Spam filters are the first line of defense in keeping your inbox free from unwanted emails, but they can’t too all the heavy lifting. Since most unwanted emails come from promotional sources (like coupon deals, hotel discounts, social media notifications and sales from places you’ve shopped online) the easiest way to reduce the email madness is to click the “unsubscribe” button underneath the emails you don’t want. All commercial emails have to include this opting-out option, and its a quick way to reduce the junk you’ll receive in the future.
Grease-free finger snacking
Tired of the greasy or cheesy fingers that come from eating snacks like popcorn, cheese puffs or potato chips? Try eating them with chopsticks. You’ll keep your hands clean—and likely slow down the mindless snacking.
How to keep bananas ripe, longer
How to correctly place a toilet seat cover
You’re probably well acquainted with those flimsy paper toilet seat covers. But you’re probably not acquainted with the proper way to use them: Most public toilet seats are “U” shaped with an exposed rim in the front. You’re supposed to place the toilet seat cover with its flap toward the front of the toilet. That way the flap goes in the toilet to block splashing—and keep the germs and bacteria in the bowl where they belong.
Avoid bad tastes by plugging your nose
Most of what we recognize as taste actually comes from our sense of smell. It’s actually the odor molecules from food provide us with most of our taste sensation. So if you have kids who think their liquid medicine tastes gross, have them plug their nose as they take it. Or if you’re ever in a situation where you have to eat or drink something unpleasant, plug your nose before you put it in your mouth. Doing that will keep them—and you—from tasting something you’d rather not taste.
Encourage safe driving
Remind yourself to drive safely or calm yourself down during road rage with this tip: Hang a photo of your loved ones from your rear view mirror. Looking at this image will help keep things in perspective and encourage you to drive safely and with a clear head.
Cutting clean sheets from a large spool of paper
Avoid sloppy cuts and ripping, when cutting from a large paper spool, by keeping the spool upright and starting your cut a couple inches from the edge of the paper. Continue to slice all the way down to the floor. The uncut section will support the paper so it doesn’t fall down and tear, and help create the tension needed for a clean cut. When you’ve sliced all the way to the ground, go ahead and snip the top portion.
Smart shower storage
Tension rods are a practical tool that can be used to create storage options in a smaller bathroom space. Have more toiletries than shower shelves? Install a tension rod on the back wall of your shower and hang shower caddies from it to house your shampoos, gels and conditioners. Need more towel drying territory? Install a tension rod outside of your shower curtain, and voila—an extra long towel rack.
Improve your speech at home
If you want to improve your speech, or get more comfortable with public speaking, read aloud for about fifteen minutes a day. Not only will this help you build confidence and familiarity in the process, it will also help you strengthen your vocal cords, diction, tone and pronunciation.
Mismatched battery hack
Find yourself in a pinch, with batteries that are smaller than the ones your electronic requires? Put the batteries you have into your device then roll a small piece of aluminum foil into a ball that fits the extra space in your device’s battery area. Put this foil ball on the negative side of the battery. This should help connect your battery to the conductor, so your device can work.