Sunday, December 6, 2015

24 Genius Command Hook Hacks

24 Genius Command Hook Hacks

Command hooks...where do I start? Um, well let's start off with the fact that these tiny plastic wonders are both cheap and amazing! You can use these hooks for so much more than just hanging a picture. Command hooks are a renter's best friend and an answer to every prayer for an easy way to hang up your stuff — no power tools required! Get the most out of a command hook and use these amazing hooks to create the best storage options for your home. 

Browse through this list of awesome command hook hacks and let me know which one of these you will definitely be doing. I'll be picking up some command hooks myself so that I can do #13 — it's going to free up so much cupboard space! 

1. Convenient dry goods storage. 

Store your dry goods in plastic containers and use a command hook to keep a scoop attached to the container. 

2. Use command hooks around the kitchen. 

Aren't these colanders so pretty? They also double as decor. 

3. Hang a small wire rack on the inside of your cupboard door. 

This way, you don't have to drill into your cupboard doors. A great idea for renters for the bathroom or kitchen. 

4. You can do this on the outside of your cupboards, too. 

A wire magazine rack is great to hold your straighteners and curling irons. 

5. Use command hooks to hang banners. 

This is going to come in handy for Christmas! 

6. Hide your cords

Stick some command hooks on the back of your tables so that you can run the cords down the legs and have them hidden from sight. 

7. Mount your toothbrushes to the inside of your medicine cabinet. 

Just turn a small command hook on its side. That's it! Now you can save your toothbrush from all the poo particles that float around your bathroom...yes, that actually happens. 

8. Hang your curtains

No power tools required. 

9. Keep your trash bag from falling to the bottom of the garbage bin. 

I need to do this! 

10. A great way to store your belts 

Attach a couple of command hooks to some open wall space in the closet. 

11. You can store your sunglass this way, too. 

I have too many sunglasses...I need to do this! 

12. A genius way to store your tin foil and plastic wrap. 

13. Mess-free appliance storage. 

It is awful when you have to store your appliances, but the cords are in the way. Attach a couple of command hooks to the side of your appliances so that you can wrap the cords. 

14. Stress-free morning coffee.

Make your morning coffee routine a breeze by making a coffee station. Command hooks are great for this!

15. Store your pot and pan lids the smart way. 

Use command hooks on the inside of your cupboard doors to hold your pot and pan lids. 

16. Use command hooks to hang your wreaths...

But don't stick them to the front of your door — stick your command hook on the back of your door, upside down. Hook your ribbon on it and then throw it over the top of your door for some high-end home decor style wreath hanging. 

17. Wall mount your router.

Get it off your desk and out of your way.

18. Hang up your headphones.

They give superior sound but take up so much more room than ear buds, so try hanging them on the wall near your computer or stereo.

19. Make a wall mount for your tablet.

Great for watching Netflix or for following a recipe in the kitchen.

20. Make a phone charging station.

The best part about charging your phone on the wall? It's less likely that you'll trip over it or spill on it.

21. Hang your keys up by the door.

If you're prone to losing your keys (and who isn't?), giving them a place to hang can be a game changer.

22. Hang things that couldn't otherwise hang up using a command hook and a binder clip.

Let those dish gloves drip dry!

23. Make a shoe rack.

Frees up precious floor space and keeps your heels nice.

24. Create a home art gallery for the kids.

Clip the kids' masterpieces to some pants hangers and hang them from command hooks so the youngsters can see their work on display.

Move Over, Cat Yoga — Goat Yoga Is Now A Thing

Move Over, Cat Yoga — Goat Yoga Is Now A Thing

I'm sure everyone has come across the recent trend of Cat Yoga. If you haven't, all you need to know it that they're yoga classes where cats are wandering freely around the studio. It's a fun way to shake up the usual formula, and often those same kitties are available for adoption! Who wouldn't love a mix of exercise and cute animals?

The owner of a farm in Oregon looked at that basic fact and made a connection I can't believe anyone hadn't made sooner — why not goats? People love goats, too! Especially baby ones. So she started Goat Yoga, and now she has a very long waiting list. 

Goat Yoga is about both mental and physical health.

The company's mission is "to provide an experience that improves your mental and physical health by combining Goats and Yoga." Now there's a cause I can get behind.

Owner Lainey Morse named her farm "No Regrets."

In warm weather the classes are held outside, but there are also cold weather classes held indoors.

I wish I didn't have allergies!

It's not so much the goats, which are adorable, but the hay that makes my nose twitch. 

The goats may technically be a distraction from the yoga.

But I doubt anyone is complaining!

SHAREwith anyone you think would love this!

Are you going to add Goat Yoga to your bucket list? Or are you like me and have to watch from afar in jealousy?

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20 Things You'll Definitely See On St. Patrick's Day

20 Things You'll Definitely See On St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day is a celebration of the foremost patron saint of Ireland who brought Christianity to a pagan Ireland and, according to legend, drove snakes away from — ah who are we kidding? Let's get drunk! 

That's super fun and all, but have you ever noticed that each year tends to bring about the same types of thing, over and over again? I'm not just talking about the color green plastering the streets, or those sweet tunes you only get to enjoy around this time — that all makes some sense. But seriously, what's up with those gigantic buckled hats? Or the Irish flag being worn as a cape? You'll see all sorts of decor in both unique and totally unoriginal ways, and most of the time we just accept it. Once you take in all that's associated with St. Paddy's, you start to realize it can be just as predictable as seeing red and white in December or sexy versions of various costumes on Halloween. 

That being said, just like any other holiday, it's time to reflect with some serious thinking, er, sorry, drinking. Serious drinking. No matter how predictable the holiday gets, some people still blow us away with their crazy drunken antics, and we love them for it. 

Have you and your crew got what it takes to make it to a list like this? Let us know in the comments what crazy antics you'll be getting up to this year. Or let us know which predictable St. Paddy's tradition annoys you the most! Let's all have a pint and laugh at this madness of a holiday! Cheers! 

1. The preparation

Every bar in the area will be saying, "Brace yourselves..."

2. Crappy T-shirt puns

Whether it's "Irish you were naked" or "kiss thisblarney stone," everyone has one! This particular one ought to be popular this year.

3. The luck of the Irish!

Finding a four-leaf clover will bring you luck! Wearing it on your belt will get you lucky. 

4. Cultural appropriation

Make sure to do your stretches...

5. Underage drinking

Cause in Ireland, the drinking age is "whatever!" 

6. Over-celebrating 

We do things a little differently in North America, but hey, thanks for the excuse to party, Ireland!

7. Just kidding, no one parties like the Irish 

This shot is taken from outside the Temple Bar in Dublin, Ireland. They make your alcoholism look like Buddhism! 

8. This level of ridiculousness 

We have no idea how he wound up like this, but a dude can get literally tied up during this holiday. Again, no one does it like the Irish.

9. Green beer! And lotsof it!

The one time of the year that adding food coloring to alcohol seems like a reasonable decision. So what if it looks like you're drinking the ooze that mutated the Ninja Turtles, it's St. Paddy's! The bonus is that you'll get to see that glorious color twice: once when downing it, and again when upchucking it. 

10. Rainbows leading to pots of gold

Did I say pots of gold? I meant kegs of beer. In this economy, we're better off with the Guinness anyway. 

11. Ingenious designs 

Anyone can slap on a green T-shirt or hat, but every now and then, a totally unique fashion choice comes along that makes you stare and say, "Whoa, this is either the most brilliant or the most idiotic thing I've ever seen in my life." Really though, can't it be both?

12. These girls... These girls everywhere 

You can hear them a mile away around every corner you turn. Most of them make a man's drinking look like a nun's... until about 3 p.m., when you can find them passed out in various places around campus and downtown, practicing that "Irish yoga." Responsible drinking? Response: able drinking. 

13. The slow but steady transformation from morning to night...

14. These dancing girls

There are performances from these girls in every town, and I have no idea how they do it. Here's a breakdown of what it takes to be a traditional Irish dancer. Long story short, it's completely insane. 

15. People who celebrate in their own way

You don't always have to traverse the busy streets downtown. You can just grab whatever Irish-like things you have nearby and make a day of it!

16. People who knowthey're not Irish

This bartender shows her spirit without the lie we all tell ourselves about being "Irish for a day."

17. These guys...

The only thing louder than the drunk college girls: them bagpipes! Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are annoying...

18. Everyone and everything = drunk

I assume this is what all rainbows look like in Ireland, which is why it's hard to follow them to the pot of gold. 

19. Your buddy who went too hard too early

Bless 'em for trying, but don't think he's not going to wake up without markings all over his face/body. 

20. And maybe, just maybe, you'll see a leprechaun

If you see this leprechaun, you're the luckiest person on St. Patrick's Day.

And if you did see a leprechaun say, "Yeah!" 

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