Lifetips #1 - Making Your Daily Life Easier

Have you ever wondered what you could do to make your daily life just a little bit easier...or maybe a whole lot simpler? I'm no household expert, but through the years, I have picked up quite a few little tips and tricks that DO make my own life easier. I thought I would share a few, and if you have any favorites of your own, please consider sharing.

Here are some of my favorites:

• No more hair all over the bathroom floor - Every time I brushed my long hair, I would have hair all over the bathroom floor; I finally solved it by standing in the shower or bathtub and brushing my hair; now I just swipe it up in one pass and it's gone

• Never hunt for your keys again - Don't remember where you put your keys again? I have a basket on the table by the front door for keys and other little items; if you don't have a table, you can get nice inexpensive hooks at any of the local stores; for those things that don't have loops to hang up with, get a shallow bag or basket with handles and use that to temporarily store items
  

• Never be late again rushing out the door - Have your outfit laid out BEFORE you go to bed (kids too) and put the breakfast dishes and cereal on the table the night before; also have backpacks, purses and other items you regularly need by the door (I use a big basket)

• Don't waste time sorting laundry - Have one laundry bin for darks and another for lights; the kids have two bins in their bathroom; my husband and I have two laundry bags in a frame in our closet; it's just a matter of grabbing all of one color when each bin is full and doing the laundry

• Do not save laundry for the weekend or one day - Laundry will be much less of a headache if you do a few loads every day or every few days (when you have a full load); I like to do ours first thing in the morning (if I'm home) or in the evenings right after dinner if I've been out all day
  

• Don't buy expensive food storage containers - You're going to laugh, but somehow I figured out how to use those shower caps my husband brings home from his business trip; these things fit over anything from a platter to a small bowl and you can even rinse them out and re-use them; along those lines of junk brought home from trips, I collect those small shampoo and toiletry bottles and donate them to a local shelter

• Don't forget a birthday or important holiday every again - Since I am online almost every day, I thought I would send myself email reminders before these important dates; right now, I am using Amazon Special Occasion Reminders; I've also used Memo To Me

Again, if you have any tips of your own, please consider sharing them!