Level Up: The Best Life Hacks That Will Take Your Adult Life To New Heights
We love a good life hack. She’s smart, interesting, and most importantly, helpful. But truly great life hacks make us wonder, “How could we not have known this?
Was I living my life all these years and making it so difficult for myself when the solution was so incredibly simple? This collection of life hacks, both big and small, looks at the best and least known tips and tricks for getting through adult life with ease.
Bandit
What an amazing idea! We’ve all had that annoying dilemma of not wanting to carry a bag when we’re out for a run, but stuffing your pockets with essentials can be a huge hassle.
To keep the pockets from flapping or, worse, spilling, tie a rubber band around the top and bang — you’ve sealed your little pocket and you can run as hard and fast as you want.
Pillow
Have you ever tried to use audiobooks or music to fall asleep? It really helps! Although sometimes, it can be annoying for your partner if he prefers to fall asleep quietly. What you can do is use headphones, although of course they did it on the pillow and they get uncomfortable.
But don’t despair! There is still a way: just use an airplane pillow on your side. The rest of your face will be squishy comfort, but your earphone-filled ear will have all the room it needs. Luxury indeed.
sensation of flying
We all know how irritating, and let’s face it, pretty disgusting, it is to have your house invaded by those horrible fruit flies. First you see one, then two, then you realize the cabinet is completely black and it squirms. Shudder! It is almost impossible to get rid of them once they are established, but there is hope.
Simply cut a plastic bottle in half and place the top half upside down on the bottom half. Fill the bottom with beer, vinegar, and fruit juice, and watch your little enemies pile into it. Eugh.
Tupperware Training
We all love a good piece of Tupperware, but did you ever imagine as a child how much time you’d spend as an adult, worrying about this elusive piece of cookware?
Not only do they constantly get lost at work or under the bed, but they love to roll over in the dishwasher and fill themselves with soapy dishwasher sand. Here’s a handy solution: Place an upside-down drying rack on top of them, and they’ll lock into place for the duration of the cycle!
idea of grape
There is no need to cut the ingredients one by one if you pay attention to this trick. Now you can save yourself a considerable amount of time that you can spend on something else.
We all know how tedious it is to cut small foods like grapes. But next time, lining them up in the slot on the cutting board and cutting them all in one go will free you from this.
Keys
Avoid mixing the keys with all the others. We know they all look alike, but we have a clever trick to help customize each one so you don’t go crazy trying to figure out which is which.
So what you can do is dot a bit of superglue on one of them to give it a unique texture so you can tell them apart better. That is an idea that will stay with us!
Bin Bag Cheats
Packing goals right here. If you think of someone’s clothes being transported en masse through a garbage bag, you’re usually thinking of something very specific, right? Like having broken up with your girlfriend and/or wife and being kicked out of the house something specific?
But in fact, transporting clothes through a garbage bag can also be a winner, as evidenced here in this incredibly nice and organized photo. Amazing.
Fresh Trash
No matter how clean and sparkly your home is, we all know what it’s like to go through the pain and heartache of having a stinky trash can. You open it to throw something, and wow! A garbage can smell wafts right into your face.
Well, you can avoid this by not putting your compostable items in the can, instead putting them in one of these airtight coffee containers, emptying them when they’re done. The smell will be happily hidden from the rest of your fresh, clean kitchen!
screw head
I wish we were one of those people who had a properly stocked tool kit in our homes. That’s what really makes an adult, right? A matching sock drawer and a real-life operating tool kit.
However, you most likely do not have a screwdriver at home. In an emergency, here’s a handy hack when you need a screwdriver, but all you have is a stash of soda cans. Simply pop open a can and use the pull tab to screw in the screw!
always wear sunscreen
The next time you hit the beach, you can protect yourself from more than just UV sun damage. Using this handy trick, you can also protect yourself and your belongings from theft!
If you’re worried about leaving your valuables alone on the beach, try this trick. Hide small valuables in this discreet bottle of sunscreen. I just hope a beach cleaner doesn’t come along and throw it away.
open your necklace
Have you ever gotten around to fixing a shirt you haven’t worn in a while, only to find that it’s a little tighter than you remember before? And now it’s too tight for your tie?
Here’s a helpful tip: Instead of making the button all the way up, thread a paper clip through the button hole and place it over the button. That way, you can maintain your preferred style without strangling yourself! Everyone’s main fashion goal.
just hanging out
We all love these super convenient and space saving hanger things – they are a great way to store your shoes without taking up too much space in your closet. But don’t stop at the shoes!
A top life hack is to use these hanging bins for all sorts of belongings, from art supplies to makeup and just your regular random bits and bobs. What a great idea.
keep it low
Remember those days when you were a kid and just wanted to blast your music as loud as possible? Nope? That’s because you’re an adult now, and loud music hurts your delicate adult ears and interrupts your precious shrinking time.
So a great trick is to use a small piece of lolly stick and stick it in the volume dial, so those annoying kids can’t get too crazy with the noise. There is no way to do this with their voices, unfortunately.
pizza the action
As if ordering and eating a pizza could be more exciting and brilliant! I mean, we know you don’t really need an excuse to do such a thing, but hey, the more reasons the better, right?
Because now you have another reason to call that pepperoni punch, because those little support things that they put in to hold the box, have an incredibly nifty second use. Just cut off one of the legs, and boom! Your own smartphone holder.
sweet sounds
What a great idea! This person has repurposed a container of what was probably some kind of candy, and she used it to house her headphones. A way to reuse things…
It looks so perfect, it doesn’t even look like it’s being reused, just this was what it was originally intended for. Maybe you’re listening to 50 Cent’s “Candy Shop,” or Nina Simone’s “I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl.”
just hanging out
This one is really brilliant. Haven’t we all had the hassle of the garbage bag loosening inside the can, somehow being knocked over by the garbage inside? It’s super annoying, not to mention messy.
And so this genius guy thought of an easy trick: just attach a sticky hook to the outside of the container, but upside down! You can then hook the edge of the bag onto it, and voila, no more slipping.
Tiny Baked Tray
Have you ever whipped up a simply delicious-looking concoction from a recipe, and then set out to bake it, only to find that you don’t have the correct size pan as mentioned in the instructions?
Do not worry! You don’t have to run out to the store and panic buy the closest right size pan you can find. Just improvise like this cool soul and resize the inside of your pan with some cleverly placed pieces of aluminum foil. Talk about using your head.
watermelon sugar
This is not only cool, but also a delicious idea. Did you ever think that watermelon could be sweeter or more delicious? Nope? Us neither! But actually, there is an amazing trick you can try that brings out the flavors even more surprisingly and deliciously.
Next time, try vacuum packing your watermelon slices as it takes the sweetness to delicious new heights. We’re salivating just thinking about it. Although it also looks a bit like meat.
Big spoon, small spoon
We all love and appreciate the importance of the spoon. It can be the difference between falling in love and true love. But it’s not just bedtime hugs that can change lives – check out the clever positioning of these spoons here and tell us it won’t change your life!
Isn’t it annoying when a large ladle falls right into the punch bowl? Well, you can finally stop that by giving the small spoon its moment of glory: place it directly on the handle and prevent it from sinking. incredible.
shadow master
Truly a piece of creative genius! Have you ever wanted to entertain your kids (or yourself, we’re not judging) with an impressive but also reasonably easy and doable art task?
Why not place some toy animals, or really anything with a fun or interesting shape, in the sun, and trace around the shadow created on the piece of paper? Just make sure you trace quickly, because as the sun moves overhead it might skew your image in a weird way.