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Why Didn't I think of That? Simple Ways to Make Life Easier

Posted by Chris and Patty Clark on Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 10:27pm.

Who would have known such simple things can be so helpful.  I especially like the bread tags to label the massive amount of computer wires behind my desk.


 


Clever ideas: hull strawberries with a
straw

 

Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com

  (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw).

 

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Clever ideas: use a walnut to heal furniture
scratches Via: apartmenttherapy.com

 

Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.

 

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.Clever ideas: WD40 for cleaning crayon off TV
screensVia: unplggd.com

 

Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls).

 

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.Clever ideas: keep a cut apple from going
brownVia: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com

 

Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band.

 

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Clever ideas: store bedlinen sets inside their
pillowcasesVia: marthastewart.com

 

store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.

 

.Clever ideas: bowl as iPhone sound amplifierVia: realsimple.com

 

Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music.

 

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.Cleaver ideas: wet wipe dispenser as plastic
bag storageVia: savvyhousekeeping.com

 

Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.

 

.Clever ideas: baby powder to remove sand from
feetVia: iheartnaptime.net

  Baby powder gets sand off your skin easily – who knew?!

 

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.Clever ideas: velcro strip on wall to hold soft
toysVia: realsimple.com

 

Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.

 

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Clever ideas: gift wrap storage on cupboard
ceilingVia: flickr.com

 

 Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.

 

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Clever idea: stocking over vacuum to pick up lost
itemsVia: instructables.com

 

Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.

 

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Clever idea: box lid cupcake holderVia: realsimple.com

 

Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box lid.

 

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Clever idea: how to fold a fitted sheetVia: stephmodo.com

 

For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to perfectly fold a fitted sheet.

 

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Clever idea: magnetic bobbypin storageVia: sprwmn.blogspot.com

 

Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door

 

.Clever idea: use shower caps to hold shoes when
packingVia: realsimple.com

 

A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about every hotel!

 

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.Clever idea: muffin pan craft storageVia: familyfun.go.com

 

A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic cups down to make them tip-resistant.

 

.Clever idea: bread tags as cable labelsVia: unplggd.com

 

Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.

 

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Clever idea: cook cupcakes in ice cream conesVia: kiboomu.com

 

Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and easier for kids to eat. Definitely doing this!

 

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Clever idea: microwave your own popcorn in a
plain paper bagVia: squawkfox.com

 

Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.

 

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Clever idea: use a tension rod to hang spray
bottlesVia: photobucket.com

 

Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray bottles. Genius!

 

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Clever idea: how to make heart-shaped eggsVia: 9gag.com

 

Win friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial. Aww shucks!

 

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.Clever idea: use upside-down muffic pan to make
cookie bowlsVia: wilton.com

 

Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream. Click here for recipe.

 

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.Clever idea: freeze aloe vera lotion for soothing
burns

 

Via: realsimple.com

 

Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.

 

.Clever idea: gutter veggie garden

 

Via: lifehacker.com.au

 

Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering.

 

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Clever idea: egg cartons for Christmas ornament
storage

 

Via: re-nest.com

 

Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas decorations.

 

Chris and Patty Clark  - CRS, MRE, GRI, WCR,CNE,SFR

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