Category: lifehacks
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Lap Desk Resurrection
June 9, 2025 by HTV9 Not too surprisingly, the gluing on the lap desk gave up the ghost. So here’s my new idea. This is 2 long pieces of paracord tied with trucker’s hitches in 2 places on each end of each cord. 4 trucker’s hitches total. I looped each around two corners of the…
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No-Spoon-Day Entertainments
May 11, 2025 by HTV9 This is partially what the whole upcoming book is about. So it’s a bit of a preview.If you’ve ever been sick or laid up in bed for any amount of time, you’ve probably tried the usual ways to entertain yourself, such as TV, books, writing, texting, and magazines. Here are…
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Trucker’s Hitch Woodworking Clamps
April 9, 2025 by HTV9 This is a lap desk that started to come apart. It’s made of bamboo, and the corners are kind of held together by wood glue and some slices of bamboo stuffed in there, though it was starting to splay out when I was using it. So instead of going out…
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Beans
Dec 20, 2024 by HTV9 Beans, or as I see them, the sadist of the kitchen. Superfood, really good for you, and absolute nightmare to cook. I had this idea of combining all the softening methods for beans I’d heard of into one and it worked to make the total cook time 1 hour, including…
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Chicken Orange Peel Holder
Nov 8, 2024 by HTV9 This is not exactly rocket science, but it’s something I liked trying. Ate a small citrus fruit and kept the peel. Had some chicken with sauce on it that was looking good, but I didn’t have the energy to go wash my hands afterwards. Just used the peel to hold…
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No microfiber cloth on hand
Mar 1, 2024 by HTV9 So if you have sunglasses, especially polarized ones, you’ve probably gotten smudges on them and furiously wiped them down with a T-shirt, yielding much disappointment. Going to the store to buy a glasses cleaning kit or a microfiber cloth for cleaning laptops and such is an option but not a…
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Pudding Cup For Hair Ties
Feb 13, 2024 by HTV9 An additional use for a rinsed out, dried pudding cup © http://www.abrandnewbookofdays.com 2024 lifehacks spoonie upcycling
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Applesauce Cup and Pudding Cup Pill Area
Feb 13, 2024 by HTV9 This is a simple upcycle: I rinsed out an applesauce cup and pudding cup, and dried them. Now they are ready to use as pill holders instead of keeping pills directly on a bedside table. © http://www.abrandnewbookofdays.com 2024
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Meal Trays
Feb 7, 2024 by HTV9 This is something I’ve been doing for a while. On days when I don’t have a lot of energy I ask my family members to set up some food on a baking dish and stuff that in the fridge. I go grab it, microwave whatever’s in there, stuff other things…
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No Visuals: Uses Of Rags or Washcloths
Jan 26, 2024 by HTV9 Washcloths Uses:Fold into quarters and use as a soap dishUse instead of a plastic scrubby to exfoliate skin in the shower or bathWhen you get soap slivers, wet down the washcloth and rub the soap into the washcloth to use up the soapWipe down surfaces in the kitchen with dish…
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