Genius Home Hacks Everyone Should Know

Have you Learned these practical everyday life hacks? Place a few bay leaves on a sanitary pad, add a layer of petroleum jelly and stick it to the bottom of your feet to help make them feel softer and more comfortable. My grandma cuts old foam tubes into pieces and uses them to tie back curtains. Adding flowers to them makes the room feel even cozier. My grandma says don't throw away opened packaging bags. You can still use them to store leftover ingredients and keep them from going bad. Don't throw away empty cardboard tubes. Stick them behind a cabinet door to store extra small items. They're surprisingly useful. Don't throw away used plastic bottles. Cut one open through the middle and slide it onto your belt to make carrying tools around much more convenient. Don't toss out the zip seals from old bags. Cut them off and use them to reseal snack bags, making food storage much easier. Tape a trash bag to the floor so clean up is easier. Once you're done sweeping, you can pack everything up and throw it away right away. This is a curtain hanging trick my grandma taught me. Curtains hung this way have no gaps and look extra neat. If a product label won't peel off, stick clear tape over it and gently heat it with a heat gun. The label will come off much more easily. This is the fastest way to tie balloons with the help of a hanger. You can tie them quickly and easily. Shoe boxes can actually be really useful, too. Put the lid on the bottom, stand the box upright and you've got a simple shoe rack that keeps shoes neatly organized. Stick a sanitary pad along the inside edge of a hat to help absorb sweat and make it more comfortable to wear. If your shoes feel too tight, fill a plastic bag with water and place it inside the shoes. Then leave them in the freezer for 24 hours. After that, they'll feel much more comfortable to wear. Secure a hose inside a plastic drink bottle. Cut off the bottom of the bottle, make a few cuts around the opening and add a rubber band. It turns into a super handy tool for changing light bulbs. Painters like to tie four zip ties around a paint brush and stagger the tie heads so the brush has a built in stand.