Improve your day with 9 brilliant tips
Opening a bag of chips (crisps) that tears and all the chips fall out; discovering our food was only half-heated by the microwave (or rather, one part is still frozen and one part is hot); using three times the amount of dental floss that is actually necessary every time we brush our teeth - certainly these are not the worst problems that there are in life, but finding solutions to these petty, but annoying situations like these can help to change our lives.
Tips to avoid these annoyances are always at hand, you just need to have the right information available. Here below are some of the most popular solutions found on the net:
Tired of food heating unevenly in the microwave? The heat will be distributed more evenly if you arrange - wherever possible - the food in the form of a "ring", with a hole in the center.
Avoid finding yourself with mismatched socks on your hands by always putting them inside bags for washing delicate garments before you put them into the washing machine. Of course, it remains an eternal mystery as to where missing socks actually do go when we do the washing...
If you are looking for a way to quickly store and find all the smaller pieces of your jewels and jewelry, such as earrings and rings, put compartment dividers into your drawers. You can use containers like those used for storing and dispensing medicines and pills on a regular schedule; alternatively, you can use ice cube trays for the same purpose (see photo).
An excellent alternative to pegs or paper clips to close food bags is... an old plastic bottle. Cut off only the top, insert the bag with the open end coming out of the top, fold it back and close the bag securely by screwing on the cap.
If when you open a packet of chips it rips (or other packaging that rips easily when opened), stop the rip by intercepting it with a hole from an office hole punch.
Use less dental floss and make its use much easier. Take a length of the floss and knot it so as to form a circle. You will only need your fingertips to manipulate the floss ring, and it will last you much longer.
If you want to have ice always ready as first aid for minor injuries, keep wet sponges in airtight plastic bags in the freezer.
Jars of some spreads - like peanut butter or tahini paste - produce a layer of oil after a while. Keep the jars of these products upside down in the cupboard so that when you need them, just shake them a little to mix everything thoroughly again.
The most useful position for your car's wing mirrors is the one that allows you to see the road behind the car best, and to do this you need to move the mirror so that it really only reflects a small part of the back of the car.
What other useful tips do you know?
