Israel didn't give permits to these Bedouin villages to build bomb shelters. So they built their own
When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to herald an incoming missile, Ahmad Abu Ganima's family scrambles outside. Down some dirt-hewn steps, one by one, they squeeze through the window of a minibus buried under 10 feet (three meters) of dirt.
Abu Ganima, a mechanic, got the cast-off bus from his employer after it was stripped for parts. He buried it in his yard to create an ad-hoc bomb shelter for his family. Abu Ganima is part of Israel's 300,000-strong Bedouin community, a previously nomadic tribe that lives scattered across the arid Negev Desert.
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Breaking chores up into sections has made my house a lot cleaner, for less effort, and more motivation to actually clean; instead of letting it all get grimy and nasty until I muster up the strength to spend an hour on the task." —posilutelysoa 22."Get a slow cooker. Throw in frozen veggies/chicken/etc before work or when going to sleep, and you can wake up/come home to a whole meal while you do other tasks/rest at your leisure. It's helped keep me from going out spending money on fast food when I'm too tired to cook, get veggies in me, and eat a more balanced diet with leftovers, as well." —posilutelysoa 23."I set an alarm for tasks I don't like doing. Example: I hate reading and replying to emails. So I set an alarm once in the morning, which I can finish in 20 minutes. Another alarm for after lunch, which I finish in 5-10 minutes. And then another alarm at 4 p.m. to make sure nothing is left behind unread." —BearMaplePH 24."Organizing my desk before starting work. I swear the cleaner it is, the more confident I feel pretending I actually know what I'm doing. Still, I'm usually lazy about organizing it to not be lazy." —Li_Na_Al 25."Do chores in a comfy way. If you need to sit on the floor while folding laundry, do it. If you wanna sit on a chair while washing dishes, do it. That little extra makes the task so much less daunting." —DarlazMIRS "The day I worked out you could have the ironing board set low enough to use it while sitting on the sofa was a special day for me." —Mamagrey 26."Naps. If you're feeling a little sluggish or not as sharp, take a 15-20 minute nap and your brain will reset. Sometimes I have taken a four-minute nap and have the same effect." —tboziguess 27."I don't fold most of my kids' clothes. If I want something to look nice, I just toss it in the dryer for 10 minutes to get wrinkles out. 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