Smart Ideas to Make Life Easier  

Here are some helpful tips to make your life easier. Do you have any helpful hints to share?

To keep your car neat and clean, use an empty tissue box as a trash receptacle. It's perfect for throwing away small items such as napkins, food wrappers and paper. And if it falls over, the contents won't spill out.

You can prevent rocking chairs from scratching your wooden floors by covering the bottom surface of each runner with a strip of clear adhesive tape.

Trouble keeping tube socks white? Try adding 1/2 cup of baking soda to your liquid detergent - it'll supercharge its cleaning power.

To make your costume jewelry sparkle in a flash, place it in warm water with two denture tablets. When the fizzing stops, remove and dry.

Turn on the cold water before you pour your boiling water from pasta or veggies into the sink. Mixing the hot water from your pot with the cold water keeps scalding steam from rising.

For fried chicken with more crunch and flavor, chill flour-coated chicken for an hour before frying.

Use a plastic kitchen colander to scoop your child's toys from the tub. Just leave it to drain right inside the tub.

When your recipe calls for a greased pan, make sure that you always use unsalted butter. Salted butter can cause food to stick to the pan.

Find out if a garment needs to be washed separately by steam ironing a small area between two layers of white fabric. If dye bleeds onto the white, it's not colorfast.

Did an unexpected downpour leave your leather shoes drenched? Protect their shape - and guard against shrinkage - by stuffing your wet shoes with newspaper and leaving them to dry.

I hope some of these tips will make your life easier and more enjoyable.