10 fantastic tips for solving small, everyday problems

There are a series of issues, problems or everyday hiccups which we all experience from time to time. These are those small inconveniences and everyday snags that, at times, just need an easy, practical solution to be overcome and resolved quickly.

To this end, we have collected a list of simple solutions, which can make our lives much easier. Read on to find out more:

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Did you know that a foolproof way to combat bad odors emanating from shoes is to put tea bags into them? Seeing (or not smelling) is believing!

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If you are outside and do not have speakers to amplify the sound of your smartphone (or you want to increase the volume of your phone's music), you can try this simple solution. Just by using two plastic cups and a roll of toilet paper, your portable amplification "system" will be born. Alternatively, you can put the phone in a cup or glass and the effect will be the similar.

In the absence of a toothbrush and toothpaste, a good manner to freshen your breath is to eat an apple. Did you know this?

Perfuming the home using natural products can also be quick and easy. Making scented candles with lemons or oranges is child's play. Just cut the fruit in half, remove the pulp and leave the peel and internal stalk intact. Pour vegetable oil into this half of the peel and light the stalk as if it were a normal wick. If you want to intensify the scent, just add a few drops of essential oil and your scented candle will be ready to perfume your home.

If you have limited space in a closet for all the hangers, or want to organize the inside a little better, try this fabulous tip. With the tabs that seal soda cans, you can make very useful, double hangers.

And have you ever been unable to fill a bucket in the sink because there is not enough room? Using a perforated plastic bottle attached to the tap, you can easily remedy this problem.

You may not know all you can do with a paper clip. For example, by itself, it can make up for the lack of a phone holder / stand or the small needle that we need to extract the SIM cards in smartphones. Could you ever have imagined using paperclips in this way?

Do you know that there is a very simple technique for peeling oranges and mandarins? Just cut them (almost) in half and unroll them. It is a very useful idea, for example, for when you need to serve fruit to children and you don't have much time to stand there peeling the fruit.

Sticking ice cream sticks into the bases of watermelon slices is a brilliant way to eat watermelon in a clean and manageable way, and is a very unique way of serving this fruit up to your friends and family.

If your war on mosquitoes began at the beginning of the summer, you must try this natural repellent made with lemon and cloves stuck inside the lemon pulp.

What do you think of these suggestions? Are you planning to experiment with any of them?