Practical Ideas for Living Well
There are some kitchen gadgets you use for a while, decide they are more trouble than they are worth, and eventually send to a drawer or donation box. This little bag holder has had the opposite experience in our kitchen. I stopped thinking about it because it just works. https://youtu.be/ChhFc34gmZ4Video can’t be loaded because JavaScript…
When buttoning his shirts became difficult for my husband, I started looking for an easier way to fasten them. That is how we ended up trying magnetic button shirts. We now have several Sonoma Goods for Life adaptive shirts from Kohl’s. After actually wearing, washing, and living with them, we have a much better idea…
RoboTwist has saved my arthritic hands from the struggles of opening tight jar lids. I no longer have to ask anyone for help opening jars.
The older I get, the more practical I become. These days, the gifts that matter most aren’t flashy — they’re the ones that quietly make everyday life easier. This list pulls together five inexpensive gift ideas for older adults that we actually use around here. Nothing fancy. Just tools and small upgrades that remove friction…
The Swing-A-Way Jar Opener isn’t the only tool in my jar-opening lineup, but it’s the one that answers a very specific question:How do you open a pickle jar when the lid is too big for everything else you own? My favorite pickles come in a wide, stubborn jar. The lid is too large to fit…
The fumes from chopping onions never bothered me for most of my life. But as I got older I developed a condition called Dry Eye. Now, chopping onions causes my eyes to water, sting, and burn. Then I discovered the Onion Goggles.
Yard work gets more challenging the older I get. So I’ve hung up my rake in exchange for a Hand-Push Lawn Sweeper.
When fastening watch bands starts to feel fiddly or frustrating, small design changes can make a real difference. There was a time when fastening a watch band didn’t require any thought at all. You put it on, adjusted it, and moved on with your day. When hand and finger pain enter the picture, that small…
I recently wondered which of my kitchen gadgets would be the easiest way to make cauliflower rice. And the answer was simpler than I expected.
I find it difficult to easily slice sweet potatoes because of stiffness and hand pain. But I do miss my homemade sweet potato chips. I wondered if my favorite kitchen appliance, the Presto Professional Salad Shooter, could slice sweet potatoes.