Rozmarra
Khud ko WhatsApp par bhejo
Parcel number, address, dawa ka naam — sab apne aap ko WhatsApp kar do. Search bhi ho jaata hai aur phone badalne par bhi rehta hai.
Jugaads for “notes”
13 resultsRozmarra
Send yourself the important thing on WhatsApp
Message yourself the OTP-not-needed things: the parcel number, the address, the medicine name. It is searchable, it syncs, and it is the one app you will definitely open again today.
Rozmarra
Keep chutta in the bike's dashboard
A small stash of ten and twenty rupee notes for parking, toll and the tempo who has no change. UPI covers most of it now, but the day the network is down is the day you need this.
Bijli
Label the MCBs once, thank yourself for years
Spend twenty minutes switching each MCB off and noting what dies, then write it on the box in marker. When something trips at 11pm you will know exactly which one to flip instead of guessing in the dark.
Ghar
Toothpaste on a scratched screen? No — use it on the wall
White toothpaste on a dry cloth lifts pencil, crayon and scuff marks off a painted wall without taking the paint with it. Test one corner first on a dark wall. It does not fix scratched screens, whatever the internet says.
Rozmarra
One bag lives by the door
A folded cloth bag hanging on the door handle gets used. The same bag in a cupboard does not. That is the whole difference between owning cloth bags and actually using them.
Suraksha
Neem oil on the window mesh
Wipe diluted neem oil on the window mesh at dusk. Mosquitoes avoid the smell and it does not fill the room with vaporiser fumes. Redo it after rain.
Ghar
Wet cloth on the mosquito net frame
Wipe a window mesh with a barely damp cloth wrapped around a butter knife. It gets into the frame corner where dust cakes and the mesh does not stretch out of shape.
Paisa
Repair the chappal before it splits fully
The mochi charges very little to restitch a sole that is starting to separate, and almost nothing to replace a strap. Once it splits through, the whole pair is gone. Ten minutes now, a new pair saved.
Mausam
Khus mat on the window in May
Hang a khus or bamboo chik outside the window and wet it at noon. The room gets cooler air and the smell of wet khus, which is half the point. Dry heat only — in coastal humidity it does nothing.
Ghar
Two-minute door hinge fix
A creaking hinge does not need WD-40. A drop of any cooking oil on the pin, then swing the door ten times to work it in. Wipe the run-off or it collects dust and blackens the frame.
Ghar
Rubber band around the paint tin
Stretch a wide rubber band across the mouth of the paint tin and wipe the brush on the band instead of the rim. The rim stays clean, the lid seals properly, and the tin does not glue itself shut.
GharChappal under the wobbly table leg
Fold a rubber slipper, cut it to thickness, wedge it under the short leg. It grips the floor better than folded paper and does not compress over time. The most-deployed jugaad in India.
That is all 13 of them. बस, इतना ही।