Housekeeping life hacks that changed your life

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A bit dramatic of a title 😂. Wanted to start a new thread for great ideas we can share where something easy and small has made your life so much easier ! having a 1 year old and 3 pets and it's a chore to keep on top of everything. Even if it's not housekeeping please share !
Mine are:
Getting as much as possible delivered on a schedule. One being hand wash. I use the brand raindrop they supply a lovely bottle and send tablets to refill so you don't have to keep buying plastic hand wash bottles and they are always full.
Making chicken and rice bowls in one pot. When I cook dinner I will make a few lunch pots, you add rice, chicken, stick , veg etc with whatever spices and cook for 30 mins in one glass tupperware pot. That's it, eat from the.same container after warming up !

Anyone else ??

Our tin opener ( a good hands one) has a bit sticking out for this purpose

I was given a tip recently about using the veg drawer in the fridge for bottles/cartons (unopened milk, juice, drinks cans etc) and putting the veg on the shelves where you can see them. It’s made the fridge much easier to navigate and reduced the amount of veg going limp because we’d forgotten about it!

I have a little command hook foxed next to the washing machine, from which I've hung a large mesh washing bag. All the small SC socks go in there and get washed/dried in the bag. Haven't lost a dingle sock in over a year.

Is your 'jar key' a spoon?

I now need a command hook. And a dingle sock!

I'm another who uses Nancy Birtwhistle's book for cleaning products. Have given away all the rest of our cleaning stuff.

I don't need a gadget to open jars - just whack the side of the lid with a knife handle until it pops. Takes seconds.

I rescued my late dad's jar opener from his house when we cleaned it out and I have to say it is jolly useful.

And the toaster tongs.

Mine’s a laundry one. A small basket 🧺 for every person so clean, dry clothes are put into the relevant basket for that person. Have been doing this for years so each person is responsible for putting away their own clothes. Get even young DC to help to sort their own clothes and put away independently, with only a bit of support at the beginning.

One I used today on holiday:
If you’re unsure whether a TV remote control is broken, point it at someone’s phone camera and press any button. They’ll see a “flash” if it’s working.

I've got Lucy's book too. The lentil soup is outstanding.

I have a "food calendar" - a cheapo wall calendar on which I log the use-by dates of perishables.