
And more sturdy construction grade trash bags are not that loud and quiet sturdy.
OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
Anyone else see a wedding dress standing in the middle of a field on that pic? No, just me? Welp, time to see an eye doctor...
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
My brother M64 and I F75 go to the park for exercise even in the winter. Toronto. Snow etc. We have two heavy duty plastic bags as ground sheets for under the yoga mat. Hugely easy and cheap
#47
I freeze leftover coffee in ice cube trays. That way, when I make iced coffee, it doesn’t get watered down – just stays strong and delicious as it melts!
Orysha 1 year ago
I think this legend originates from the same place as leftover pizza. 🤣
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Colleen Glim 1 year ago
What is this leftover coffee you speak of? Is this like leftover wine? Both are imaginary
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
honestly...who has the freezer space for this?...it sounds good but a doubt it's practicable for most people
#48
Sex blanket and wet wipes by the bed. I can't fathom the people who complain about "sleeping in the wet spot". So gross!
Fleece is slightly water resistant, so sheets stay clean.
Blue Bunny of Happiness 1 year ago
They need a p*nis beaker (a classic thread that was posted on the mumsnet forum).
Piglet 1 year ago
I want to go and look, but at the same time I really don't.
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#49
Rub your bathroom mirror with shaving cream. Just rinse or dry off.
It will not fog up anymore.
Mark Fergel 1 year ago
I think this is a similar effect to spitting in your diving goggles. Not sure what about spit that does it, but it prevents fogging on the inside of the goggles.
#50
When you've eaten half a bag of chips, and you have to reach your arm in up to your elbow to get anything, cut the top of the bag off so you don't have to reach in as far.
meeeeeeeeeeee 1 year ago
I cannot think of any crisp bags I've seen in the UK where I'd need my entire forearm to get to the bottom. I'm assuming this is America because it's f*****g excessive
George Costanza 1 year ago
There's usually value size or family size bags. Maybe not to your elbow deep, but deep enough to get your forearm all greasy reaching to the bottom. I always cut off the top when it gets low. Much neater.
Load More Replies... OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
Alternatively, push the bottom of the bag into itself while folding the corners inside as well - you're basically pushing the product upwards, and the corner tuck helps so no product remains in the folds
#51
2 colour matched £10 flower bouquets combined are normally more varied and bigger than a £20 bouquet.
#52
Spraying disposable razors with barber clipper spray before and after use
They last 5x longer and cause significantly fewer razor bumps.
#53
Set timer for washer and dishwasher to run in the middle of the night when a hard freeze is expected. Keeping the water moving help avoid frozen pipes.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
I let the sink drip one night when we were going to have a freeze. The drips froze in a little frozen waterfall from the faucet to the sink.
Vonny 1 year ago
Same happened to me, then our plumber told us to leave the faucets on a light stream not a drip, we put a large pan/pot in sink to catch the water, making sure the downspout is open enough for drainage. Next day our pipes aren't frozen, & we have pots of water we can use for many things such as watering the pets, washing dishes etc.
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Rinsing dishes before you put them in the sink so it doesn't reek like rotten food
Loading dishwasher up as you use dishes to prevent pile ups in sink
(Im the only one who cleans in my household, its infuriating).
#55
Using a mask in the airplane. Keeps your throat humid and you don't have to smell the farts of other passengers, especially when you use some mint spray or something on your mask.
Data1001 1 year ago
Years before the pandemic, I almost always caught a bug when flying ... until I started wearing a mask (which was mostly just a bandana tied around my face). So even without the threat of COVID or Bird Flu or whatever else is probably headed our way, I would still mask up on a plane, train, or bus.
#56
Living by the rule “why put it down when you can put it away.”
It keeps my house so. Much. Cleaner.
CrazyAuntiePanda 1 year ago
& put it back where you got it, always. I'm the only one in my house of 6 that can find anything because I'm the only that puts things back including things they left out
#57
I’ve rented so many cars over my lifetime because I love to travel.
Don’t rent at the airport. They are the most expensive rates you’ll find in the city. Find the smallest rental location in the city. Reserve a sub-compact online for a cheap rate. When you show up at the location, they won’t have the car, and you’ll get a free upgrade.
If you need a specific car, rent at the airport. They have the highest selection.
Talk to your insurance agent, but if you currently have full coverage, it could extend to the rental. If it’s excluded, you can buy rental coverage on the cheap from your agent. The damage waiver and insurance from the rental agency is expensive, way more than you would spend from your agent.
The insurance benefit offered from Visa is worthless. You will spend the better part of a year trying to collect, all the while the Visa administrator will find ways they don’t have to pay.
Take a short 20 sec video of the car when you pick it up. Just walk around it. That way you can document any previous damage.
GlitterPanda 1 year ago
I know a guy who will rent a U-haul truck when he flies to visit family...$20 per day to rent
George Costanza 1 year ago
Isn't it $20 plus a fee per mile? Every U-Haul I've rented ended up costing way more than that $20/day cost.
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It's not that impressive but as a kid living with parents we had a day dedicated to cleaning. Usually a Saturday or Sunday. And it meant I couldn't go out with friends or anything like that because I was cleaning. Now I'm an adult I know I can just do 10 mins every day and get on with my life lol. I'll never understand taking a whole day to clean, what a bore.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
As an adult, I realized I didn't to have my floors so clean I could eat off them. My mom did spring and fall housecleaning. Wash down the walls, turn and vacuum the mattresses, wash the windows. Spent an entire week doing this in addition to all her other housework. Great if you have the time for it. Well, I'll admit that now I don't work, I have the time for it, but I just don't have the inclination for that kind of cleaning. And I found out life doesn't end if you don't fold your fitted sheets and iron the pillowcases.
Blondie23 1 year ago
well depending on your parent's work schedule and/or your school/activity schedule they may not have had time! My mother was the only one that cleaned when I was growing up and my brother and were into a lot of activities so she cleaned on the weekend when she had time. Once we were grown enough to help her the time it took to clean on the weekend was cut down but I understand why she did it all on one day.. it was the only time she had!
ENSJ 1 year ago
It was Sunday for us. And it sucked because on top of cleaning the entire day, you had the knowledge that the next day you had school. So your "weekend" consisted of one day off, until I got the working age and had a student job. Then I had no days off anymore (Sunday cleaning was then moved to Sunday evening for me because I worked the entire weekend).
#59
Cook rice in chicken stock, not water.
Karmageddon 1 year ago
Also known as pilaf. It's not the peas and carrots that make it pilaf, it's the cooking in stock.
TribbleThinking 1 year ago (edited)
Or as taught by my Egyptian neighbour, with water and butter. Ye gods, it's blissful served with a tomato based stew.
George Costanza 1 year ago
No. That would F up the taste of most dishes I eat rice with. The rice is meant to lessen the saltiness of the salty/spicy/saucy dish. Not add to it.
highwaycrossingfrog 1 year ago
If you're relying on your rice to make your dishes blander then your dishes are over-salted. Each part of the meal, including rice, should be salted to individual perfection
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Aileen Grist 1 year ago
I'm oftren not sure whether my rice will all be used for savoury - I love a nice rice pudding using already cooked rice
#60
Sharpen their knives! Shiverrrrr!
EDIT to add. Another of my pet peeves. S h a r p scissors. Easy to hone. But you need a wet stone. No angles. Just blade flat along the stone n hone till the whole surface shows new metal.
Btw, in one of my trips abroad while visiting my friends family in India I learnt in that one afternoon (I saw it happen right in front of my eyes) a professional knife sharpener came to the door and sharpened all the iron knives on a belt sander attached to his bicycle. As a teen my mind was blown. What?! There are cultures that don’t use dull knives!!!
Miliukov Oleksandr 1 year ago
ok, now the common maintenance is a hack. Next hack: brush your teeth
#61
I still can't believe how few people use the flaps on the side of the foil box to secure the roll.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
I'll tell you why I don't use them on the plastic rolls. Because sometimes the f*****g plastic tears and you find yourself unrolling a half piece of plastic. Then you have to take the roll out of the box, unwind until you get it back to where it's supposed to be, tear off the offending plastic, put the whole mess back in the box, and try again. It's one of those "it's 2024 and I can't believe we still have to deal with this s**t" sort of thing.
OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
I toss the box, and cut the foil using the roll itself - tear a tiny bit after measuring, line the tear up with the roll itself and pull inwards
#62
Are you in a state where plastic bags are banned or cost money at the grocery store? Screw bags altogether! I bring the cart to my car and unload the groceries into a laundry basket in the trunk, which I then bring inside and unload when I get home. Skips bagging and unbagging entirely, takes one trip to bring it all inside, uses no plastic, and costs $0.
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
That's a good idea but I couldn't lift a full laundry basket of groceries. I'd need about 15 of them (I shop once a month). Besides, I use my paper bags as garbage bags.
Nadine Debard 1 year ago
We've had reusable bags for about 20 years now and we have many of them sitting in the car and in the house and we are used to it and never forget today. But in the begining we always forgot them. Laundry basket would be a clever idea if it wasn't so heavy to lift.
#63
Yield to faster traffic so that people *can't* tailgate you. Stop getting so mad that people are riding your a*s when you won't get over and allow them to pass! You don't get to b***h about something you have direct control over and just *choose* not to do.
Richard Ross 1 year ago
It’s the people tailgating when it’s a single carriageway when you’re already doing slightly over the speed limit 🤔
Blondie23 1 year ago
I get this but here in Texas... you could be in the far right hand lane... going the speed limit, trying to stay out of fast traffic and they will still get behind you and tailgate trying to weave in and out of traffic. Sometimes you can't control things and in that moment.. yes I b***h about these people!!!!
Data1001 1 year ago
And it's been proven that one person giving the car in front of them more room will have a positive effect on traffic all around that vehicle. I do this all the time and it really does make the commute go much smoother. (Not to mention that it's good for your blood pressure, lol.)
#64
Surprisingly many people don’t notice there’s a little arrow on your vehicles gas gauge that points to the side the tank is on.
Miliukov Oleksandr 1 year ago
How is that some designers not sure in people ability to remember the location of one cap but still trust them to drive cars?
#65
High yield savings account. 4.5-5% interest for your money to just sit there. And doesn't cost a dime.
Ace 1 year ago
Where in the world can you get a risk-free 5% return from a bank account? I'd move my money there like a shot if it were true.
meeeeeeeeeeee 1 year ago
It's probably one of those things you only get access to if you're already rich
Load More Replies... Karina 1 year ago
Some enthusiastic young bank worker wanted to sell me stocks and bonus, because I have had a savings account for a long time. I asked if they noticed that it was only a very small amount of money every month. And if they also didnt notice that every months transferred those money back again
#66
When you're cleaning up "goopy" stuff that can't be absorbed, use two flat stiff things like the edge of two pieces of cardboard and literally scoop it up.
I am stunned at how many people I see try to clean up something like egg yolks or spaghetti sauce with a mop or a broom.
Rosemary . 1 year ago
I save the post card advertisement junk mail I get and use them to clean up cat puke. Works great!
#67
Buy refurbished one year old phones from Amazon. Nearly the latest features, same warranty, no contract, about half the cost.
Pencil McGovern 1 year ago
I agree with buying refurbished electronics if/when feasible but don't use Amazon. For anything. It's a prime culprit in our ever-increasing wealth inequality; not to mention criminally anti-union.
Chewie Baron 1 year ago
Or, if you hate Amazon, there are special websites that do this. In the UK, there’s Music Magpie, and the CeX stores have a great website as they’ll show what’s available all over the country and post it to you.
#68
If you are going to use fresh herbs in a recipe.
Rosemary, thyme, oregano etc. bloom them first. Get the pan up to temp, add either your oil or some butter, once it’s hot or melted throw in the herbs. Once you can smell them, takes about 45 sec to a min, add the rest of your ingredients.
#69
Putting a rubber band around a jar lid to open it easily. It’s like a superpower!
Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
I personally prefer to jiggle a knife under the lip of the lid to break the suction.
Spencer's slave no longer 1 year ago
Tap the edge of the lid on the edge of the worktop to break the seal and save your fingers.
Load More Replies... Kelly Scott 1 year ago (edited)
I have a heavy hand can opener and I just use that to whack the edge of the lid in a couple places. Jar opens right up and I give some of my homicidal tendencies a workout.
#70
I hang up the outfit I’m planning on wearing the next day in my bathroom when I shower at night to steam it & get the wrinkles out!
#71
Eating finger foods with chopsticks to avoid getting my keyboard, mouse, phone, or game controllers dirty.
#72
Get a credit card with good rewards and use it for everyday purchases, then immediately pay down your credit card every week or so to avoid interest rates. My husband and I almost exclusively use our credit card and have been able to use the points to book flights, rental cars, hotels, spa services, lots of things we wouldn’t normally splurge on.
Pencil McGovern 1 year ago
My husband and I do that. And pay attention to (and activate) quarterly rewards categories. Every year, our total cumulative cash back is approximately one mortgage payment.
PunnyPanda 1 year ago (edited)
Having kids, my amazon card is a godsend. I use it for everything, and then bam, back to school supplies covered. Bam, replace broken bed frame or dresser for free. Bam, Xmas gifts no longer break the bank. Amazon's business ethics are questionable, yes, but I'm not really in a position to only shop local/small biz for necessities.
Mary Kelly 1 year ago
the problem is...and the statistics bear ths out...the vast majority of people cannot do this responsibly...myself included
#73
Christmas shopping early in the year, to skip the lines and stress, and all the commercialism.
Blondie23 1 year ago
This one is huge!!! Don't wait for holiday season to shop... if you love giving gifts then shop through out the year to find sales. Then when holiday time comes you might only have a few things you have to get. Much easier on your budget and less stress. Because yes... many items get marked up during holiday season that are typically on sale the rest of the year!
Kelly Scott 1 year ago
Most of the Christmas cards I send out arrive at their destination sometime in January. My mother said I was a late baby, too.
#74
Wash your dishes every night before going to bed. My husband taught me this and it’s life changing to wake up to a clean kitchen.
Bertha Madott 1 year ago
And I learned later in life to turn on the dishwasher after dinner. Every night. Not when it is 1000000% full. I used to obsess about this. But my kitchen is sooooooooo much better now.
Loggers Ink 1 year ago
I couldn’t bear waking up to dishes the next morning. It’s a new day and I don’t want to wake up to sh’t from yesterday
George Costanza 1 year ago
I used to do that. Until we hatched a baby that sleeps in the room near the kitchen. The damn dish noises wake her up all the time. Now I have to do dishes first thing in the morning when she wakes up.
#75
Rain-x on your automobile windows. You don't even need windshield wipers anymore.
#76
Add pasta water to your beaten egg, egg yolk and parmesan mix before adding to your carbonara.
Do it slowly and whisk the mix well each time then add to the hot pasta off heat and work it through.
Seems obvious to me but all my friends say their carbonara is always scrambled egg pasta with bacon bits in it.
OneHappyPuppy 1 year ago
This is a good one. My Italian uncle did not tell me this, and he taught me the recipe - I'll definitely try it next time
#77
I have a keyboard shortcut on all my devices where @@ automatically enters my email address.
Edit: on an iPhone you set it up by going to settings, general , keyboard , text replacement.
#78
Contributing to the match to their 401k.
Hile Troy 1 year ago
It's common in the US for companies to offer matching funds up to a certain percentage contribution for a retirement account, called 401(k). It's essentially free money from the company in a savings account to be used after retirement. Or earlier with a tax penalty, but you'd still come out ahead with the company match %.
Load More Replies... Blondie23 1 year ago
This one is huge... the company I work for matches up to 5% in our 401K... so I put in 5%, now once a year I take out the maxium amount of money I can and put that into a different investment account... the "free"money I get from my company is funding my retirement! Super easy!!!
#79
Remove the fkin dealer plate cover or sticker from their car!
Lazy people advertising.
#80
Turn on the stove fan when cutting onions to prevent the waterworks.
Kiel 1 year ago
This is the only thing that has worked for my wife and I.
Load More Replies... Angela C 1 year ago
Put a glass of water next to where you're cutting. The reason you tear up when you cut onions is the fumes are attracted to water. If your eyes are the nearest water source, you'll tear up. Introducing another water source helps
Data1001 1 year ago
Hmm... I've never heard that. At first glance it appears to me to be an old wives' tale, but I'll give it a try. What I often do is peel them under running water, which avoids tears.
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Steve Hall 1 year ago
Yes, that one needs to turn around and head for home before they hit antartica.
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BoredHouseKitty 1 year ago
I screenshot my shopping/errand list and use it as a lockscreen wallpaper
Steve Hall 1 year ago
Yes, that one needs to turn around and head for home before they hit antartica.
Load More Replies... BoredHouseKitty 1 year ago
I screenshot my shopping/errand list and use it as a lockscreen wallpaper
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