From wrinkle-free clothing to sandwiches, food prep and bathroom cleaning, Australians share the simple short cuts of life that can make them feel on top of their lives year-round.
- People showed how they manage to do housework
- Australians shared their abbreviations so that others could follow them
- From freezing children's sandwiches to hanging socks and never ironing
Australian men and women have exposed their shortcuts to success when it comes to getting the chores done and taking responsibility for their lives.
Tips and tricks were exchanged online, covering everything from laundry to cleaning the bathrooms to getting the kids to school with frozen sandwiches.
"Hang your socks next to each other on the clothesline, combine them when dry and never lose a pair of socks again," suggested one woman.
Mom suggested that people always hang their socks together so as not to lose them
Australian men and women have exposed their shortcuts to success when it comes to doing housework and being in control of their lives.
Ordering groceries online seems like a popular time-saving tool
"Fold the clothes right off the clothesline. I don't buy clothes that iron and never need iron, "said another, adding that folding helps immediately.
Others had practical advice for people who also hate ironing.
"He's hanging wet clothes on hangers and it looks like they've been ironed," said one man.
Some people said that instead of spending time cleaning their bathrooms, they did the job with it.
"I leave a brush in the shower because I hate to scrub it again when I'm dressed," said one woman.
"Fold the clothes right off the clothesline. I don't buy clothes that iron and never need to be ironed, "said another, adding that instant wrinkling helps prevent wrinkles.
"I always clean it when I shower.
And instead of insisting on keeping clothes in the washing machine, many people admitted that they simply added a cup of vinegar and restarted the cycle.
Others don't undress while washing, saying it's okay.
"I've never had a color race. Maybe it's because I wash myself in cold water, "said a woman.
Others made sure their children's lunch was ready on Sunday: frozen sandwiches
A rinse cycle and a glass of vinegar helped avoid smelly laundry if a load was missing
Other mothers admitted washing as little as possible.
"Buy enough uniforms to last a week that you only have to wash once," said one.
And the mothers admitted to making sandwiches for the children for a week on Sundays to save time in the morning.
"Everyone tells me that I break the rules for fresh sandwiches, but my kids eat them and I can't worry about random rules," one said.
It has also been found that scrubbing the bathroom is popular during night showers.
Many people said they refused to buy clothes that needed ironing.
"Get a loaf of bread on Sunday and make frozen buns, put them in the freezer in the bread bag and have one for lunch boxes every day, that's a game changer," said another.
"My mother used to freeze our sandwiches. I still remember eating them half-frozen in the middle of winter," said one woman.
The councils help men and women feel that their lives are organized so that they do not give in to the pressures of housework.