{"id":5317,"date":"2023-04-11T08:56:04","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T13:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.146.49.248\/?p=5100"},"modified":"2025-08-27T11:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T16:41:22","slug":"holiday-life-hacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/holiday-life-hacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Life Hacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5102\" src=\"http:\/\/3.146.49.248\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/gift-wrapping-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"gift-wrapping\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-sheets-root=\"1\">Simple and Creative Holiday Life Hacks to Save Time and Money<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the holidays fast approaching, we at The Lock Up recognize that life can get crazy hectic. So, aside from offering a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">great deal for new leases<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on 5\u2019x5\u2019 self storage spaces to get you through the holiday haze, we\u2019ve put together a few life hacks to help save a bit of money, time, and hopefully, sanity. Check out these holiday life hacks:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Holiday greetings<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of sending everyone on your list a greeting card in an envelope, save a little money by sending postcards instead. A postcard stamp is only 34\u00a2 vs 47\u00a2 for a regular card. Not a huge savings, but sometimes every penny counts&#8230;and your tastebuds will thank you for not having to lick all those envelopes!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Wrap it up<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having a neat and organized way to wrap gifts makes it more of a pleasure than painful. We recommend using a paper towel holder to hold all your ribbons. Stack them on the rod and they\u2019ll spin freely. Another handy piece of wrapping storage advice is to use an empty wine case for your wrapping paper. A little box with scissors, tape and a few colorful markers will help out too.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Holiday sparkle<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019re decorating a Christmas tree, here\u2019s a fun trick. Take small decorative mirrors (like what you might use for a mosaic or craft project) and hot glue ornament hooks to the back of each. Hanging these small mirrors will give the effect of more sparkle and light emanating from your tree. They\u2019re great to use on garlands and wreaths too!<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Hot glue to the rescue<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to hang decorations or the holiday cards you receive, but don\u2019t want to (or can\u2019t) put holes in your walls? Get yourself some blue painter\u2019s tape and a hot glue gun. Painter\u2019s tape is great because it won\u2019t pull off paint from surfaces that it adheres to. Simply place the tape where you want to affix a decoration, put a dab of hot glue on it and stick on your card or decoration. Your painted surface will be preserved and your decorations will be securely hung.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pretty party<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a dash of color to any holiday cocktail, make some holiday ice cubes by placing a couple fresh cranberries into your ice tray and freezing them into ice cubes. Great for individual drinks or to place in a large punchbowl. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope these festive holiday life hacks will inspire you this season! And if you have any of your own, we\u2019d love to hear about them!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, don\u2019t forget to get a great deal on a 5\u2019x5\u2019 holiday self storage space by going to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.thelockup.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save money, time &#038; effort this holiday with helpful life hacks from The Lock Up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5116,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-how-to","category-news","category-general-resources"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5317"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9478,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5317\/revisions\/9478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5116"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelockup.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}