Things I Wish I Knew Forever Ago

1. Paying for satellite/cable TV is a complete waste.  We got rid of Dish Network and went solely to Netflix, and everything is so much better!  We get to laugh like crazy when Dish sends us junk mail saying we're paying too much for TV.  We don't argue over someone taking up more than their fair share of space on the DVR.  There's all sorts of fabulous Australian shows on Netflix that Dish doesn't carry.  And, because there's so much control on Netflix, we're protected from random nakedness (most of the time).  Yay, Netflix!
2. Grilled cheese sandwiches.  Ah, the bliss.  First of all, if you're going to make a grilled cheese, you've gotta have a huge slice of cheese...and it never melts before the bread burns.  Enter, aluminum foil!  Just set a piece over the top of the sandwich, and it not only cooks faster, the cheese is always perfectly gooey (and I'm particular about my gooey cheese).  On top of that, a brilliant woman showed me that you don't need to dirty a knife to cut the sandwiches--use a spatula, and it's quick, easy, and there's no slippage of the bread.  Brilliant!
3. I can't keep flies out of my house in the summer, and my cats are too old to catch them anymore.  I got desperate enough to hang a gallon bag of water over my door, in spite of looking like an idiot.  People, it works.  I don't know why, but it does.  Let people laugh--I have no flies. :P
4. When your dishwasher gets all scummy and nasty, just put some Tang in the soap dispenser and run a full cycle through it.  Your dishwasher will be scrubbed sparkling clean, and you'll never drink Tang again.  Unless you're doing some weird kind of cleanse.
5. Wrap fresh broccoli in aluminum foil before refrigerating.  The junk goes so limp and gross in a day or two, but aluminum foil keeps it crisp.  Who knew?