My favorite life hack: store things where you use them. It sounds so obvious, but when you do it purposefully you realize how much we can store things in odd places. You might find yourself putting things in unconventional places, but it makes a wild difference
This is really useful for avoiding things you want to do less too. Stick that packet of cookies on the top shelf. Un-bookmark that shopping site and stick your computer in the back room of your house. I have avoided so many things that my impulses forgot I wanted to cut back on purely because I just couldn’t be arsed.
Yes!!! We keep our pool gear + pool towels in the pool bag in the car instead of in the towels in the linen closet and the sunscreen + aloe + sun hats in the front closet!!!
@@lburton874Exactly, this is how I do things. Logically, lol. My husband wanted to put my thing of cooking utensils(like tongs, spatulas, mixing spoons, ladles etc.) on the other counter on the other side of the stove. I’m like, wtf..why?! Makes no sense to put it on the other side! They should be next to/near the stove since that’s the only time I use them, is when I’m using the stove/oven lol
I just want to say, filming random soap testing is totally cool with us too. We'll hang out. Even live streaming that if you want to chat would be great
A life hack that helped me a lot is using D&D dice to help decide things. Overwhelmed with what to clean first? Write them all down and number them, then roll a dice! Hungry and can't figure out what to eat? Write it down and number it, and roll! Sometimes brains get stressed when there's too many choices, so usually this helps
smth that has helped me with my depression is to use barriers to your advantage. If you struggle to get up in the morning, remove as many barriers as you can; put your clothes out the night before, set up all your toiletries so all you need to do is grab them. This works in reverse too, adding barriers to things you want to limit or reduce. If you check your phone a lot, put it on airplane mode, do not disturb, or shut it off. Put it across the room so it’s physically far away. This reframing of how to use barriers really changed my life
I constantly struggle with cleaning. I find it helps to take a picture of the room before hand so then when I’m ready to stop and feel discouraged that it still isn’t perfect I can see how much progress I really made.
Life hack!: I foster kittens and anything you might not want them to get into when they're older, let them have a version of those things to explore at the age of like 2 or 3 weeks and grow them up around these items and make sure you don't care about the ones you allow around them when they're little. I wish I knew that when my cats were that age because I can not have any visible wires anywhere in the house. They are 3 and still chew on wires because I did not desensitize them when they were babies. So with my most recent foster kittens, I had a wire that didn't work anymore and from time to time they played with it but eventually they got bored of it and now as adult cats, you couldn't interest them in a wire if you tried. Of course make sure it's not plugged in and I know it sounds silly but the little things matter
Life Hack: STAYING OUT OF DEBT!!! This has been such a huge one for our little family. When we finally set down and did the math we were losing a whole bunch of money to interest every month. Car payments, credit cards, store cards, bank loans, everything added up!! Yes, we have to be patient to get things now, but we actually have more money every month because we aren't paying the extra (interest) for getting it right now! We have savings for emergencies and I can't describe the relief all of this has given me. Sure, our cars aren't as nice and, our clothes aren't as fancy, and our house is smaller, but this has been such a freeing experience. I don't worry about how we're going to pay things off, I have learned what's really important because I have to be patient for it, and it's helped us just be happier! I will quit my raving, but I hope other's find this peace.
One life hack that helps me when I lack motivation to do something, or have a hard time starting: Set a timer for 10 minutes and do the thing. If the thing is done within those 10 minutes? Awesome! If not then you may feel the need to finish it anyway. Helps a lot when the anxiety wall hits.
I have ADHD and live alone, and clutter and mess really give me anxiety, so when I feel overwhelmed I make myself "do ten things" to a room, and once I get started I can usually finish. Also when I get home I have a "touch it once" rule where I don't let go of anything until it is placed where it goes. No taking off shoes and leaving them, they go straight to the shoe rack, laundry goes right in the bins, etc 😊
Making coffee in big batches and keeping it in the fridge has been so huge. I'm an iced coffee babe and not only have I saved money but it feels like a treat with my silly little syrups.
I don't think this is a life hack, but it changed my mentality. Everything that you love doing will come with some aspect that you hate about it. If you truly love what you're doing, the joys of it will overshadow any downsides.
Love the soap! One lifehack that changed my life is this one: Split everything you need to do into little pieces! It'll make your process noticable and will motivate you to keep on! :) Could be anything, every task, duty, project, etc. can be divided into smaller pieces. :) Good luck everyone.
I don't know if it's considered a hack but I learned to remind myself that "self care is not selfish". It's a hard thing to learn but a good thing to know.
Life hack! Anything worth doing is worth doing badly! My mom raised me to do everything well and complete all tasks, but as a mom of 3 I was drowning and nothing was getting done. "I can't start vacuuming, I only have 5 minutes" but I learned that halfway is better than none. My life has drastically improved since.
I don't have a life hack so much as advice I wish I would have had as a new mom. It really would have changed my perspective to know that my child's sleep (or lack thereof) is not a reflection on my parenting ability. I have one highly sensitive child who, at 8 years old, is still very anxious and introverted. And that's OK! No amount of sleep training would have changed that he needed me at night until he was 6. I love that you have the same philosophy on crochet as I did when I started learning. One year after learning my first chain stitch I crocheted 150 roses, complete with pipe cleaner stem and paper leaf, as wedding favors. I also spent 10 very interrupted years completing a pixel blanket of the Superman logo that fits at least a queen size bed. Go big or go home!
I do some dishes or put them away when running my microwave or brewing coffee “ 6 minutes “.. when I crochet I use a large plastic salad bowl and carry it room to room and it holds everything I need.
Something that changed the way I do things is those wet wipes to clean greasy/oily stuff. It is so much easier to clean up stuff than having to use a sponge or a cloth and then having to wash it later/in between. It saves time, water, soap, and my hands. As someone with sensitive skin and tendonitis, it is a godsend.
A tip for my fellow crochet/knit/various repetitive craft enthusiasts, make sure to take regular breaks to rest your hands. If you're like me and tend to get lost in your work for hours, you can end up making your wrists quite sore and can even injure yourself, so make sure to take care and have a moment to relax ❤
Cleaning and organising hacks Not sure if this is common practice or not, but when it comes to folding and storing bed clothes/sheets/pillowcase etc. I fold all the larger items of the set to be about the size of a pillow and store them in their corresponding pillowcase. That way I'm not struggling to find matching items. They're all in one neat little package. Also, instead of buying loads of different cleaners and having under the sink being a mess, get yourself some reusable spray bottles (I have brown/amber glass bottles with trigger spray tops (same the design that comes on spary bottles of cleaners)) and I make up my own cleaners. I have one that is water, vinegar and essential oil for glass and mirrors. I have one that is water, some liquid dish soap and an essential oil. This is for most cleaning as the dish soap breaks down greasy stuff (think of those random splatters, fingerprint marks on tables, food spills etc). And lastly, basically the all purpose cleaner but with vinegar added, that's for harder stuff like soap scum and general bathroom yuckyness. To use them, spray them onto their respective surfaces/jobs and leave them for a few moments, upto a few minutes. That way the dish soap and vinegar has time to break down the yucky stuff and then wipe it away. It's so much cheaper than buying all these bottles of cleaners and is way more environmentally friendly than using caustic chemicals which eventually end up in the water and single use plastic bottles. Also, from my experience, the eco-laundry egg is quite good at removing everyday general stains and stuff from clothes. Again, it's so cheap compared to liquid detergent. I still do have liquid detergent too, but I keep that for tougher stains Also (I guess everyone knows this since covid) alcohol gel is fantastic at removing ink from your hands. Be that from a burst pen or from writing quick notes on the back of your hand. If you want it gone, use some alcohol gel
I store my linens in their corresponding pillow case as well. We only have two sets of sheets for each bed anyway, so that helps with the clutter as well.
Learning I have ADHD as an adult and all the hacks that help in day to day life. How to ADHD on RU-vid is really helpful. I'm also addicted to Andre life hacks
Life hack- 0 based budgeting! (and YNAB in particular) As a freelancer I never felt like I could budget because forecasting my income seemed like an impossible feet. Now I actually feel in control of my finances and it's crazy how much peace and freedom that brings. 100/100 recommend!
Life hack: like dissolves like. If you have a sticky thing use oil to remove the sticky. Rubbing alcohol will take off sharpie or other alcohol based markers. Water will take off anything water soluble.
When I don’t feel like cleaning I put a timer on for ten minutes and then try to get as much done before the timer ends. I’m always surprised at how much I can actually get done in short bursts.
i do something similar when i have a lot of dishes to do (i have to wash everything by hand). i’ll say i’ll just wash the forks or just the spoons but then once i finish cleaning those, then i’m like “eh fuck it i’m here already, i might as well clean the rest of the dishes” disclaimer that i live alone so “a lot of dishes to clean” for me is like a plate, two bowls, and a handful of silverware lol
My favorite life hack: productive procrastination. When you're not feeling like working on one thing (like writing a book😅), crochet to procrastinate. If crochet gets boring, procrastinate by drawing. Not drawing? Then clean. Not cleaning? then take a walk! Too tired for a walk? Read a book! You're literally always procrastinating, but also always getting something productive done!
I crochet for the same reason :) I just finished crocheting a granny square cardigan for my daughter. It was a daisy granny square and it is so adorable! She picked the colours and pattern herself and I made it, it took a month. I'm not working on a blanket for my dad. It has 12 big squares and each square is a different stitch.
I have emergency crochet by my bed and in my car to help my hands fidgeting and calming my mind. I learned it while I was in the Marine Corps to help me with my Anxiety and it works. Life Hack-ish: set up a day for charging all the rechargeable things in your home. My day is the 15th. I recharge all the batteries, lights, power sources. Then when I go reach for a tool or flashlight, it's not dead. Most Lithium Ion batteries need to be recharged every six months, if you follow this advice, you won't have to worry about "did i charge that this 6th month period?" and you won't have to worry if it's charged when you need it.
Soap is gorgeous! My cleaning hack is to get yourself a steam mop! No more scrubbing grout for me! I also pour the leftover shampoo into my hand soap dispenser. I always end up with shampoo left in the bottle after running out of conditioner. I also break up soap scraps (y'know when the bar is too thin to use) and drop those into the hand soap dispenser as well. They eventually "melt", then I have different color swirls.
Simple “life hack” is having a small laundry basket hanging up in the laundry room for all my kitchen towels… placemats… and general kitchen linens. It keeps it from piling up on the dryer & is easy to remember for when I wash towels.
Learning to put myself first and not pleasing everyone for their needs, wants, etc. I wish I had committed to this much sooner in life. My hope is to those who read this to put yourself first in your priorities and never apologize for that. It’s not your job to please everyone except yourself or your health. If he/she/they insinuate its selfish or try to punish you for saying no that’s a relationship you need to ax.
My hack is for all my crocheters who make dolls or stuffies. If you have small holes where your stuffing is showing, use a pair of nylons/panty hose on the inside and then stuff and the nylons/pantyhose will keep the stuffing in and from popping out.
My life hack: Starting the day just reading a bit of the Bible! It really helps to calm me and help focus my mind on what's important before tackling the day.
Life hack; If you get hair dye on wood floors, Lysol spray will take it right off. The stuff in the metal spray cans. I used the hack with dark purple dye I dropped on the floor and it worked! Edit; be sure to spray a good amount on there. Wipe the dye up first then spray and clean.
My life hack is to always have a hidden list of gift ideas running in my smart phone, even if there are no birthdays upcoming. So if I stumble upon something somebody might like, or somebody drops a hint during a conversation, I will take a note for later. That way, if I have to get a gift for this person, I never have to scramble for ideas!
The life hack that my mom taught me when I was a child is for if you need butter softened quickly out of the fridge. Just take the stick of butter and microwave it for five seconds, flip it, then microwave it another five seconds until you’ve repeated on all sides. I kind of thought everybody already did it until I showed it to my best friend and then my husband and their brains exploded at the thought of instant softened butter. 😂🤯
Life hack I wish I'd known sooner: Using microfiber cloths (I bought a 36-pack at Costco) and homemade all purpose cleaner to clean. The APC I make is 1tsp dish soap (I use plain blue Dawn), 22 drops of your favorite essential oil (I love lime), and 1c of warm water. Put in a spray bottle. Works beautifully and smells amazing!! 😁
My life hack: I set 1 hour each week at the same time on Friday as an appointment. I never change it or cancel it and use it to clean as much of my home as I can. I work from a general list of tasks that I want done with some extras I can do when the other tasks didn't take as long. Once my appt is done, cleaning is done for the week.
The cheese grater attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer is a game changer! If you use a food processor instead they also make cheese grater attachments for that
Favorite life hack is getting my husband to deal with the raw meat because I’m too grossed out by it. And I deal with everything else cooking wise lol.
i LOVE crochet!! its my fav type of stimming!! the fun thing about is for most dolls you only need to know 2-3 things. once you got all the basics covered thats it, you can do about 90% of anything. i love making dolls and its what i now mainly gift to people. im slowly branching out into other projects, like hats and shawls etc. since all my doll materials is a hassle to take on the go, i have a shawl or sth in a bag ready to take places!! i cant leave the house without it lol
Hello. I am from Canada and love your channel. You releasing this soap collection on July 1st. All I have to say is Thank you. Because that is our National Birthday. So Yay!!!!! Just another way to celebrate our Countries Birthday.
My "hack": I treat my future self as if she is my best friend in the whole world: I try to make life as easy as possible for her. Little things like cleaning up after myself so future me won't have to deal with it, or finishing a task, so my future self doesn't have to worry about it anymore. It helps me a lot, I take care of my tasks as soon as possible and am able to truly relax at the end of the day. This way my relaxing self is recharging so future me can take care of tasks again etc.
I dont know if this is considered a life hack or just me being "thrifty" but keep cat litter buckets. Any cat litter bucket with a recloseable lid makes a great storage option, especially for Christmas decorations/ornaments. They are sturdy, stackable, decent sized without being too big so they don't get too heavy to handle, and they have handles to make it easier to carry. Of course you could use them for anything but they have been life-saving for my decorations.
I hear that! Those lil babies are perfect for so many things! Use them for lidded trash cans, composting, bins to soak/prep fabric for dying, all kinds of stuff!
Gods that looks and sounds like it would smell divine. I can't deal with sweet floral scents because of my migraines, so anything citrussy is awesome. It breaks my heart that citrus scents go out of fashion so often. My favourite is red grapefruit, but it's been out of fashion in Australia for years so I rarely get anything with that scent unless I make it myself.
simple life hack that makes Every Single Day better: wash your dishes and clean your sink before you go to bed every night. I was a person who 'hated washing dishes' but eventually realized that is one of the biggest indicators of .. well .... being a functioning human. If you are over 12 years old, you need this hack. If you are looking for a life partner, you need this hack. Listen, if you EAT, you need this hack! So there it is friend. Loved your video. Rock on!
Crochet hack I wish I implemented sooner: take a picture of your project with the hook you're using. Too many times, I've tried to come back to a project and forgotten which hook I used.
Online grocery shopping (including walmart and target). It saves me time and money. I don't pick up extra things I don't need. I get everything on my list. It is great.
I just love your soap videos. You have such a wonderful personality. I too knit in straight lines. I am defeated by crochet as I am left handed. You have done such cute crochet pals. Love the first one. Life hack is I make myself do something I hate (cleaning bathrooms) and then I am allowed to go to my craft room and do fun stuff. Keep the videos coming. I am learning about soaping. I did my first batch yesterday. Pretty plain.
Life hack for organizing cords. Use one hand, point your pointer and pinky fingers and fold down the two fingers between the pointer and pinky. This forms like a U shape. Now use your other hand to take your cord (e.g., earbuds with cords, appliances with a cord, etc) and drape it across the pointer finger. Now, in a figure 8 motion, wrap the cord around the pinky and bring it back to the original spot on your pointer. Repeat this motion until your left with a decent length of the end of the cord (less for thinner cord bundles like earbuds and more for thicker cord bundles like the cord of a toaster). Pinch the middle of the figure 8 bundle and remove it from your pointer and pinky U shape. Using the end length of the cord, wrap it around the middle of the pinched bunch and slip the last bit through one of the loops in the figure 8 bundle. It keeps cords from getting tangled and messy. It doesn't require anything but the cord itself. To undo the bundle, pull out the end from the loop of the 8, and pull that and the other end. It should come fully undone without any hassle!:)
Same! My friends think it’s weird I always have a bottle of water 1/5th of the way full in my fridge, but then I can always have water at the exact temperature I want! 😂
it made me so happy when you said beautimous.... and then very sad.... GB was my all time favorite tiktok grandma.... But it always makes me so happy when someone uses that way of saying beautiful
Ohhhh ypur back!!! I FEEL LIKE ITS BEEN FOREVER SINCE I SAW YOUR FACE!!! you are known by all in the home (even my 1 yr old twin girls watch you and laugh with you) you are known as "Our Soap Lady" and "Scrapey Scrapey" we have missed you!!! In case you did not know, you make such a huge difference, have yet to make any soap but love your positive energy and laughs
So great to hear that you're crocheting! I love crocheting, it is so relaxing. I had actually a while back (like 2-3 years ago) sent you two crocheted "soap bars", one I remember specifically looked like a birthday soap you had made lol. I hope you got them in the mail and I hope you continue to enjoy crocheting!
For my AuDHD brain, I fine having things prepped ahead helps. If I know I have the executive function points to do it ahead of time, I get things ready for when I don't have those points. An example is if I know I'll be out all day running errands or for work. I know I'll be overstimulated and tired so taking the extra steps for things like a shower or food is unlikely. So on a day before that day of errands or work, I will make sure to put a fresh towel, rag, and PJs out in the bathroom so there's no added steps to get clean, making it a much easier task. I'll have food prepped ahead of time whether a meal prep situation, buying frozen meals if I didn't have the energy for food prep, and I make a "snackle box," a charcuterie board in a food-safe plastic tackle box that I keep in the fridge as something of a "depression tray" so that I have food to eat that takes no effort. I put fruit, veggies, crackers, cheese, nuts, and little sweet snacks in it which take minimal effort to prep so even if I'm struggling that entire week, it's as small an effort as possible to ensure that on my worst days I'm still getting a nutritionally balanced diet in. I'm very grateful to myself on the difficult days.
@@anniemayfield4589 I have. I don't use the spoons terms because I find that it isn't a matter of spoons but rather what other utensil I have that day. I.e. I call a day I'm not able to handle social interaction and am better equipped to task a spoon day. A day I'm geared up for social interaction is a fork day. I also love the way a person described the spoon method as it applies to autistic people. Some people have a spoon. Others a ladle. But many times an autistic person may only have a fork to accomplish those same tasks and it can make it very disheartening to try to do those tasks. So I've learned to do the harder tasks on days i have the utensil for it so it's prepared for those days I just don't
My life hack (and I only learnt this on my third baby 8 years ago) the stretch and grow body suits that babies wear with the wee folds on the shoulder/neck area are for when baby has a poonami. You pull the clothes down rather than try get them over their wee heads! No one freaking told me!
You called for me? 🍋🍋🍋 Favorite hack: you don't HAVE to stand to do lots of things. If you're a spoonie and struggling to accomplish things because you can't stand for long periods of time, then don't. Sit! Or figure out what people in wheelchairs do to vacuum or dust, etc.
Favourite life hack: using several skillets for dinner/food🥰 when we're having pancakes (crepes, savory) for dinner this saves me a lot of time and energy
Hellooo.... Could u please make a video on consistency of soap batter? Like how much to blend it so that you can comfortably 1. Pour it 2. When you want layers 3. When you want piping
I learned how to crochet in my fashion class in high school and I did the same thing and made everyone scarves for MONTHS. 😂 We live in south Alabama and the humidity is atrocious, but they wore those scarves with pride. 😆 15 years later and I still only know how to make a straight line. 😅
while being in college I learned that if you take out any government loans you can request a 1098-E form from your the financial department, fill that puppy out and you'll get money back in taxes, when I was in college it was 1k I would get... sadly I learned this a little to late and was only able to do so for one year, my roomies on thee other hand got to do this for 3 years and it helped them out SO SO much
