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A Collection of Life Hacks 2.0

Hello friends! A while back, I wrote a blog post called "A Collection of Life Hacks" so I thought we could expand on that and look at some more. Apologies if any of them overlap.



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A Collection of Life Hacks 2.0


  • Need to iron a wrinkly shirt but don't own an iron? Use a hair dryer. It won't be perfect, but it'll improve the wrinkles just a tad.

  • If someone is at your door that you don't really wanna talk to, put your coat on before you answer to make it look like you were about to leave. 9 times out of 10 they probably won't keep you.

  • If you are running from someone in the forest, stop and hide. Eyes are trained to catch movement, so you probably have a better chance of staying safe. Unless it's a serial k*ller, then get outta there.

  • To help stop brain freeze, lick the roof of your mouth with your tongue.

  • Hand sanitizer can be used to remove ink stains.

  • Keep a cash bill in between your phone and it's case (as long as it's not clear) so that you've always got something if you lose your wallet/go to a cash only place.

  • Put old newspapers at the bottom of your rubbish bin to help absorb all those gross liquids.

  • Put pancake mix in a sauce bottle for a no-mess experience!

  • You can use frozen grapes to chill wine (without watering it down) if you like ice in your wine.

  • If you are at the end of your jar of Nutella, add some ice cream, and you've got a quick dessert.

  • If you are struggling to fall asleep, try cognitive shuffling - basically, you can think of a simple word such as "moon", "bed", "couch" (something non-threatening), and then for each letter of that word, come up with as many words that start with the letter. When you get stuck, move on to the next letter. You can also do this by going through the alphabet, e.g., A, then think of A words like "Astronaut", "Apple", "Accomplish", etc.

  • When you are looking at a recipe online, click the print link or save as PDF, which cuts out the backstory. I think you can also do this for the Pinterest Pins.

  • Put yellow tape on remotes if you have black/dark furniture.

  • If you need to wake someone up who has a hard time waking up, keep asking them questions that stimulate their brain e.g., "what's your favourite colour?" Their brain starts to think, and it should wake them up.

  • If you have to walk alone at night, pretend to talk on the phone and say things like "I'll be home in 5/10 minutes" or "I'm just at X street". It might be able to deter dodgy people. Some countries also have a phone line you can call as well.

  • To help remember something, remember something secondary, e.g., the hippocampus looks like a seahorse haha!

  • If you are struggling to wake up early, put your phone/alarm across the room so that you have to get up to turn it off.

  • When travelling, take a photo of your luggage and contents (just in case).

  • Unfollow accounts on social media that don't bring your joy or you feel crappy when you see their content.

  • Say "Thank you for X" rather than "I'm sorry for X".

  • Keep a list of things on your phone that make you happy/laugh so that when you need a pick-me-up, you can go to your list.

  • If you want people to like you, ask them questions about themselves rather than talking about yourself.

  • Before leaving to go on a holiday, clean your house first.

  • Put your ice cream pint in a mug to stop your hands from getting too cold.

  • For the women/fem-presenting lovely people, stop paying the pink tax and just buy men's stuff. It's cheaper and it works better.

  • Bring Tupperware to Farmer's Markets for fresh fruit such as berries so the fruit doesn't get squashed in bags.

  • Put a wooden spoon across a pot so it doesn't boil over.

  • Wrap cheese in baking paper, it will last way longer.

  • Use taco holders to store your spoons when cooking

  • Put a paper towel around the lettuce to keep it fresher for longer in the fridge.

  • You can remove highlighter stains with lemon juice. Dip a cotton bud into lemon juice and draw over the highlighter stains in a book.

  • Dryer lint can be used to start a fire.


What's your best life hack? Let me know in the comments below!

Thank you for reading.

Ash x

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