Jim's Cafe - Saturday - October 10, 2026

[Angie]

Hello SF family, I hope this finds you well as can be.

Today's question is a weird one, but might be fun.

How about life hacks? Those things that make life a little easier but maybe we never thought of it before.

An example for me would be that the bedsheets have a tag (doh). But what I didn't realize is the tag is in a specific place so you can put the sheets on the bed in the right direction the first time! I'm not sure where/when/how I figured this out, but it is a real time saver when making the bed!

 

[SillyOldBear]

I buy bedsheets with slightly different colored lines on them. That lets me put them on in the right direction. I will have to check on the tag thing.

 

[Windhover]

To make it easier to stay hydrated, I started a new habit of placing clean, re-filled water bottles at my work area and on my night-stand every day.

 

[cymbele]

I buy sheets from Amazon and they typically have a tag that says "top or Bottom". I appreciate it. The old sheets have woven lines on them.

I don't really have any hacks.

 

[FFurry]

To remember something important, I put some random item out of its usual order, such as my phone upside down, a pen on top of my clock radio, etc. It goes without saying, but I will wonder why I did that and instantly recall that important thing👍

Other than that, I clean the toilet every time I go so "stuff" doesn't stay on or collect👍

 

[JMG]

Cool cafe, and thanks for posting it Angie. Been missing seeing cafes.

I’m not sure if I have many life hacks, or not ones that many people don’t already know about anyway. Here’s some general things that make my life easier/more organized though:

- Made a paper list with the numbers 0-8 written across it, then a piece of cardboard attached with a clip that can easily be “slid” to the next number so I can keep track of how many glasses of water I’ve had each day. I did pretty much come up with that specific way of doing it on my own.
- Keeping my stuff organized in general, helps a lot with saving time not having to look for things or wonder “where they are” cos I’ve made sure it has a specific spot where it always is.
- 7 day Pill box, cos I have to take 4 diff prescription meds every day.
- Making notes (on my phone and sometimes physical paper ones too) for important things I want to remember.

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