Use VapoRub to train your pets

Add a few drops of vodka and a teaspoon of sugar to make cut flowers last longer

Add saline solution to refresh dried-out mascara

Amplify the volume of your iPhone or iPod by placing it in a bowl

Eat marshmallows to soothe a sore throat

Hang a picture using a soda tab

Open a bottle of wine using your shoe

Pack your shoes in a shower cap to keep the soles from touching your clothes

Rub the cut edge of cheese with some butter to keep it from getting moldy

Throw baking soda on a burgeoning grease fire

Use (unscented) dental floss to cut soft cheeses and cakes

Use a banana to fix a DVD

Use a blow-dryer on a mirror to clear the steam after a hot shower

Use a can opener to open sealed plastic packaging

Use a cereal container as a trash disposal in your car

Use a lint roller to clean out the debris in your handbag

Use a rubber band for perfect French tips

Use a spoon to open a sealed-tight jar

Use a toilet seat cover to blot the oil from a greasy face

Use Alka-Seltzer to clean your toilet

Use aspirin to turn hair made green by chlorine back to its natural color

Use diluted fabric softener as a leave-in hair conditioner

Use Earl Grey teabags to get rid of a sunburn

Use hand sanitizer to dissolve ink stains

Use Jello as a lipstain

Use mayonnaise to erase water stains from wooden furniture

Use mustard to suck the pain out of a burn

Use newspaper as an odor absorber

Use nonstick spray on the inside of your votive holders

Use paper hole reinforcements to give yourself a half-moon manicure

Use pretty wine corks to make planters for tiny succulents

Use raw spaghetti strands to light hard-to-reach candle wicks

Use Scotch tape or nail polish to relieve an insect bite