I was tired of my Bags for Life drawer cluttering my house – my space-saving trick
Do you have a drawer or cupboard full of a Bag for Life collection that is causing you stress?
It turns out there is a way to fold and organize them so that they take up very little space.
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Instagram user Claire, who posts among other things @zusterpledgecleansuploaded a video showing her simple method for transforming your home.
She wrote: “Are you tired of big bags making your life messy?
“Here’s a quick and easy way to fold them neatly.”
First, you need to lay the bag flat on a surface so that the handles are sticking out.
Next onefold one side all the way to the center by making two small creases.
Then fold the other side towards the center two more times, but make sure the first fold overlaps so they lie on top of each other.
Then you have to make three folds from bottom to top.
Finally, you need to wrap the handles over your small package to keep it in place.
Claire added: ‘Store them in a sealable freezer bag and throw them in the trunk of your car for your next errand.’
“Once you’ve done a few, it becomes second nature.
“The hardest part? Remembering to put them back in the trunk!”
Her video has been liked over 83,000 times and people were very impressed.
One said, “I love this.”
A second wrote: “I definitely need to do this.”
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But a third said: “Nobody has time for that?”
If your closet starts to overflow, another cleaning task is a good idea Instagram shared her impressive solution for neatly storing plastic bags.
Influencer Mrs D’s Cleaning Reviewswho has 31,500 followers, said to “keep them organized by folding them neatly into a triangle.”
The Instagram user from Chorley showed her fans how she then neatly stores the bags in a basket to free up space in her home.
Mrs. D said, “It just looks a lot tidier if you store it in a basket like this.”
Tips to stay organized during the summer holidays
Don’t know how to keep your summer vacation organized? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Senior Fabulous Writer, Sarah Bull, has shared her top tips…
FOOD: What I find difficult is keeping track of how many snacks my children keep asking for.
Although they have one break and then lunch at school, their demand for food during school holidays seems to be all day long.
To make it a little easier, I decided to bring snack baskets for them.
They both have a certain amount of food (the same, so there is no arguing) and when it’s gone, it’s gone.
Not only does it make my life easier, but it also teaches them to space things out and maybe even learn whether the “hunger signals” are actually hunger or thirst signals.
ACTIVITIES: Keeping your kids entertained can be tough, and six weeks can be a really long time.
One thing to take advantage of is an outdoor space. If you have a garden, you can put bikes or scooters there, or even a trampoline.
It keeps them busy and also ensures that they get some form of exercise every day.
If you don’t have room for a climbing frame or other activities, you can also give the kids a bucket of chalk and let them draw on the sidewalk.
Or another one I did was give the kids a ‘magic solution’ that I wanted painted on the wall (it was just water and dish soap) to protect it. They spent a good hour on that!
CLOTHES: Since my six-year-old daughter started school, I’ve been using clothes drawers for her and my ten-year-old son.
On Sunday I put all their clothes, underwear, socks, etc. in the designated drawer for the week.
Mostly it’s uniform, but I also use the drawers during the holidays.
It simply makes things easier, more organized and less stressful – for all of us.
To turn a crumpled 10p bag into a triangle, you first need to flatten it on a table and push all the air out.
She explained how to fold the left and right sides in thirds towards the center, before folding the bottom in thirds.
Mrs. D demonstrated: “You fold it in half once, and then you fold it in half again.
“Then you’re going to make a triangle by folding it in half, from corner to corner, and then you’re going to fold it again, the same way.
“You can secure it with the handles. All you have to do is fold those handles over the top of the triangle, so that you are left with a little triangular bag.
“That’s really neat.”
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She then places the small, compact triangle in the white basket, along with the other specimens. Many social media users were very impressed.
Mrs. D isn’t the only one who’s a fan of the trick. Jeremy Vine’s wife Rachel also posted a similar tutorial.
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