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Making Pills Easier To Swallow

Yellow banana resting behind a cluster of reddish brown oval pills on a plain white background.

To make pills easier to swallow, take a bite of a banana and chew. Then add the pill and swallow. Follow with water.

Prevent Tears When Cutting Onions

A whole yellow onion with its papery skin sits on a blue plastic ice cube tray.

To stop tears when cutting onions, place onions in the freezer for 30 minutes before cutting.

Keep Foil and Plastic Wrap Rolls In Place

A yellow box of plastic wrap on a kitchen counter showing the push tab feature.

Aluminum foil and plastic wrap dispensers have built-in tabs on each end to hold the roll in place. Just press in the tabs.

Preserving Lettuce & Celery

Bright green lettuce leaves with ruffled edges growing densely in a garden bed or field.

Lettuce and celery keep longer if stored in brown paper bags instead of plastic.

Never lose your car in a parking lot

A person uses a smartphone to photograph a white car in a busy parking lot.

Use your cell phone to take a picture of the location of your car in the parking lot so you can easily find it after shopping.

Keep Christmas Lights From Tangling

Green holiday lights wrapped neatly around a wooden clothes hanger to prevent tangling during storage.

Keep Christmas lights from getting tangled in storage by wrapping them around a clothes hanger.

Don’t Throw Out Old Blankets & Sheets!

Brown and white puppy wrapped in a soft green towel looking directly at the camera.

Donate old blankets, sheets, and towels to your local animal shelter. They can use them for bedding.

Organizing Small Things

Clear plastic tray compartments holding small household items like jewelry, loose change, and metal wood screws.

Use clean plastic egg cartons to sort and organize household screws, jewelry and other small items.

Microwaving Thanksgiving Leftovers

Slices of turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing sit on a white dinner plate for a holiday meal.

Before microwaving your Thanksgiving leftovers, arrange food around the edge of the plate, leaving the center free, and cover, to ensure more even heating.

Fluffier Mashed Potatoes

Fluffy mashed potatoes in a dark bowl topped with fresh herbs against a rustic wooden background.

To make the fluffiest mashed potatoes, boil up a starchier variety like Russets or bakers. These absorb butter and cream the best.

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