Where does the day go?
If you are working from home, you better be able to answer that question. If at the end of the day, you find yourself wondering where the time went, it is time to find out.
Keep a journal of your daily activities and the amount of time devoted to each for one [...]

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Paint Me a River, What to do With Left Over Latex Paint?
Most single family suburban basements have their own paint section – almost as big as the paint aisle at the local neighborhood hardware store. In anticipation of a big remodeling perfect (green, of course), we are hard at work cleaning out every area [...]

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Beyond Lights Out
Most of us believe that by turning off the lights when no one is in a room we are doing quite a bit to reduce home energy use. However, there is one simple, additional step we need to take –- unplug appliances and electronics when not in use — to further reduce home [...]

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Make the last thing you do at night the first thing you see in the morning.
For me, a To Do List is of the secret behind a seamless transition from one work day at home to the next.
As I’m wrapping up work at the end of the day, I am careful to study what’s coming [...]

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