This is my first of what I hope are many Thriving Thursday posts. On Thursdays I want to share tips, tricks, life hacks, etc… that make my life with chronic pain a little simpler and easier. When living in pain, there simply are times when you CANNOT expend un-needed energy on mundane tasks – you need that energy for things like eating, personal hygiene, and moving around.

So, today’s Thriving Thursday tip is for the kitchen. 2 words:

Aluminum. Foil.

Or as we called it when I was a kid… tin foil. lol.

Whatever you call it, it was a BIG energy saver for me when my RA was at its worst and I still use it on those days I know I don’t want to stand at the sink scrubbing dishes for too long.

Whenever I had to bake something messy in the oven – roasts, pork chops, or even roasted veggies, I lined the cooking sheet with aluminum foil, then sprayed a little cooking spray on the foil, then added the food.

When dinner was done baking and it was time for the dishes, I just had to peel away the foil and usually the baking sheet was almost clean underneath – clean enough that it could go in the dishwasher and I would not have to stand at the sink scrubbing… or worse yet, let it soak overnight and then have to scrub it in the morning.

Do you have an aluminum foil tip or trick that makes your life easier that you would like to share? I would love to hear about it in the comments below. 🙂

May you thrive today and always!

Alicia

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