Hey Jen!, a Lifestyle Blog by Jennifer Bruno

Hey Jen!

A Lifestyle Blog

30 Tips to Make Your Life Better

By Wednesday, February 05, 2014 ,


I scoured the internet searching for the best life hacks and clever ideas I could find. The following are 30 life hacks to make your life better.

1. Hang a wire shelf sideways to organize wrapping paper.

2. When your kids are born, set up email addresses for them. Send pictures, notes, etc. Give them the passwords on their 18th birthdays.

3. Putting batteries in the refrigerator for a day before using them will double their lifespan.

4. Wrap rubber bands on the edges of a coat hanger to prevent tank tops from slipping off.

5. Cover paint pans with aluminum foil to make cleanup a breeze.

6. Googling a computer problem? Add "solved" to the search query to find the answer faster.

7. Truck drivers are always communicating with each other on the road. If you see one slow down for no reason, there's probably a cop up ahead.

8. Recycle drawers by adding wheels to the bottom for under the bed storage.

9. When watching a DVD, click "stop, stop, play, skip" to skip the ads and go straight to the film.

10. Eating an orange before a workout will keep your muscles from getting sore.

11. Worried about your child falling out of his "big boy" bed? Put a pool noodle under the fitted sheet to keep him from rolling off.

12. A cold glass of water in the morning will wake you up faster than a cup of coffee.

13. For hard to reach candles, light the tip of a stick of spaghetti and use it to light the wick.

14. Take pictures of your friends holding items you let them borrow so you'll remember to get it back.

15. Keep a laundry basket in your trunk to carry lots of groceries in easily.

16. Pump up the volume on your iPhone/iPod by putting it in a coffee mug. The shape amplifies the music.

17. Reheat leftover pizza on a frying pan. It'll keep the crust from getting soft.

18. Stick a fork through an Oreo and dip in milk to keep your fingers dry.

19. At any pickle stand at Disneyland, if you ask an employee how their day was, they'll give you a free pickle.

20. Speaking of Disney, if you shout "Andy's coming" at Disneyland, all Toy Story characters will play dead.

21. Freeze grapes to chill white wine without watering it down.

22. Use a muffin tin to hold condiments at a BBQ.

23. Exhale when your left foot hits the ground while running to avoid cramps.

24. Use a plastic cereal container as a garbage can in your car.

25. When searching for plane tickets online, delete your cookies. Prices tend to go up if you visit the same site multiple times.

26. Add a magnetic strip to the inside of your medicine cabinet to store bobby pins, tweezers and nail clippers.

27. Don't know what to get someone for their birthday? Have him/her make three guesses of "what you got them". BOOM! Three things s/he wants.

28. The best deals on eBay are usually misspelled items.

29. Low on counter space? Pull out a drawer and place a cutting board over it. Voila! Another counter.

30. Last but not least, this masterpiece.

Any other cool ideas to add to the list? Leave them in the comments!

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