How about an easy way to extract a splinter from your hand? Fill a wide mouthed bottle with hot water almost to top and then press affected hand tightly against the mouth of the bottle. The suction will pull down the skin and the steam will draw the splinter out.

You can separate drinking glasses when they are stuck together by putting cold water in the top glass and then place the lower glass in warm water and they will separate at once.

If you would like to revive cut flowers that have faded you can put the stems in hot water and let them stay there until the water cools. Then cut the ends and put them in cold water as you normally would.

When boiling potatoes, add a pinch of sugar as well as salt. When the potatoes are done pour the water out and replace over heat source and shake the pan a little to dry the potatoes.

In order to preserve a valuable vase, fill the bottom with sand to make it weigh more and it won't be prone to tipping.

If you need to clean up broken glass a soft damp cloth works best. If you can, use an old rag that can be thrown away with the glass.

You can boil a cracked egg by adding a little vinegar to the water. It should boil like normal and not leak contents after adding vinegar.

Waterproof your shoes or other items by coating them with Bees Wax.

You can take a picture of a business card in case you lose the card. This way you will still have the info in your phone should the card disappear.

When ironing something with buttons turn the item inside out and it will be much easier to iron.

You should ideally keep a card in your wallet or your purse that has medical contact information, blood type and allergies listed in case of an emergency.

Egg cartons are great for storing Christmas decorations.

A pants hanger makes a great cookbook holder in the kitchen. You can clip the book or recipe in and then hang it on the cabinet.

A muffin tin works great to serve condiments at a barbecue.

If you put a wooden spoon across a boiling pot it will keep it from boiling over.

So, these are just a few great little tips and tricks that can help any of us out, and especially the busy healthcare traveler and/or travel nurse. I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for helpful tips to make life a little easier.

Mary Crawford, HealthCare Employment Network