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What random items make your life easier? This morning, my friend Andy was telling me about his beloved rice maker<\/a>. \u201cYou get three-quarters of dinner done by throwing in some rice and pushing a button,\u201d he mused as we walked down the street. \u201cEvery time I do it, I have the actual thought, \u2018Wow! this makes my life easier!’\u201d<\/p>\n Inspired, I asked the CoJ team how they\u2019d answer the question, and I\u2019d love to hear yours\u2026<\/p>\n Joanna Goddard, editor The other day, I stopped by<\/a> my friend Izzy\u2019s, and her son was wearing this goofy hat thingy<\/a>. When I asked why (on earth), he explained that it was curing his headache \u2014\u00a0apparently, you store the gel cap in the freezer and just slip it over your head when needed. How amazing is that??? We ordered one for our house, and when I found myself with a headache last night, the soft cooling wrap made me feel SO much better. 10\/10, what a time to be alive.<\/p>\n Maureen<\/a>, marketing director This trunk organizer<\/a> holds groceries bags upright, keeps our stuff (extra diapers, beach towels, umbrellas) from sliding everywhere, and folds down when we aren\u2019t using it.<\/p>\n Jenny<\/a>, food columnist When I have puff pastry<\/a> in the freezer (always the Dufour brand), I feel like dinner is always half-way made. It has to be thawed yes, but once it is, you just add cheese and vegetables<\/a> and you know dinner will be met with applause.<\/p>\n Joanna Goddard, editor Kids are often running around our house<\/a>, and one hack to keep them occupied \/ out of trouble \/ away from my cheese stash is to set pick-up games on our coffee table. We\u2019ve loved Play-Doh<\/a> and Tenzi<\/a>, but our recent fave is this peg game<\/a>, which, not to brag, I finally figured out last night.<\/p>\n Joanna Goddard, editor Now that I\u2019m going on dates with handsome gentlemen<\/a>, I like my skin to be soft in case they put a hand on my arm or shoulder or leg. Of course, I\u2019ve been \u201cmoisturizing every square inch of my body,\u201d per my bff Gemma\u2019s<\/a> instructions, but I also came across these exfoliating mitts<\/a>, which I now keep in the shower. After scrubbing my body, I emerge as slippery as a dolphin, a description that I\u2019m not sure sounds sexy but I promise feels really smooth and silky and good!<\/p>\n What about you? What little things do you swear by? We\u2019d love to hear.<\/strong><\/p>\n P.S. Five more inexpensive things that make life easier<\/a>, and what it felt like to have sex for the first time after divorce<\/a> (on Big Salad<\/a>).<\/p>\n
Lifesaver: Headache fixer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Lifesaver: Trunk organizer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Lifesaver: Puff pastry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Lifesaver: Peg game<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
Lifesaver: Exfoliating mitts<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n