Life Hacks

As long as you have a plastic bag, a pen or pencil, and a drawer handle, then you have a makeshift trash bin!

I know this one works; but I also know how upset a spouse can get when her berets keep disappearing, so proceed with caution!

I don't know what I fixate on trash tips sometimes. Maybe it's because it's my job as a husband to take out the trash when it's full. In any case, I'm sure you (and me) will find this useful in the future!

It's been a heck of a year for "life hacks," those little tips and tricks to make your life easier. There have been so many (at least three or four a week), so I couldn't help reaching back into the life hack annuls to remind us of some of the most popular ones. Here we go!

My wife and I have somehow accumulated more bed sheets than we know what to do with. They tend to pile up into a massive leaning tower in our closet, and inevitably topple over and make a huge mess. So from now on, I think we'll try this instead...

Why buy the same light-up Santa for the front porch that everyone else has, when you could spend a fraction of the money and line your patio with beautiful, unique decorations of your own?

Sure, cookies in general are delicious, but soft-baked always kicks them up a notch. So how do you keep those soft-baked cookies soft? Try this...

I try to be as proactive as I can with my car when I get home at night. If there's snow in the forecast, I pull the windshield wipers up to keep them from freezing to the windshield. But they still end up coated with knuckle-scraping ice the next morning. Grrr! Next time, I'm doing this...

Peeling an orange without making a mess of peel chunks can be really difficult. Next time I get an orange craving, though, I'm trying this instead...

I had a tiny dorm room in college. Even nowadays, the space I share with my wife and our dog is limited, to say the least. So when I find a new trick for saving space (and money), you can bet I jump on it!

I feel like I saw somebody do this when I was a little kid, and I remember thinking how weird it was. Now that I'm older, I realize it's not weird, it's brilliant!

Having a big trash can right where everyone can see it isn't very attractive. But hiding it under the sink makes it hard to use when you need it, right? Not anymore...