Life Hacks : $ Store, Crystal Lite, Take a drink with you

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Usually I like to keep my posts to one theme overall , with the exception of my "journals" or "goals" postings... but this time I just couldn't stick to one thing, so I sat down and Imagined what it was that all of my topics had in common - and that is that they could all be useful life shortcuts, or life hacks. 1) Dollar stores are springing up all over the place here. And for the most part they offer a good value for the $1. However there are some things that should be avoided at a $1 store. Enter - electronics. For example, I recently fell for a smartphone speaker. Why not? It's only $1. Well, when I got it home and plugged it into my phone, it was actually more quiet than just playing music on my phone without the speaker. 2) As you guys might remember from my "drinking water" post - I am trying desperately to get more water in, which is a good goal for most people! Though some run into the same issue I have been, in that - water. is. boring. So here's 2 thoughts. Mix fruits in a glass jar of water in the fridge. I had been using just lemon, just lemon, just cucumber - for a long time. Now I have been using lemon cucumber - and it's fantastic. After a lot of reading on the topic - it would seem that Crystal Lite, and Kool Aid do count to your water consumption during the day. Of course the sites I read almost unanimously suggested that one should keep one's water intake mostly water and just alittle Crystal Lite or Kool Aid since there is sugar or chemicals in those.... but a little variety goes a long way. As a side note: my favorite flavor of Crystal Lite is "Strawberry Watermelon" It is delightful. 3) Always have a water bottle in your fridge with optional fruit soaking in it. That way you can easily grab it when you are going out for your day and you won't be tempted to go buy a soda elsewhere when you're thirsty. Hope I have been able to provide some helpful hints. :-) Photo: Pixabay