{"id":847,"date":"2017-03-20T22:58:59","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T22:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tutavo.com\/Kachina\/?p=847"},"modified":"2022-01-26T23:30:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:30:34","slug":"life-hacks-that-excite-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tutavo.com\/Kachina\/life-hacks-that-excite-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Hacks that Excite Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NOTE: In summary below, not all hacks have been included. I didn&#8217;t like some of them.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q_MleqPNdxg<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Put a magnet inside of a baggie to pick up metal parts like nails, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Use a spring from a ball point pen as stress-relief to keep your iPhone charger cord from breaking.<\/li>\n<li>Use the bottom of a water jar to catch wood or plaster when you are drilling overhead<\/li>\n<li>Use a piece of string for a\u00a0taped box &#8220;easy-opener.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Drop an AA volt battery from about an inch.\u00a0 The charged battery will stay upright.<\/li>\n<li>Use a rubber band around the handle of your hammer to hold nails.\u00a0 Better than keeping them in your lips (which is what I used to do)<\/li>\n<li>Use a washer as a spacer when drawing a line that needs to line up to a cabinet<\/li>\n<li>Use a binder clip to hold a pencil when marking wood in repeated identical increments.<\/li>\n<li>Wrap a door handle in aluminum foil when painting the door.\u00a0 (Blue tape and a baggie works better.)<\/li>\n<li>Use a fork to guide your picture hanger onto the nail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"25 Cleaning Hacks You&#039;ll Wish You Knew Sooner\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/InTnk3tHtSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clean dusty surfaces with dryer sheets<\/li>\n<li>Put vinegar in a plastic bag and cover your shower head to remove buildup<\/li>\n<li>Fill blackened pan with hot vinegar, then add baking soda and scrub<\/li>\n<li>Use hot water with a drop of dishwashing detergent to clean your blender<\/li>\n<li>Use salted grapefruit halves to scrub your bathtub, then rinse well.<\/li>\n<li>To clean your grill pan, discard the oil then put a very wet paper towel on the pan to steam clean it.<br \/>\nAlternately, I boil water, then use a scrub brush to clean it.\u00a0 Rub in a bit of oil and let it dry while still very warm.<\/li>\n<li>Microwave a wet sponge on a weekly basis to kill most of the surface germs<\/li>\n<li>To clean your coffee grinder, grind 1 TBL of white rice, then add 1 TBL baking soda, grind and wipe clean.<\/li>\n<li>Use canola oil on a paper towel to remove grease splashed while cooking.<\/li>\n<li>Use slices of white bread to pick up broken glass.\u00a0 Discard promptly.<\/li>\n<li>Use a brush with shoe polish to tune up REAL leather furniture.<\/li>\n<li>Spray your mattress with vodka every couple of months to freshen it, and to kill most germs<\/li>\n<li>Let your toothbrush soak in a glass of hydrogen peroxide on a weekly basis to kill germs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 Money Saving Life Hacks You Should Know\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ICqZxPqpEPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use a zip lock freezer bag as a seal-a-meal to keep things fresh longer in the freezer.\u00a0 Submerge food\/bag in water to force out most of the air, then seal.<\/li>\n<li>When your remote control battery is dead, replace just ONE battery get you through the night.\u00a0 Doesn&#8217;t work?\u00a0 Try the other old battery.\u00a0 Most batteries don&#8217;t drain equally.<\/li>\n<li>I have mixed emotions on this one:\u00a0 Share internet cost with your neighbor and share their Wi-Fi password (or yours)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"7 Genius Cleaning Tricks For Your Bathroom\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b6Pu7jKBKvM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use strong tea with paper towels to clean mirrors and glass<\/li>\n<li>Use a dish wand with half vinegar and half dish soap in the shower to freshen up corners, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Use lemon or grapefruit with salt to clean shower and sink hardware<\/li>\n<li>Use a cloth soaked in distilled white vinegar and wrap stubborn hardware<\/li>\n<li>Use a toothbrush to get to hard-to-reach areas<\/li>\n<li>Toss your toothbrush glass into the dishwasher every once in awhile<\/li>\n<li>Dump about 4 C of white vinegar into the tank of your toilet.\u00a0 Let rest about an hour, then flush.<\/li>\n<li>Clean your toilet brush by pouring pine-sol in your toilet bowl.\u00a0 Let the brush rest in the toilet for an hour, then scrub and flush.<\/li>\n<li>Vaccuum your dryer can and filter every once in awhile.\u00a0 Use a paper towel holder as an extender.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Money-Saving LIFE HACKS To Try At Home\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/edWkx_1AOko?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use used toilet paper tubes for organizing wires<\/li>\n<li>For a quick fix, use a strip of a rubber glove if you don&#8217;t have plumbers tape<\/li>\n<li>Home-made fly strips:\u00a0 2 T sugar, 2 T syrup, 2 T honey &#8211; microwave &#8211; coat grocery bag strips<\/li>\n<li>Alka Selzer for removing stains from oddly shaped glass containers<\/li>\n<li>Garbage can smells: Store Coffee Gronds wrapped in a dryer sheet in the bottom of the can<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"13 Amazing Kitchen Organization Ideas! (Cheap and Easy)\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oARQ7AaMZGM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Store grocery bags in a handi-wipes container.\u00a0 Me:\u00a0 I cram them into used paper towel rolls.\u00a0 Each tube holes about 15 bags.<\/li>\n<li>Store cup cake liners in a mason jar<\/li>\n<li>Use wire magazine holders for potatoes, onions, boxes of wrap, etc.<\/li>\n<li>Use clip clothes hangers for storing your opened bags of chips<\/li>\n<li>Use emptied dry bottles for dry food storage &#8211; just make sure they are totally dry before filling<\/li>\n<li>Use lazy susan rotate shelves to save space &#8211; Home Depot has rotator metal pieces for creating your own<br \/>\nor use two pie pans with marbles in between them to act as the rollers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 Amazing Winter Life Hacks\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/I-Wvjn7rVvA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For water-proofing, rub a clear candle on your shoes, then use a hair dryer to melt the wax into the fabric.<\/li>\n<li>Spray your snow shovel with non-stick cooking spray to keep the snow from building up on it.\u00a0 Works with mud too.<\/li>\n<li>Leave your oven cracked open after baking to take advantage of the residual heat during cold nights.<\/li>\n<li>Slide pipe foam over the bottom of your door to minimize drafts<\/li>\n<li>Use rice in a sock tossed in a microwave for a hand-warmer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"10 New Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2QY1tLseAZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut chip bag appropriately so you can use it as its own bowl<\/li>\n<li>Use a CD\/DVD container for a lunch-box \/ travel bagel container<\/li>\n<li>Here is the magical procedure for folding T-Shirts<\/li>\n<li>How to get rid of old-maids in microwave popcorn<\/li>\n<li>Pringles Dispenser<\/li>\n<li>Make your own CD envelope<\/li>\n<li>Power outage?\u00a0 Use a gallon jug of water and a flashlight to create a lamp<\/li>\n<li>Rubber band to keep door from locking behind you<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Hide a House Key and Never Get Locked Out Again!\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ejpeDeYSYM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A Key Hiding Hole<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NOTE: In summary below, not all hacks have been included. I didn&#8217;t like some of them. http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Q_MleqPNdxg Put a magnet inside of a baggie to pick up metal parts like nails, etc. Use a spring from a ball point pen as stress-relief to keep your iPhone charger cord from breaking. 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