Recently, I have been doing the year-end review work at home, and I want to make a summary of my annual experience of the small household items I have bought in the past year.
However, I was shocked to find that most of the household items that I thought were good to use are now sitting idle, and instead they are DIY "household waste".
For example, the following 10 small household items are really useful when you first bought them, but later you find that there is no need to spend extra money to buy them, and you can replace them and use them better by transforming some old things at home.
As a Chinese who has been frugal all his life, he must share these carefully with everyone, not to save money, but more to "turn waste into treasure" The joy of life.
When I first bought the label machine, I felt magical and fun, and it was really practical to label various items.
Labeling machine. However, after a long time, I found that it is not as easy to use as I imagined, not only does it need to be charged frequently, but it also needs to change the paper frequently, which feels a bit troublesome.
Later, it was slowly left idle, and instead of it, the masking paper left over from the original home decoration.
Masking paper. At this time, I realized that although the label machine is useful, there is really no need to spend extra money on it.
Cut the entire roll of masking paper with a knife a few times, divide it into the same length as the label, and tear it off to create a perfect label.
Due to the material of the masking paper, it is very convenient to write, clear and easy to write, and the most important thing is that the viscosity of the masking paper is neutral, so it will not be left offset when it is not used.
I still remember the first time I put the wall-mounted trash can in the kitchen, even my mother praised this little design for being so practical that you don't have to bend down to throw out the garbage.
Wall-mounted trash cans.
But with the precipitation of life, the wall-mounted trash cans that felt very good at the beginning were also idle in the corner, replaced by two hooks, with some garbage bags to use, and the practicality did not decrease but increased.
Hook + garbage bag.
At the beginning, I used two small hooks to hang on the door panel, and then I hung the garbage bags left over from supermarket grocery shopping very casually, but I didn't expect it to completely replace the "status" of the trash can in my kitchen.
Not only is it not limited by the size of the trash can, but it is also easy to pick up.
Therefore, although the wall-mounted trash can is very practical, it is really not necessary to spend money to buy things that can be solved by two small hooks, and it also makes people feel that life is full of fun with little wisdom.
Making sheets is a headache, especially for someone with OCD like me, who touches my nails every time, and it's very painful and troublesome.
Make bed sheets artifact.
So, when I first discovered this "sheet sorting artifact", I really want to thank the inventor! One person can lay out the sheets neatly and neatly in two minutes without any stress.
But every time I use it, I feel that it is very "familiar", but I just can't remember seeing it.
Cake cutter. It wasn't until I saw the plastic knife for cutting the cake on my birthday that I realized, "Isn't this exactly the same thing as a sheet making artifact?" ”
Then, I used it to sort out the sheets, and the effect was almost identical, so there was no need to buy any "sheet organizer" at all, the cake knife would do the trick. Of course, it's not that I'm reluctant to spend money on it, but I feel more joie de vivre.
A year is just so long] After the post became popular, this picture-style calendar also became popular, and many people started it.
Calendar table. There is no doubt that the calendar can not only serve as a decoration, but also in real life, you can use it to mark important things, check important dates, and so on.
Although most calendars are not very expensive, I later found out that I didn't have to pay extra for them.
Bottle cap + cutting board.
It is more interesting to use the waste items at home to DIY for a day, such as: moldy cutting board + bottle cap.
Bottle cap + cutting board.
The moldy cutting board at home was originally intended to be thrown away, but then I had the idea to use self-spray paint to paint it in my favorite color, and then collect some bottle caps and paint them in the same color, and write the date and year and month, which is a retro and practical calendar decoration.
Bubble wrap. Another example is to use idle bubble wrap to make a calendar, which is not only beautiful and practical, but also very decompressing.
Bubble paper calendar.
Use the pen to mark the date on each small bubble, and then every day after the end, puncture or pinch a bubble, the whole process is very comfortable, everyone in the family likes to rush to do this, very happy.
For the "working dog" who works from 9 to 5 and rushes to work early every morning, this clothes hook is a "life-saving artifact" for dressing in the morning.
Clothes fold hooks.
It allows you to match the clothes you want to wear to work tomorrow in advance, hang them on a coat support, and use them on both sides to put the hats and scarves you want to match together, saving time in finding clothes in the morning.
Can tabs.
However, I later discovered that while this garment hook is useful, it doesn't have to pay extra for it, and it can be easily replaced with a pull tab for a can.
Can tabs.
It is estimated that the merchant who designed the clothes folding hook never dreamed that it was not his peers who beat him, but a can pull ring.
In the era when storage is king, all kinds of storage items emerge in an endless stream, among which magnetic boxes are loved by many young people.
Magnetic box. It can be adsorbed on household appliances such as refrigerators at any time, and is used to store some small tools and small sundries, which is very convenient when used.
But then I thought about it carefully, it is nothing more than the principle of magnet adsorption, even if it is very useful, there is no need to spend more than ten yuan to buy a small box with magnetism.
Long magnets. Using the long magnet that children often play with, you can easily realize the function of the magnetic box, and you can also match various shapes of boxes at will, such as transparent acrylic boxes, paper boxes, etc., which is more convenient.
Tea box. What I like the most is to put a long magnet on those more elegant tea boxes, and then use it instead of the magnetic box, which is not only beautiful but also adds a little fun to the home, and even the "waste" feels very happy.
There is no doubt that the drain basket is really practical and has almost become a must-have in the kitchen of young people.
Drain basket. Some of the garbage and food waste can be filtered through it, and there is no need to cut the filter tank in the sewer without having to work hard.
Especially this kind of disposable drain basket, using it will make people sigh the convenience it brings to life, although it is not expensive, but I don't think there is any need to spend extra money to buy.
Burn the cup of fairy grass. Every time I eat the roasted fairy grass, I feel that it is a pity to throw this cup away, so I occasionally have an idea to dig a few holes in the bottom and make it a more practical "draining basket". Not only can it be used repeatedly, it is very convenient to wash, and even if it is dirty, it is not distressing to throw it away.
More and more people are paying attention to the health consciousness of food preservation, and food-grade fresh-keeping bags are slowly appearing in the public eye.
Food grade fresh-keeping bags.
As we all know, the plastic bags in the supermarket cannot be used to store food for a long time because they are not food grade, otherwise some harmful substances will be precipitated and damaged to health.
Therefore, food-grade fresh-keeping bags that can be reused have become very practical, not only can they be divided into food, sorted and preserved, to ensure that the food is fresh, but also to ensure the healthy diet of the family.
Milk cartons. Milk cartons. But then I found out that my mom never used the crisper bags I bought, but always used the finished milk cartons to store food, especially meat.
Milk cartons work wonderfully.
The inner material of the milk carton is aluminum foil, and the aluminum foil material has a strong antibacterial and fresh-keeping function, so the effect of using the finished milk carton to divide the food is better than that of the fresh-keeping bag.
After the meat is cleaned, it can be directly frozen in the refrigerator, sealed with a clip to ensure that there will be no flavor, and standing it can not only save space, but also prevent blood from flowing to the refrigerator.
The magic of milk cartons.
When you use it, you can directly cut the milk carton and spread it on the countertop to use it as a cutting board, saving the time of brushing the cutting board. Especially when camping, it is more convenient.
Sealing clips. The birth of the sealing clip solves the problem of sealing many packaging bags, which can be described as a very scientific and practical small design.
Even though I found it very useful, in my mother's eyes, I didn't have to spend extra money to buy it.
Bottles of mineral water.
Cutting off the waste mineral water bottle at home at the top third, and then using a rubber band to tie it to the food packaging bag, you can completely replace the sealing clip, and the sealing effect is better.
Those who have babies at home have experienced the embarrassing situation of milking milk on clothes when the baby drinks milk.
Milk tray. Therefore, the invention of this milk tray was later used, the size can be adjusted, and different milk cartons can be placed directly in it, and the baby will not squeeze it out when he holds it and drinks.
Although this milk tray is really useful, I also feel that it is necessary to pay extra for it. Using the idle transparent small box at home, the milk can be directly embedded in it, and the milk can be used instead of the milk tray.
In fact, it is not that the baby is reluctant to buy milk trays, but babies are generally very smart, and they know that they can't squeeze hard next time after using it once, so milk trays are relatively just a transitional product, using some old things at home to replace, so that children can transition, not only to save money, but also to add some fun to the home.