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Time out for yourself and for body care!
March 2024

Time out for yourself and for body care!

Recently I visited an old lady (85) and was amazed that she was already in her nightgown at 8 o'clock to watch TV. She told me that she has been doing so for decades: after dinner, she always set...

Faces easier to remember: people familiar with facial features
March 2024

Faces easier to remember: people familiar with facial features

I have a big problem with remembering faces of new acquaintances. Was often quite embarrassing. Then I started to connect their facial features with those of familiar people or even celebrities ......

Extend arm by a few centimeters
March 2024

Extend arm by a few centimeters

You certainly know that: You can barely reach the object with your fingertips, which has rolled behind a piece of furniture, but can not grasp it. And the broom for hacking hangs somewhere far away....

Office: replace the adhesive strip
March 2024

Office: replace the adhesive strip

To quickly and easily transfer document bundles from one binding strip to another without "losing" a hole, I have pre-drilled a thin strip twice at a distance of approx. 80 mm and inserted two long...

Fat-soluble vitamins - easy and quick to remember
March 2024

Fat-soluble vitamins - easy and quick to remember

Some vitamins always need some fat to be able to develop and be absorbed by the body. These can be remembered well: E D K A If you say it, Edeka comes out at. The other vitamins are water-soluble. ...

Water my installation to the balcony
March 2024

Water my installation to the balcony

Now it starts again: how do I get a lot of water, without blemishes, to the balcony with little effort? I bought a hose reel with a retractor last summer. Under the sink, I have a branch with faucet...

Sort cutlery in the dishwasher - by cutlery style
March 2024

Sort cutlery in the dishwasher - by cutlery style

One should actually sort the cutlery colorfully in the Spüma sort, if possible the handles times up and times down and so. Supposedly it should be so much better clean. But clearing takes ETERNAL. I...

Relaxation after the holiday - good planning
March 2024

Relaxation after the holiday - good planning

I write now a tip for the vacation trip, but I do not know where the "moms" sort my scribbles. Almost everyone knows the situation after the return, unpack suitcases and travel bags, sort clothes,...

Envelopes for book mailings provided with holes
March 2024

Envelopes for book mailings provided with holes

Here is a small, but how I mean fine tip, how one can provide covers for book consignments or consignments with holes. I often send books and DVDs. Of course, I prefer to use used envelopes. But now...

Be careful with magnetic closures on purse or purse
March 2024

Be careful with magnetic closures on purse or purse

Be careful with magnetic closures on the purse or handbag ... because you can damage the magnetic stripe of the debit card / credit card! I had to order a new debit card recently because the...