Life Hacks That Actually Work

Keep Your Chocolate Chips Safe

For smaller ingredients like chocolate chips or rice, this is a great hack! To keep it fresh in the bag, use half of an old water bottle and the cap. Place the bag through the old water bottle, wrap it around, and then secure the cap. Done and done, no more spills! 

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The More You Know

  • Next time you oversalt a soup, toss in a few wedges of raw apple or potato. Simmer for 10 minutes and discard the wedges to get the flavor back to normal.
  • Sleeping just 30 minutes more than you usually do can do wonders for your productivity levels by reducing daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and tension.
  • By folding shirts KonMari- or military-style and sandwiching (instead of stacking), you can fit more into each dresser drawer and have a better visual of what's inside.
  • Half an hour before serving time, adorn the table with bowls of lemon halves topped with cloves to ensure a pest-proof party.
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