Many of us like to buy suet balls or birdseed encapsulated in mesh bags, which helps keep the birdseed together when you hang it outside. While our feathered friends can get a healthy meal or snack from these, there is also a chance they can get entangled in the mesh. When the suet or bird food gets low, it creates air pockets around the mesh bag. This can lead to birds digging deeper into the bag, which can lead to their legs and beaks getting trapped and entangled. Stick with traditional methods that involve loose feed instead.

If you bought a bag of baking flour, say, more than a year ago, there's a good chance that flour has gone bad. Pull it out of the pantry and give it a smell. Does it smell rancid? If so, it's a good idea to toss it. But before you do, go grab the stacks of playing cards you have around the house. Throw the cards into a bag and cover them with the old flour, then seal and shake. The flour will coat the cards and take away the dirt, grime, odors and oils to make the cards fresh and clean. And then take all of the old flour and sprinkle it in the yard, it's biodegradable, and your lawn will love it.

Do you want to help alleviate hunger in your community by donating food, but are clueless where to start? The resource foodpantries.org is a directory of food banks, soup kitchens and other nonprofit organizations that are working to fight hunger. Use the site's easy search engine to find the closest organization to you. When you find a food bank or nonprofit you want to support, you can click on the organization to find its contact info, hours of operation, ways to volunteer and what items it needs.