Share your life hacks!

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Anonymous wrote:Two twin comforters, German style. Sounds weird but if you try it you'll never go back. Lots of snuggles but no more fights over the covers.

So you just each have your own? Or do you connect them somehow? I have always been tempted to use two, mainly for the ability to fit in my washer. If two, how do you make the bed ( the irony is that we rarely make it, but when guests come over we do)

Use a quilt to top it.

Yep!! Those giant king size comforters are way too big to deal with and it's a tug of war.

We lived in Germany for awhile and thought the two twin duvets was pure genius. We ha e been using two twin duvets in our king size bed for the last 10-years.

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I use the thingy my son got to clean his trombone to get the lint out of my dryer's lint trap where my fingers can't get to.

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Anonymous wrote:When I am taking my kids to lunch at mcd or chickfila (with play areas), I go through the drive thru first. This eliminates me having to threaten their lives when I have to order at the counter.

You are a genius. This is truly brilliant.

Agreed. I am quite impressed. This is a life changing share, so thank you.

I don't get this. Don't you have the same problem with them ordering in the drive thru line? I always find the drive thru significantly harder, because you can't see the menu until you are right up there to order. Or is that they are running away when you are trying to order? I guess this explains why the drive through lines are always so long!

My kids are very well behaved in the car. It's when they're loose (in the restaurant, ordering at the counter) that they jump around, hang on ropes, bicker, touch everything, mess with the condiments, sit on the floor, etc., etc. At least in the car they are contained. Also, my kids always want the same thing so it doesn't take is long to order at all.

That's generally when we leave hungry, lol.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate the term "life hack". Just wanted to share.

You must love that op life hack is ruining her glasses lol

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Anonymous wrote:Put clean children in clean bed in clean day clothes. Ready for school tomorrow without the fight when they wake up. Still have to do the teeth and hair, but it's one less thing...

This is you being lazy

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Anonymous wrote:If you child only wears pull-ups at night just in case, put them on over underwear so you can reuse them.

Wtf.

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Anonymous wrote:If you child only wears pull-ups at night just in case, put them on over underwear so you can reuse them.

Wtf.

Disagree - this is brilliant! Those suckers are expensive and if the kid isn't going to pee in them, I have been known to reuse them.

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Anonymous wrote:If you child only wears pull-ups at night just in case, put them on over underwear so you can reuse them.

Wtf.

Disagree - this is brilliant! Those suckers are expensive and if the kid isn't going to pee in them, I have been known to reuse them.

Less landfill waste too, and you also save a lot of space in the suitcase when you're traveling with the kids. I just wish I had thought of it years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Two twin comforters, German style. Sounds weird but if you try it you'll never go back. Lots of snuggles but no more fights over the covers.

So you just each have your own? Or do you connect them somehow? I have always been tempted to use two, mainly for the ability to fit in my washer. If two, how do you make the bed ( the irony is that we rarely make it, but when guests come over we do)

Use a quilt to top it.

Yep!! Those giant king size comforters are way too big to deal with and it's a tug of war.

We lived in Germany for awhile and thought the two twin duvets was pure genius. We ha e been using two twin duvets in our king size bed for the last 10-years.

Doesn't this make snuggling with the spouse difficult? And would it work as well on a queen size bed?

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I love this thread.

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Leave a coin on a cup of ice in the freezer before you leave home on a vacation and it can help you figure out if the power went out while you were away.




http://www.lifehacker.co.in/life/Leave-a-Coin-on-a-Cup-of-Ice-Before-Leaving-Home-to-See-If-the-Power-Went-out-While-You-Were-Away/articleshow/55102309.cms

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Anonymous wrote:Put clean children in clean bed in clean day clothes. Ready for school tomorrow without the fight when they wake up. Still have to do the teeth and hair, but it's one less thing...

This is you being lazy

I've never been a morning person and when I was around 8 yrs old I tried this. Woke up wrinkled, then spilled my cereal all over myself- had to change, massive failure.

Do this only if your children wear woven, non-wrinklable fabrics and can get their food in their mouth like I still can't.

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This one is so duh but I could never remember when to change my contacts until I started writing the date of each new pair on the box and crossing off the last date.

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Anonymous wrote:Keep a chip clip in my travel makeup bag to clip hotel curtains together at night so they don't inevitably fall open and let streams of light in at 6 a.m.

I also saw something online to use the hangers in the hotels with the clips on them for pants or whatever to hold the curtains together.

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I keep the swiffer cloths in the car to dust at long stop lights or school pick up lines. I also keep a very small makeup case with lip balm, hand sanitizer, wipes, pen and some personal products in the door. I hate crap rolling around the vehicles.