It's late at night and you can't sleep. Most people turn on the TV or surf the Internet. But that can get boring, surfing from site to site, and how many times does one have to check his or her email? Meanwhile, there are some things around the household that need to be done.
1. Clean off your dusty entertainment center and wipe off your TV screen. While your at it, organize your videos and get rid of those you no longer watch. Do you even have a VCR anymore? Why save the VHS tapes?
2. Upload all your photos from your digital camera.
3. Organize your digital photos.
4. Scan your photographs.
5. Scan your awards, certificates and other keepsakes.
6. Sort through your old stuff. Bag the trash items. Box the things that are in good condition and give them away to a local charity. Get a receipt because your donations are tax deductible with certain establishments.
7. Take pictures of items you want to sell online or offline.
8. Create fliers.
9. Manage your money. Check out how much money you have been spending lately. Create a budget. Research ways to invest and save money.
10. Write someone a letter you haven't contacted in awhile. They will be glad to hear from you. People get tired of looking at bills in the mail.
11. Catch up on some offline reading. Try reading the Bible and praying. You never know what kind of wisdom you might find that may help you through one of your dilemmas.
12. Organize your cell phone and other gadgets. Delete old phone numbers, messages, etc.
The Internet can take away from many duties you may have to complete offline. Take advantage of your free time now before you get busy again.
Nicholl McGuire
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