Here are some of the most useful, wholesome, and handy practices women shared:
1.
“I always use the word ‘extra’ when I compliment someone.
I usually give tampons or pads to women who are panhandling.
regz123455
3.
“I learned about having an ‘inner purse’ from a former colleague.
It also just helps keep your bags tidy and organized, and it makes finding things so much easier.
trilingualmom
5.
When you receive a task, do what needs to be done to complete it.”
This is a safety thing.
whale_tail
7.
I asked her to show me how to do it, and it’s so useful.
“My mom was full of household hacks.
The one I’m most grateful for is using a squeegee after taking a shower.
I don’t have to use elbow grease, and it takes wayyy less time to clean.”
Anonymous
9.
Keep it up it’ll pay off.
You are a great mom.'
It was like a huge boulder was lifted off my shoulders.
“I was in Victoria’s Secret, and there was another shopper buying all-black panties.
I didn’t ask for the details because it just simply made sense to me.
It was a game-changer, and I taught my daughters to have the same mindset.
you’re free to feel pretty whenever!”
Kellee, 46, Ohio
11.
“My mom gets everything ready for the next day the night before.
I started doing it, too, and it was truly life-changing.
No more chaos in the morning!”
“I visited a close friend’s house who’d recently redone her bathroom.
After you’re out of the shower, the mat goes back up!
It’s such an easy way to keep it clean!”
baobaopanda
13.
“Mybest friendis a very kind and extroverted person who compliments other women all the time.
I’m shy and introverted.
My best friend always says to me: ‘Women love to hear compliments.
You never know; it might just make her whole day.’
She has a point.
“I saw a lady on social media make her own makeup with unused makeup/products.
She did the same thing with blush and even lipstick!
I started doing it, and it makes my makeup look so much cuter and better!”
Anonymous, Texas
15.
When you wake up in the morning, you wake up to a nice, clean house.
“I always tab my ends.
That way, you could easily find the end to pull off another length of tape.
This works particularly well for packaging tape, but it’s a tip for pretty much all tape!”
Theresa, 54, Pennsylvania
17.
That way, I can have a decent tea that doesn’t taste bland because of the tea bags.
It’s like bringing some comfort from home with me.”
One was an under-eye cream, and the other was for the face.
She let it sit for 10 minutes while staring out the window.
She then brought her laptop out and started working as she put her makeup on.
Hannah, 33, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
19.
“I never used to brush my hair before bed, so I’d wake up looking WILD.
To this day, I do her routine every night.”
Just try it!”
Sarah, 53, United Kingdom
21.
There are other things you’re free to do for yourself that still count as self-care."
22.Lastly: “In my late 20s/early 30s, I worked in a doctor’s office.
The owner of the practice was the sweetest, most compassionate doctor I’ve ever met.
She had a way of speaking to people that would immediately put them at ease.
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