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WEEK 49
By: E. Lax

hacks
hacks
Tried and True
home
home
Tips for the
Busy Balebusta
MAGNETS

CARS ON BARS
These magnetic bars can be found in hardware stores, and
are originally intended to organize tools. We’re taking them
to the playroom instead. If you store your toy cars in bins,
I’m sure you’ve witnessed your boys spilling the entire bin to
NAILED IT retrieve the small matchbox cars from the bottom.
I’m not sure why they call it a medicine Attach a magnetic bar inside your toy closet to hold small
cabinet instead of the “small things that don’t metal cars neatly organized, or use it as a decorative display
belong in the kitchen or bedroom” cabinet. If in your boys’ room.
you’re familiar with the struggle of trying to
rummage through the tiny shelves without
causing an avalanche of things to fall, this
hack might help you out somewhat:
Stick a few small magnets on the inside of the door, and use it to store small metal PINNED IN PLACE
things such as nail-clippers and tweezers. This makes it so easy to access, plus it saves
space on the inside. Moving on with the vanity
Get that
theme, stick a magnetic strip
on the inside of your hair Get that
Gadget
accessory drawer to keep
those tiny bobby pins from Gadget
BATTLE OF THE BAG OPEN ENTRY running away. Similarly, you
can use a magnetic strip to
Don’t you just love it when the garbage Do you have a heavy metal hold safety pins or sewing If you don’t have place in your
bag falls into the bottom of the can, and door that closes on its own, but needles where you need it. kitchen for spices, you can utilize the
garbage piles up on top? sometimes you want to keep it outside of your fridge for additional
If you have a metal garbage can, there’s open? storage. These magnetic spice racks
Stick a flat magnet over the
an easy fix! Just use a strong magnet to door lock to keep the latch come in a pack of four and are strong
enough to support your full stash of
hold the bag in place, and you’ll never pushed in, preventing it from seasonings.
have to worry about it sliding off again. locking.
$18, Amazon
ASIN B0C3H9MJQV
Can be purchased through ProClick
DRINKING STATION
Looking to cut down on the cost of disposable
papergoods? If you’re not mindful, a family of 8 can Share your favorite hacks to get household HOME HACKERS
chores done easier, faster and more
easily go through an entire pack of cups in a single effective! SHARE
day. Email: hacks@balebusta.com Sometimes it’s hard to open bananas,
Call: 845.287.0707 #5
Make reusable cups easily accessible for your kids Text: 845.287.0707 and the whole thing gets squashed
by sticking a small magnet onto each, and sticking when you try to open it. The easier
them onto the fridge. Dear readers! Do you want to read way to do it is to actually open it from
about a specific topic? the bottom! Pinch the bottom tip,
Please send your requests for future and it’ll peel off nicely.
home hacks articles.

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