Dear Heloise: When my children went off to college, I sent them off with a fishing tackle box that was filled with these items: a thermometer, Tylenol, Advil, NyQuil, bandages, Neosporin, rubbing alcohol, peroxide, and a timer with a magnetic back (to remind them that they had clothes in the washing machine or the dryer).

A sewing kit was also a part of the pack. Q-tips and cotton balls were included as well. My kids are now 36 and 40. My son still has his tackle box and refills it when needed. A friend of mine would give her kids gift cards for Uber or other rideshares. Thanks for the great ideas. — Cindy Wolfe, via email

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Dear Heloise: Searching for container lids is frustrating, so I have two drawers for food storage containers. One drawer is for the round conta

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