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Useful life hacks 11 May 2025 14:20 #435696

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Title says it all. Let’s go.
“Verbing weirds language”
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“Getting an inch of snow is like winning ten cents in the lottery”
-also Calvin.
“The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, the rest is easy.”
-Groucho Marks.
“Pornography is a bad answer to a good question”
-R’ Daniel Kalish
“True bitachon means accepting all inconveniences; not just the convenient inconveniences.”
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Re: Useful life hacks 11 May 2025 14:24 #435697

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Instead of having the stove on for the entire shabbos (spending extra money on gas, plus it gets hot, which is unwanted in the warmer months), put a bunch of tea lights on the stovetop. It’s a lifesaver. 

The only downside that I’ve found is that it takes time to light each individual tea light, which is always fun in the mad rush of pre-leaving to shul on erev Shabbos. (Anybody got a hack for that?)
“Verbing weirds language”
-Calvin. 
“Getting an inch of snow is like winning ten cents in the lottery”
-also Calvin.
“The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, the rest is easy.”
-Groucho Marks.
“Pornography is a bad answer to a good question”
-R’ Daniel Kalish
“True bitachon means accepting all inconveniences; not just the convenient inconveniences.”
-Rabbi Dovid Kaplan.

Re: Useful life hacks 14 May 2025 15:50 #435874

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Grocery cardboard boxes make great play centers for your kids! They only cost $1 and can result in hours worth of play.

As a bonus you can get creative by making designs on them and convince them that its some kind of car or spaceship whatever...

The only caveat is finding a way to get rid of them once they start falling apart without them noticing.
"Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is a gift,
That's why they call it the present"
#ODAAT!

Here are my threads:
guardyoureyes.com/forum/4-On-the-Way-to-90-Days/433015-Just-starting-out

guardyoureyes.com/forum/17-Balei-Battims-Forum/433933-Tired-Wife

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Re: Useful life hacks 14 May 2025 16:34 #435878

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Adding disposable plastic cups so they could make a tower 

Re: Useful life hacks 14 May 2025 18:09 #435883

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tzitzis dude wrote on 11 May 2025 14:24:
Instead of having the stove on for the entire shabbos (spending extra money on gas, plus it gets hot, which is unwanted in the warmer months), put a bunch of tea lights on the stovetop. It’s a lifesaver. 

The only downside that I’ve found is that it takes time to light each individual tea light, which is always fun in the mad rush of pre-leaving to shul on erev Shabbos. (Anybody got a hack for that?)

Honestly we wrap the soup pot (and a pillow on top!) and we find that keeps it plenty hot without a blech or tealights.

And kugel/chicken we heat in the oven right up till candle-lighting and then keep the oven closed. Also keeps it plenty hot.

Re: Useful life hacks 14 May 2025 18:20 #435884

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kavey wrote on 14 May 2025 18:09:

tzitzis dude wrote on 11 May 2025 14:24:
Instead of having the stove on for the entire shabbos (spending extra money on gas, plus it gets hot, which is unwanted in the warmer months), put a bunch of tea lights on the stovetop. It’s a lifesaver. 

The only downside that I’ve found is that it takes time to light each individual tea light, which is always fun in the mad rush of pre-leaving to shul on erev Shabbos. (Anybody got a hack for that?)



Flame-thrower should do the trick.
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Re: Useful life hacks 14 May 2025 21:36 #435893

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iwantlife wrote on 14 May 2025 18:20:

kavey wrote on 14 May 2025 18:09:

tzitzis dude wrote on 11 May 2025 14:24:
Instead of having the stove on for the entire shabbos (spending extra money on gas, plus it gets hot, which is unwanted in the warmer months), put a bunch of tea lights on the stovetop. It’s a lifesaver. 

The only downside that I’ve found is that it takes time to light each individual tea light, which is always fun in the mad rush of pre-leaving to shul on erev Shabbos. (Anybody got a hack for that?)




Flame-thrower should do the trick.

Maskim. I guess I’d just have to ensure my wife isn’t present. “What are tot, CRAZY??? You could cause an inferno!!!” “But honey, that’s kinda the point-”…
“Verbing weirds language”
-Calvin. 
“Getting an inch of snow is like winning ten cents in the lottery”
-also Calvin.
“The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, the rest is easy.”
-Groucho Marks.
“Pornography is a bad answer to a good question”
-R’ Daniel Kalish
“True bitachon means accepting all inconveniences; not just the convenient inconveniences.”
-Rabbi Dovid Kaplan.

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 00:16 #435903

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Anyone have a hack on how to get kids to go to sleep?! They are driving me up the wall!
"Yesterday is history,
Tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is a gift,
That's why they call it the present"
#ODAAT!

Here are my threads:
guardyoureyes.com/forum/4-On-the-Way-to-90-Days/433015-Just-starting-out

guardyoureyes.com/forum/17-Balei-Battims-Forum/433933-Tired-Wife

Feel free to reach out.
My email address is: balancedfox70@gmail.com

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 00:28 #435904

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benadryl

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 00:28 #435905

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Which age kids 
0-5 years I would sit in their room sing for them in maximum 8 minutes they are snoring but works only when they are tired 

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 00:30 #435906

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I have also tried once to turn on for them meditation music

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 00:38 #435907

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tzitzis dude wrote on 11 May 2025 14:24:
Instead of having the stove on for the entire shabbos (spending extra money on gas, plus it gets hot, which is unwanted in the warmer months), put a bunch of tea lights on the stovetop. It’s a lifesaver. 

The only downside that I’ve found is that it takes time to light each individual tea light, which is always fun in the mad rush of pre-leaving to shul on erev Shabbos. (Anybody got a hack for that?)

Ask a rov about this one. My rov didn't like the idea but I forgot the circumstances and the reasoning other than that the tea lights were in the oven.
Last Edit: 15 May 2025 00:41 by yitzchokm.

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 02:42 #435912

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balancedfox70 wrote on 15 May 2025 00:16:
Anyone have a hack on how to get kids to go to sleep?! They are driving me up the wall!

Start the bedtime process early. Keep the pressure off. If you’re pressured, they feel it. Listen to their day for a few minutes, sing/say שמע and stuff. 
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“Verbing weirds language”
-Calvin. 
“Getting an inch of snow is like winning ten cents in the lottery”
-also Calvin.
“The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, the rest is easy.”
-Groucho Marks.
“Pornography is a bad answer to a good question”
-R’ Daniel Kalish
“True bitachon means accepting all inconveniences; not just the convenient inconveniences.”
-Rabbi Dovid Kaplan.

Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 03:36 #435914

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balancedfox70 wrote on 15 May 2025 00:16:
Anyone have a hack on how to get kids to go to sleep?! They are driving me up the wall!

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Re: Useful life hacks 15 May 2025 04:26 #435915

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markz wrote on 15 May 2025 03:36:

balancedfox70 wrote on 15 May 2025 00:16:
Anyone have a hack on how to get kids to go to sleep?! They are driving me up the wall!

1 Bottle
:pinch: Warning: Spoiler!

Plus a shot (or two, three, whatever it takes) of rum, tequila, red wine…
:pinch: Warning: Spoiler!
“Verbing weirds language”
-Calvin. 
“Getting an inch of snow is like winning ten cents in the lottery”
-also Calvin.
“The most important thing is sincerity. Once you can fake that, the rest is easy.”
-Groucho Marks.
“Pornography is a bad answer to a good question”
-R’ Daniel Kalish
“True bitachon means accepting all inconveniences; not just the convenient inconveniences.”
-Rabbi Dovid Kaplan.
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