26 TIPS AND TRICKS TO SIMPLIFY LIFE

I have been collecting all kinds of clever tips to make life just a little bit more simple.  Here are some of my favs!

1. Cord organization tips.  I am SO doing this. {link}

2. Marshmallows in brown sugar to keep it soft. {link}

3. Reuse salt pour spout with mason jars. {link}

4. Hash browns in the waffle maker.  Makes them nice a crispy! {link}

5. The secret to an easy to peel, boiled egg.  {link}

6. Use an old glue tip to draw or write with acrylic paint.  {link}

7. DIY picture hanger.  Smart!  I had a friend try this and she said it worked great!  {link}

8. Clean that screen!  {link}

9. Slip proof your rug with acrylic caulk.  Apply a line every six inches, and let dry.  Brilliant!  {link}

10. No brown apples for lunch.  I used this tip and it worked great.  My youngest came home from school and said, "Mom, why was there a rubber band around my apple?" {link}

11. Use a rubber band to remove a stripped screw. {link}

12. Did you know a Parmesan cheese lid fits a regular lid canning jar? {link}

13. Hanger chip clip. {link}

14. Magnetic strip inside a medicine cabinet to hold metal hairpins. Genius. {link}

15. For neighborhood kids during homework and chore time. {link}

16. Dry up grease stains with chalk.  Rub on stain as a laundry pre-treat. {link}

17. Take your favorite liquid fabric softener and soak an old hand towel or flour cloth completely with it. Wring it out and let it dry completely, then throw it in with your next load. This mega-fabric softener sheet should be good for at least 40 loads of laundry WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! {link}

18. Great idea for corraling meals for road trips. {link}

19. Spray vinegar on windshield before a winter storm & car windows will not frost over.  Click on link for more winter car tips. {link}

20. Soak old paintbrushes in vinegar for 30 minutes.  Good as new! {link}

21. Makes an old sweater look new. {link}

22. Grow green onions on your window sill. {link}

23. More cord tips! {link}

24. Since I  now cringe to take the time to make anything with sugar in it, I may keep it simple this  Christmas morning and make these!  Cinnamon roll waffles!  Throw on a pot of coffee, serve with fruit and voila' --a simple, easy Christmas breakfast.  Imagine how your house is going to smell!! {link}

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