I totally believe in not “reinventing the wheel.”  If there is something that I can do to make things simpler and more cost effective without reducing quality I am 100% down with it. Here is a list of my five most recent “life hacks”: 1. Fake Flowers My husband jokes that I have a “black thumb” rather than a “green thumb” as I have a tendency to kill all the plants or flowers that I plant.  We moved to our house over 2 years ago and I have literally spent hundreds of dollars on flowers that all die.  I am always optimistic that I can keep flowers alive so I…