Lay mats right outside of the tub and underneath your vanity so water doesn’t get on the floors. Pick up mats that are absorbent and has an anti-slip material so it sticks to the floor. Bath mats can be purchased in most big box stores. Over the years, you may have gathered a large variety of towels that are mismatched. For a clean and cohesive look in your bathroom, purchase a set of towels that are all of the same color and brand. If you cannot purchase new towels, display towels from a matching set and keep the rest in a cabinet out of sight. Rolled towels add a sense of sophistication to your towel display. Keeping a basket large enough to hold 3 or 4 towels next to your bath makes them easy to access for your guest while providing visual interest. You can also roll up washcloths and arrange them on the counter for guests to dry their hands with. Having a fun shower curtain can help add accent and flare to your bathroom. If you’re following a color-scheme, find a curtain that matches or complements the main colors of the room. Keep a clear plastic curtain inside the tub to avoid getting your new curtain wet. To add a sense of fun to the room, consider getting a novelty shower curtain with a funky pattern or design. Not only do fluffy toilet covers look dated, they also collect germs easily. As an alternative, place a simple bath mat in front of the toilet if needed or leave it without a rug.

Summary: Lay bath mats on the floor to catch any moisture. Purchase matching towels. Keep fresh rolled towels in a basket near the shower. Replace your shower curtain. Avoid using toilet rugs or covers.


This will increase your chances of success with a knife. Put it above the knife blade, while keeping the knife blade in the key hole.  Apply twisting pressure to the lock with the knife blade at the same time. If using a paper clip, hammer the end of the paper clip to flatten it before trying to put it in the door. You want to rake the pick across the keyhole pins. You want to be careful not to break the lock or the knife so you may need to carefully wriggle the knife for a while until you hear a click. Insert the tension wrench into the lock opening’s bottom and turn the lock to the side as if you were unlocking the door with a key. Keep holding the tension wrench and apply pressure. Insert the flattened paperclip above the tension wrench, pushing until you meet resistance. Push up on the pin with the paperclip. The most common tool used to pick a lock is a tension wrench. If you don’t have a tension wrench, you could use a very small hex key. A flat head screwdriver could also work.   You could also try a credit card if you’re trying to get through a lever-type doorknob. Just slide the card into the crack in the door, where the lock is, similar to the process with a knife. Be aware you might ruin the card, though.  At the same time, put pressure on the door with your free arm so the latch doesn’t spring back out.  You may need to make this motion several times before you can get in the door.

Summary: Take an unfolded paper clip or hair clip and use it with the knife. Try another tool like a credit card or lock picking kit.


Chestnut trees don't produce any nuts during their first few years. If there is at least one other chestnut tree nearby and the trees remain healthy during these years, they should eventually produce nuts.  Chinese chestnut trees usually produce nuts after five years. American chestnut trees usually produce nuts after eight years. Chestnuts usually ripen around early October and drop off the burs they grow on once the weather cools.  You can usually harvest the nuts by simply collecting them off the ground as they fall. If animals tend to grab the fallen nuts before you can, another option is to cut off the burs before the nuts drop. Carefully cut the unopened burs during early to mid October and keep them in a root cellar or similarly cool place. Once the burs naturally open, you can collect the nuts. Wear heavy rubber gloves when handling the nuts and burs to prevent yourself from getting scratched or pricked. If you want to use the nuts for culinary purposes, keep them in their shells and store in the refrigerator for one month. You can also keep the nuts in a freezer for roughly six months.  Chestnuts have a high starch content and do not store as well or as long as many other nuts. After cooking the chestnuts, you can only store them in the refrigerator for three or four days. If placed in an airtight container and stored in the freezer, however, cooked chestnuts remain edible for up to nine months. If you want to treat the nuts as seeds instead of food, you should let them dry in a cool, open space for several days before storing them in a refrigerator. Place the chestnuts in a plastic bag filled with slightly damp sphagnum moss, peat moss, or sawdust. Seal the bag with a twist-tie and store it in your refrigerator.

Summary: Give the tree plenty of time. Collect the nuts as they drop. Store the nuts in a refrigerator or freezer. Store the nuts for use as seeds.


You’ll usually find it on the home screen or in the app drawer. A list of matching results will appear. This app, developed by Carbonite, has a green chat bubble icon with a white clock inside. The app will now install to your Android.  Depending on your settings, you may have to grant the app permission to your phone or tablet before the download begins. When the app is finished downloading, the “Install” button will change to “Open” and a new icon will appear in the app drawer.
Summary: Open the Play Store . Type sms backup and restore into the search bar. Tap SMS Backup & Restore. Tap Install.