Sometimes it’s the small things that can make a big difference.
Here are two of them…
Avoiding illness.
Save a small yogurt cup (any size from three to six ounces, or so) the next time you eat yogurt. Clean it. Fill it three-quarters of the way with water. Then put it in the freezer. The next day, when you see it is frozen, put a quarter (or any heavy coin) on top of the ice and return to the freezer.
Why do this? Should your home lose electricity for an extended period when you are away, like on vacation, and then the electricity turns back on before you return, you may not be aware that frozen food has defrosted and possibly has gone bad, and then refroze. You can avoid serious illness by following simple and basically free procedure.
Whenever returning from an extended absence, always check the coin in the container. If it is on top of the ice, the freezer did not lose power for an extended time. If the quarter is on the bottom of the ice, it indicates the ice melted, the quarter sank.
Keep track of expiration dates of many things.
Take an index card, write down what expires when.
I have an index card over my desk with the expiration dates of my (and my wife’s) passports, drivers licenses, and other critical identifications, such as our car registration expiration date. This way I always have a reminder to see everything in one place.
One could use a calendar on a wall or on a phone. But using an index card allows me to see all events at one glance in one place.
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