1. Add sprite to the water in your vase of fresh cut flowers. They will live longer and the water won't get stinky as fast.
2. Use plastic wrap in the same vase to give it a cool crushed ice look.
3. Always bake your brownies in a glass pan for 2 to 3 minutes less than what the box recommends, then cut them with a plastic knife.
4. Pour store bought punch or lemonade into a glass pitcher and add a squirt of lemon juice. Everyone will think it's homemade.
5. If your recipe calls for room temperature or softened butter make sure your eggs are room temp as well.
6. When taking a passing dish to a large potluck the dollar store has great plastic serving dishes. That way you don't have to worry about keeping track of yours or getting it back home.
7. Keep a small package of baby wipes in your glove box. They work well for cleaning so much more than just babies.
8. Store drinking glasses right side up. The rims will stay smooth and chip free much longer.
9. Switch up which brand of shampoo you use every couple of months. Your hair will thank you.
10. Let your washing machine get at least half full of soapy water before you put the clothes in.
11. Always read the entire recipe before you start cooking.
12. Don't put meat straight from the fridge into the oven. Let it sit out for 15 to 30 minutes to get rid of the chill. Same goes for the grill.
13. Then let it sit on the counter and rest again after it's cooked before you slice it. (Against the grain of course)
14. Read the care label on clothes before you buy them and then follow the label. If it says lay flat to dry it probably means it.
15. Know your oven. Be aware that it may not be the exact temp is says it is and many ovens also have hot spots that get worse over time.
16. Put a thermometer in the fridge and another in the freezer. Fridge should be 40 or below and freezer should be 0.
17. Splurge on a satin pillowcase. It will help prevent wrinkles on your skin and also avoid hair breakage.
18. Put your pillows in the dryer with a couple of tennis balls. You need to use a high heat cycle to kill the germs.
19. Put a couple of big marshmallows in your container of brown sugar to keep it soft.
20. Use wax paper on your faucets to make them shine and remove water spots, and also on your metal closet rod to help your hangers side smoothly.
21. Use a dryer sheet to dust baseboards.
22. Before you go to the beach fill a couple of milk jugs with water and place them in your trunk. When it's time to go home you will have nice warm water to rinse sand off with.
23. Wash new jeans twice before getting them hemmed. New jeans always shrink in length.
24. When it's time to thin down your closet the key is to ask yourself, "If I were shopping right now would I buy this?" If the answer is no, it's time to get rid of it.
25. Don't wash your swimsuit in the washing machine. Rinse it very well in the sink after each wear. Do not twist it to wring it out. At the end of summer wash it in the washing machine on a gentle cycle with a mild soap. Your suit will last for years.
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