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Spare-Time Suggestions

TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-713 -- More Projects »
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Set a timer for 30 minutes, then see what all you can get done in that time frame.
TIPical Mary Ellen host Mary Ellen Pinkham provides tips on efficiently using your spare time.

  • Clean up the clutter on your desk or kitchen counter with those 30 minutes to spare. Arrange items beginning with the most important.

  • Clean out a messy drawer.

  • Water the plants, or transplant a plant that has outgrown its pot.

  • Learn a few new words from the dictionary. Make yourself some flash cards.

  • Write a letter to a long-lost friend.

  • Read that magazine that you've kept around for just such an occasion.

  • Iron a few work outfits for the next week.

  • Make yourself a healthy snack. Drink a cup of herbal tea with your snack.

  • Put together a casserole for a dinner later in the week. Combine pasta, cheese, onions and pasta sauce, and bake.

  • Write an entry in a journal, recognizing all of the good things in your life.

  • Make an appointment.

  • Pay your bills.
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TIPical Mary Ellen : Episode TIP-713
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