- Migraine?
Put your hands in ice water and flex them several time…poof! Headache is gone.
- Dry your clothes faster.
If you don’t have a dryer and need to dry your clothes quickly, here’s what you can do. Place your wet clothing on a dry towel. Roll the towel with the garment inside. Pick it up, and twist it as tightly as possible to squeeze out the excess water. After you’ve drained the excess water, hang your garment on a hanger to fully dry.
- Still dusty?
Use a piece of tape to pick up that last line of dust that won’t go.
- Smelly shoes
If you have bad-smelling shoes, place a few dry tea bags inside each shoe to absorb the smell. If your shoes are not just smelly but also wet, fill them with a mixture of rice and baking soda and leave for a few days.
- Weight gain
The faster you eat the more weight you gain.
- Keep buttons from falling off
To keep your buttons in place, simply paint a bit of clear nail polish over the threads.
- Tight shoes
If your new shoes feel too tight, here’s a way to stretch them. Stuff each shoe with wet newspaper as tightly as you can. Let the shoes dry, and then remove the newspaper.
- Homemade mayonnaise
Too tired to visit the store? Blend 1 egg with 150mi of olive oil. Voila! Works as good as mayonnaise.
- Alcohol
One drink of alcohol a day can reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 30percent.
- Find small lost items
Use your vacuum cleaner to find tiny items you’ve lost, such as earrings. Just cover the end of a vacuum cleaner with a stocking or pantyhose, and start your search. Check from time to time to see if the object you are looking for is already there.
- Wooden spoon trick
This old trick never fails. To keep your pot from boiling over, put a wooden spoon over the top of it. If it starts to boil up too high, the spoon will pop the bubbles and keep it from overflowing quickly.
- Make ice last longer in a cooler
When you go to the beach and take your cooler with you, sprinkle salt on the ice so that it stays frozen for much longer.
- Citrus candles
Do you want your house to smell good for hours? Make an orange or a lemon candle, and its light and aroma will last a long time. Learn how to do it here
- Watermelon
The taller the water melon the more watery the inside will be
- Fresh breath
If you left home and forgot to brush your teeth or you ran out of toothpaste, chewing an apple can help with bad breath.
- Time-marked water bottle
Here’s a great way to keep track of your daily water intake. Draw lines on your water bottle with a marker pen, and then write the time beside the marked level. The marking will serve as a visual reminder for you to drink water, and it will help you achieve your daily water intake.
- Equal division amongst kids
Get one person to divide and the other person gets the first pick
- Body odor
If you forgot to put on deodorant and you don’t want to smell like you’ve been at the gym, cut a fresh lemon or orange into two halves and just rub it onto your skin. The body odor will disappear.
- Remove toilet bowl stains
Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl, and let it sit overnight. Then wash it with soapy water, and flush clean.
- Tired of fat?
Eat more spicy food! Spicy foods fool your taste bud into being more satisfied with smaller amounts. They have also proven to temporarily increase your metabolism by about 8 percent.
- Unclog drains easily
Run hot water down the drain for a minute, and then sprinkle 1 cup of baking soda down the drain. Slowly pour 1 cup of vinegar down the drain. Flush one more time with hot or boiling water.
- Egg
Spin your egg to tell if it is fully cooked. If the egg wobbles then it is still raw and if it easily spins then it is fully cooked.
- Clean the shower head
To clean your shower head or bathroom faucets, fill a plastic bag with white vinegar and secure it to the shower head with a rubber band. Allow it to soak in the vinegar overnight, and remove the bag. It will be as good as new!
- Rusty tools
Soak your tools in a jar of vinegar and salt overnight. You will see a difference in the morning.
- Amplify your phone’s speakers
Put your phone into a drinking glass or a bowl to boost the volume of its speakers.
- Uncontrollable Coughing?
Raise your hand above your head and it will stop
