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1. A Wet & Forget weekly cleaner you can spritz on your shower walls and tub after you're done cleaning yourself. Leave it on overnight — no scrubbing necessary — and just wash it off the next time you're in the shower!
Promising review: "I really like the fact that this product is true to its description! I highly recommend you do a thorough and very good job of cleaning before you apply this product or it will not make the product as effective as it should be! I highly recommend this because really who wants to clean their shower every day? This also keeps away mold and mildew. How cool is that." —Stephanie Parker
Get it from Amazon for $17.97.
2. A convenient steering wheel tray if your "lunch break" is often squeezed between errands like picking up kids from school (or pups from doggy daycare) and running to the grocery store.
I feel like I shouldn't have to say this, but *please* do not try to use this while driving. It will not work.
Promising review: "As an outside sales rep I sometimes feel like I live in my car. This dual purpose tray is a 'must have' if you need a well-positioned mobile desk or a less awkward way to eat (and avoid wearing) your lunch. It's nice that both sides are functional... a food tray complete with cup holder on one side, and a smooth flat writing surface on the other. You won't have to worry about getting grease or food residue on your paperwork! Also works well with small laptops or your iPad. Made of high-impact plastic, it won't melt or warp if you leave it sitting in your hot car... virtually indestructible. I can't imagine how I lived without one of these for so many years!" —Mike
Get it from Amazon for $8.96.
3. A handy weekly cleaning checklist that divides household chores by day, making them much more manageable. A 10-minute tidy here, and a five-minute tidy there and your house will be in tip-top shape.
Creative Type Store is a woman-owned, Canada-based Etsy shop that specializes in designer printables to make life easier.
Promising review: "Great for what I needed! I had started my own schedule, but felt like I was forgetting things, too much in a day, etc. This is super helpful!" —Erin Brie
Get it from Creative Type Store on Etsy for $4.60.
4. A water bottle tracker decal because you already own 15+ Nalgenes and Hydro Flasks but you could use a visual reminder to drink more H2O.
Fuzzy Loon Designs is a Minnesota-based Etsy shop with all sorts of decals, stickers, ornaments, mugs, and more. This hourly H2O tracker is made for bottles 24 to 36 ounces.
Get it from Fuzzy Loon Designs on Etsy for $3+ (available with a white or clear background).
5. Or if your collection is actually lacking, a colorful water bottle with the same exact idea in mind.
Promising review: "Recently I had been struggling to get in my daily water intake, and then I found this bottle! I love it! It has made keeping up with my daily water so easy. Definitely beats chasing around the same cup of water through the day. The design of the bottle makes it easy to grip, and the lock feature on the lid is keeping my little ones from getting into it. :) It's easy to clean and it does not leak. Plus the colors are beautiful. I highly recommend!" —TiffanyD
Get it from Amazon for $14.99 (available in 24 colors).
6. A Burst Oral Care electric toothbrush that doesn't have to be plugged in and holds its charge for up to a month. Better yet, Burst will send brush head refills right to your door every 90 days so you don't even have to worry about reordering. 🦷
What's included: A Burst Sonic Toothbrush, toothbrush head (with charcoal bristles that'll keep your teeth pearly white), USB wall adapter, and USB charging base. A travel case is sold separately.
Promising review: "My teeth are so clean they squeak now! I would eat off of my own teeth if they were a floor and my food fell on them! That's how clean they are! I wish everything was as clean as my teeth feel!" —Lisa D.
Get it from Burst Oral Care for $69.99 (originally $89.98; available in four colors).
7. A clean/dirty dishwasher magnet so you don't grab what you think is a clean glass only to find it coated in week-old curdled milk...
Promising review: "My kid always used to ask, 'MOM, ARE THESE CLEAN OR DIRTY DISHES?' Now I don’t have to answer the same question over and over again. Thank you! It works great. I just stick it to the dishwasher and turn it so they know if the dishes are clean or dirty. I’ve had this for five or more years now. I love it." —Brighteyez
Get it from Amazon for $6.31.
8. An automatic mango- and hibiscus-scented toilet bowl cleaner that not only deodorizes, but prevents nasty rings and stains for up to two weeks.
Promising review: "So I decided to try this product after reading the reviews, some great and some not so great. I also talked to a friend who loves them! So, I figured for less than $4 I didn’t have much too lose and let me tell you these things smell AMAZING!!! Super easy to apply and the scent isn’t too strong but you can smell it when you go potty! If you pay attention to the water in the toilet bowl you can see that it’s actually working as well! Not sure how long each one will last but for the price, you can just buy more!! I’ve also heard these are way better than the ones that hang onto the side of the toilet!" —Kay Kay
Get a pack of six from Amazon for $3.97.
9. A Hatch gentle wake-up alarm if you're a prolific snooze-button-hitter and not even the deafening tone of an iPhone can impose a regular wake-up time on you. Maybe some simulated sun will do the trick?
You can personalize and automate your routine as well as fire up sleep stories and meditations with your included free trial of Hatch Premium.
Promising review: "The Hatch Restore is an amazing product that has been able to keep me asleep through the whole night. Over the past month or so, I have had trouble sleeping and this product has really allowed me to get back on track and create a solid routine. One of my favorite features is the wide variety of guided meditations they have to offer. I have found that these truly allow my mind to unwind before bed for an overall better night's rest. This is an overall great product with an intuitive and easy-to-use app. I would highly recommend this product to anyone who has been struggling with their sleep." —Jen
Get it from Amazon for $129.99.
10. A ~premium~ Who Gives A Crap TP subscription that delivers 100% bamboo rolls the brand claims are "as soft and strong as a unicorn’s mane (minus the split ends)." Sure beats having to use paper towels when you run out of the regular stuff...
Who Gives A Crap donates 50% of their profits — over $10 million AUD to date — to help build toilets and improve sanitation in the developing world.
Promising review: "I love this toilet paper. Go for the premium. It’s softer, gets delivered to your front door, and 50% of profits are donated. You’re helping those in need have what we take for granted — access to a toilet and clean water!" —Naomi
Get 48 rolls from Who Gives A Crap for $68 or subscribe and save $10 off your first order.
11. A genius medication tracker you can stick to the side of any prescription you regularly forget to take. Now there'll be noooo question as to whether that headache you have is from existing solely on iced coffee or the fact that you've gone three days without your Prozac.
Promising review: "Where has this been all my life? I love it. This is a lifesaver! I’ve been looking for something like this for years. I always forget 10 minutes later if I actually took my medicine or just put it down. I’ve tried so many different ways, making marks on the bottle, making stickers, and other pill containers. None ever work. And pill containers are so bulky when I only need one pill." —Niki
Get a pack of five from Amazon for $19.99.
12. A compact, waterproof coffee mug warmer ready to extend the life of your latte. Once plugged in, you can choose the degrees you'd like your beverage kept at (your three choices include 104, 131, or 149 degrees F), so no more sippin' on lukewarm coffee at your midday meeting!
Promising review: "One of those items I didn’t know I needed until I had it. As a busy mom of two little ones, I can’t even remember the last time I got to finish a hot cup of coffee. Until now! This truly kept my coffee warm for literal hours. And I love the wood grain look of it. It’s nice and doesn’t look cheap at all. I’m going to keep it on my desk for when I’m working, and I’ll never go without hot coffee again!" —ADR80
Get it from Amazon for $23.39+ (available in seven colors).
13. A Melissa & Doug calendar with 80 magnets your little can use to keep track of their own schedule because if it's left to you...some things might be missed. But jokes aside, they can mark birthdays, holidays, vacations, the weather, and how they feel which encourages organization and communication!
Promising review: "I bought this for my 3-year-old since we are staying home due to COVID-19. I wanted to give him a sense of structure like he had at preschool/ daycare. We do it every morning and in a matter of days he was able to learn his days of the week and months. I believe it was this great addition to his daily routine that made it possible. I wasn't intending or expecting him to learn them from this BUT so happy he did!!!!" —brenda
Get it from Amazon for $16.99.
14. A flexible EveryPlate subscription so you can forget about meal planning after a long day at work and enjoy a homestyle meal that takes less than an hour to to whip up.
When signing up, you can choose how many people you're looking to feed (two or four) and how many meals you'll likely want per week (three to five). Each week, you'll have 16 meals to choose from. So you have an idea, some recent options have included crispy Caesar chicken with roasted carrots and garlic mashed potatoes, Cuban-style bean and rice bowls, and thyme-seasoned steak with garlic ciabatta and roasted green beans.
If you're going away for a week or know you won't have time to cook anything, you can always skip a week, too. It's truly that flexible.
Get a subscription from EveryPlate for $4.99/serving + shipping.
15. Or a Daily Harvest subscription which makes eating easy with fruit- and veggie-based smoothies, harvest bowls, flatbreads, soups, chia bowls, lattes, and even ice cream!! Basically, if you have five minutes and the ability to work a microwave and blender, you're in business, baby.
When you sign up, you'll choose if you want your meals delivered weekly or monthly and nine, 12, or 24 at once. You'll always have more than 100 options to choose from and you can swap your selections, skip a week, or cancel your subscription at any time — there are no hoops to jump through.
Get it from Daily Harvest for $5.99+/per item.
16. Orrrr (only one more, I swear!) Yumble, a kid-focused meal delivery service with plans that suit everyone — even the pickiest eaters on the planet — and lunches/dinners that take just 90 seconds to heat up in the microwave.
Yumble offers dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, and vegetarian meal options as well. You can view their weekly menu here!
Promising review: "My son absolutely has loved all the meals and I feel good knowing he is not eating frozen food!! It's so great for a working busy mom of two with a new baby! Thank you!" —Lexi
17. A pair of elasticized shoelaces so when you're running out the door at 7:59 a.m. and need to be at work at 8 a.m. sharp, you don't have to waste any time with bunny ears or looping, swooping, and pulling.
The shoelaces can be used on both adult and kid shoes! Reviewers also say these are great for making it easy to remove shoes while going through airport security.
Promising review: "At first I was skeptical that these laces wouldn't hold my shoes on tightly enough, but I decided to give them a try in my Converse Chucks. They're fantastic! I like the way the 'hidden' fasteners sit inside the shoes below the eyelets, but on top of the tongue, and I can't feel the fastener at all with my foot in the shoe. I've had them in for around eight months, and they're still just as elastic as ever. They haven't stretched at all and show no signs of wearing out. I loved them so much that I bought five more sets to put in all of my shoes! No more triple knotting my shoes so they don't become untied. I tie knots pretty slowly so these laces have honestly saved me tons of time. I couldn't be happier with them." —lucidity
Get them from Amazon for $9.99 (available in 38 colors).
18. A Dawn Powerwash starter kit that will help cut through grease and caked on messes. If you have a tendency to let things "soak" overnight, gift yourself a bottle of the good stuff.
What's included: One reusable spray bottle and two refills.
Promising review: "We received our delivery this morning at 10 and I have already used it to clean the post-smoothie blender, wash the porch floor, and pretreat grease stains on a load of spotted T-shirts. This stuff is wonderful!" —desert dweller
Get it from Amazon for $8.44.
19. A set of Miracle-Gro spikes which will revive your potted plants with all of the micronutrients they've been missing. They're safe to use with any indoor plant and work for a full two months which is clutch because let's be real — you hardly remember to feed yourself sometimes.
Promising review: "I have several houseplants that had stopped flowering, so I put a few of these spikes in the pot (there are directions on the back of package for quantity), and approximately a month after using these spikes, my peace lily had three flowers on it, and my African violet plants all got several blooms on them! This worked wonders for my plants that don't flower also! I noticed that my ivy and cactus plants started growing faster, and they became more green and healthy looking. I am very happy with this product, and I will buy it again." —Elizabeth
Get them from Amazon for $2.79+ (available in packs of 24 and 48).
20. A rechargeable personal blender if your less-than-timely butt usually has to choose between either 1. Being late for work in order to make your smoothie or 2. Just skipping breakfast entirely. Now, you can blend it up in the car (eyes on the road tho, plz).
This blender comes with an ice cube tray and a funnel, plus you can remove the base to turn the blender itself into a drinking cup.
Promising review: "As a very busy college student, I find it's hard to eat healthy. Between my limited dining hall options and my busy schedule, I needed a way to both eat my veggies and get to class on time. ENTER: this amazing blender bottle. BEST purchase my limited paycheck was ever used on. Fill 'er up with wilted salad bar spinach, crappy orange juice, a grainy apple, some ice, and BOOM...a shake is born. No need to head back to my dorm to plug it into a wall-socket base like most blenders. To my amazed friends, I am now the wizard of smoothies. They all want one now!" —Adrianna Simmons
Get it from Amazon for $36.99 (available in six colors).
21. A Cleancult subscription so you never run out of dish soap, laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaner, and whatever else you keep in your under-the-kitchen-sink arsenal.
Cleancult is a small business committed to creating sustainable cleaning products. You can pick an existing bundle of products (like the 16-piece Complete Home Bundle above) or curate your very own clean routine. Once you pick what you want, you can also specify just how often you receive deliveries.
Get it from Cleancult for $34.99+ (available in 17 bundles).
22. A Yes Plz Coffee subscription to ensure you get new beans delivered straight to your door every week (or every other week, or once a month — you get it). Something that's particularly important if grocery store runs are the bane of your existence.
Beans for the single-origin releases and blends are sourced from around the world before being roasted in Los Angeles. And you can trust the guys behind Yes Plz — Tony (Tonx) Konecny and Sumi Ali — as the coffee-obsessed duo worked as baristas, head roasters, and "nomadic coffee consulters" at beloved joints like Intelligentsia, Blue Bottle, and Victrola Coffee before diving into their own direct-to-consumer roasting company.
Get it from Yes Plz Coffee for $17+ (available in two sizes and your choice of one to four shipments a month).
23. A sloth to-do pad so you can keep track of errands, appointments, and those tiny little tasks you can't convince yourself to do unless it's written down on a piece of paper and you get to highlight it after. (Man, do I love highlighting.)
Plus, it's broken down by priority so you can manage your time better!
Promising review: "I can no longer live without this planner. It keeps it all sorted for me so that I can focus on one area at a time and get things done faster." —Terri Boyd
Get it from Amazon for $5.95.
24. Or a habit-tracking calendar that can help you nail down a routine and see what makes you feel your emotional and physical best, be it cooking three+ times a week or getting a reliable eight hours of shut-eye. That way, you know how to best handle your next busy week.
The 12-month habit tracker is customizable with twelve lines where you can write in your own goals and then track your progress.
Promising review: "I wanted to reduce stress and nail down some habits, and I've always done better when I can see progress tangibly. I'd been eyeing this calendar for some time, but was unsure if it was worth the money. I decided to go for it. SO glad I did. It has some 'homework' pages at the beginning to help you focus in on your goals. It has helped me be more disciplined AND narrow my focus, so I'm not worrying about doing everything under the sun each day." —Flight of Stars
Get it from Amazon for $18.
25. A Revlon hot air brush which makes doing your own hair a cinch. I hate blow drying my hair SO much, I will go outside — no matter the temperature — with soaking wet hair instead. That was until this gadget came into my life. Now, all I need is five minutes and I leave with not only dry, but *styled* hair.
26. A handy "did you feed the dog?" sliding system so you'll be able to keep track of Sparky's meals. Look, the dog is a master manipulator and without it, he will take advantage of your nonroutine and con you into feeding him a second dinner.
Whether you have the memory of a dog or split feeding duties with an S.O./roommate/family member, this nifty little tracker will prove indispensable. The gadget tracks a.m. and p.m. feedings Sunday through Saturday and the sliders "click" into place when moved, so you don't have to worry about bumping them if you brush them on accident when reaching for the light switch.
Promising review: "Awesome product! There are four of us who were working together to feed the dogs. It simplified everything because I no longer have to text to see if anyone had fed them every morning. Now I just see if it's green and if not I feed them and indicate it, we all love it so much!" —Toni Deegan
Get it from Amazon for $11.95 (also available in a cat version).
27. A set of "day of the week" closet organizers for kids *or* adults so you can wake up knowing exactly what you're wearing and save yourself from trying on every single top you own.
Each set includes five hangers for Monday through Friday.
White Loft is an Austin-based, woman-owned small business that specializes in growth charts, gifts, and home organization.
Promising review: "These are great! They’ll absolutely make mornings easier with clothes pre-selected for the week. My kindergartner will easily be able to get himself dressed for school. I plan to buy these for my other kids as well so my husband can dress our kids in clothes that actually work together (ha!). Great quality and great idea!" —Stephanie
Get a set of five from White Loft on Amazon for $24.95, on Etsy for $34.99, or direct from their website for $34.99.
28. An Instant Pot that can whip up meals in 20 minutes or less! I'm not too fond of the kitchen myself but I have made pulled BBQ chicken, teriyaki chicken and rice, and mashed potatoes in one of these with little effort.
Promising review: "After a childhood experience that involved a pressure cooker spewing black beans all over the ceiling, I had no interest in ever trying a pressure cooker again. Until I started hearing about the Instant Pot. I've had it three weeks, and have used the pressure cooker function to make dishes as varied as black bean soup, butternut squash soup, dulce de leche, and cheesecake. My favorite aspect of it is that you set it and walk away. No more having to monitor the temperature. No more having to time the pressure phase. I also like the fact that the sauté function allows you to brown the onions or meat in the same pot, before adding the other ingredients and cooking at pressure. I'm big on avoiding recipes that create a lot of dirty dishes." —A. Jennerjahn
Get it from Amazon for $69.99+ (available in three sizes).
Interested in learning more? Read our full Instant Pot review!
29. And a fancy new fourth-gen Echo Dot so you can ask Alexa to order more detergent STAT because you forgot to pick it up on your way home from work...😬
Promising review: "This is the the fifth Dot I've purchased, but the first 4th gen. Setup was easy, so no news there, but the sound quality is better than on the 3rd gens. Also, it hears better. The improved aesthetics are an eye-catcher that draw questions, comments, and compliments. I have yet to set up my smart home so I can't speak to its smart home functionality, but as with everything Amazon I'm looking forward to that integration. If you're looking to jump into the smart assistant/Alexa world or looking to upgrade from previous generations then this is a good device though there are now plenty of 3rd gens, both new and pre-owned that are more reasonable. Still, this is a great device that I highly recommend. We use it (and all of our other Dots) all day long for news, music, calendar and timer notifications, and shopping among other features. In closing, five-stars! :-)" —Napoleon0469
Get it from Amazon for $49.99+ (available in three colors/designs and four configurations).
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