“I was over 50 years old when I first learned it.”

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"I highly recommend trying a ChomChom roller! It’s about a 6” wide old school lint roller (the red fabric kind), and you just slide it back and forth across whatever surface. The back has a little catcher that you open up and remove the hair from in one big glob. I’ve had mine for 6 years, and it still works like new. Game changer, and you won’t go through all those plastic sticky sheets of modern lint rollers!"

"I tend to hit the edge with the back of a butter knife, creating a small dent. Then they are also easy to open."

"I'd also like to add, if you don't want to feel like you're sitting in a hurricane while driving, open diagonal opposite windows.

So driver's side and back right or passenger's side and back left."

"You can also place garlic in a jar, close the lid, and shake it. It will basically peel itself."

"Add a teaspoon of baking soda for burned food."

"Similarly, anything that I don't want in the dryer goes in a mesh bag, also hanging on the side of my hamper. When the clothes are finished in the washer, I just pull the bag and hang dry everything inside."

"When I worked in a deli, we used a chain mail scrubber to quickly clean a bunch of potatoes to bake. 10/10."

"I hang up something that got a little wrinkled after drying in the bathroom when I take a shower. Often it smooths out by being in the steam from the shower. I also got one of those little portable steamers people take on trips. I like it because I can use it easily on my kitchen table if I need to spot iron, so to speak."

"Some of the newer dryers have a refresh cycle that basically steams a garment and dries it; mine takes 15 minutes. The only trick is to set a timer so you get back and take the garment out immediately. If you leave it in there, it’ll wrinkle again."

"I do something similar with my duvet cover! I lay the cover over the duvet inside out, tie all the corners, and then stick my hands in the cover pocket and grab the duvet and pull the whole thing out so that the cover has flipped right side out with the duvet inside. Saves so much time."

"Also, if you don't want to turn it at all, but want to cook the top a little more, put a little water in the pan and put a lid on it. That will cook the top. 

I put some oil in the pan, add the eggs, a little water, and cover immediately. Three minutes later, I have eggs with completely set whites and a runny yolk."

"This makes trousers and jeans last longer as well!"

"Microwave for 4 minutes, and you can squeeze it out, and it's perfectly cooked. Be careful, it's very hot!"

"You open the pillow case and put it over the blade, then hold it shut with one hand on top of the blade and another on the bottom of the blade, and slowly pull towards you. Cleans the blade and keeps all the dust inside the pillow case. When done, you can flip it inside out outdoors and shake, then throw it in the washer."

"For gelatin capsules, hold them in your mouth with liquid for 10-15 seconds. The gelatin will start to get slippery, and when you swallow it will go down without ever getting stuck in your throat.

Don’t get distracted (like I do) and forget to swallow, then be surprised when they open in your mouth a minute later."

"When taking tablets, tilt your head back; when taking capsules, tilt your head forward. Capsules float."

"You can use applesauce or food of similar consistency instead of water to help them go down easier, too."

"If you don't have those pins handy, a toothpick works well for this, too."