Girls of Slender Means Tool Kit.

I have a small black bag of tools. These are the things I use to patch up my stuff.

• Wire
• Wire cutters
• Adjustable wrench.
• Blue-tak
• Glue.
• Stanley or craft knife.
• A set of tiny screwdrivers.

Wire and wire cutters are more useful than you think. I use pieces of wire to hang curtains off, make hooks and washing lines, and other random makeshift things.

Blue-tak and glue are the easiest fixers in most cases. I've repaired my bathroom cabinet with glue.


The adjustable wrench is for taking apart the bed when I move house.

Tiny screwdriver sets are handy when you want to take apart your TV remote, or something. I don't have a big screwdriver set, but the little ones are good.

A hammer is optional, because I have no opportunities to hammer nails into my rental property walls, and sometimes you can hammer things with other heavy items. I recently needed one for craft though, so I might buy one.

Cooking oil is just as good as other oil, for squeaky doors etc.