Make an Under-the-Door Draft Blocker with a Pool Noodle

With the cold weather starting to come in, ‘tis the season to startwinterizing your house. This simple draft blocker found onPinterestis easy to make. you’re free to also use pipe insulation, but pool noodles are more fun to have around. Draft Blocker| Pinterest viaMental Floss

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 45 words · Matthew Pham

Make Friends Outside of Work to Make Changing Jobs Easier

Making friends as an adultis hard. In fact, it’s so hard that many people end up forging new friendship circles from their coworkers. Job portability is becoming increasingly necessary in the modern economy. After all, you could never leave this group of people, right? Like what happened with his friend Chuck: Chuck’s entire life was tied up in the job. He ate lunch with his co-workers. He played softball with them on the company softball team....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 168 words · Marcus Stevenson

NoteDash Puts Your Notes Into Notification Center

iOS: Sometimes you should probably make a note that’s easily accessible from anywhere. NoteDash gives you just that. punch in out a note and it shows up in Notification Center. NoteDash isn’t a replacement for your usual notes app. It only has one purpose: make text easily accessible in the Notification Center. NoteDash(Free) | iTunes App Store

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 57 words · Michael Carson

Read 50 Pages Before Deciding to Drop a Book

If youre feeling lukewarm about a book, read 50 pages before deciding whether to continue or drop it. People frequently ask me how many pages they should give a book before they give up on it. You canclear your backlogby following Pearls rule, and be doubly effective bymaking more time for reading. Rule of Fifty| Nancy Pearls blog Photo byPedro Ribeiro Simoes.

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 62 words · Jade Johnson

Reduce Your Wardrobe Choices to Avoid Decision Fatigue

Here’s one good reason: avoiding decision fatigue. We have too many choices to make in a given day. Many aren’t even worth the time it takes to process them (“paper or plastic”? ), but that doesn’t make them go away. That’s not to say it’s possible for you to’t have a variety of clothes. Tossing out your fancy dresses isn’t going to help you on Monday morning. It also makes processes like laundry easier....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 104 words · Vincent King

Reupholster a Chair, Part One: The Teardown

The above video from Kim’s Upholstery demonstrates the process on an older wingback chair. You’ll need a combination of needlenose pliers, rubber mallet, ripping chisel and staple remover. These tools will be used to pull staples and tacks out of wood and fabric. Start by labeling your chair with chalk using standardupholstery abbreviations. This will save you time and frustration after all of the fabric is removed. There is a correct order to follow when removing a chairs fabric....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 119 words · Christopher Anderson

Schedule To-Dos in Advance Only When You’re Certain to Complete Them

Don’t bite off more than you’ve got the option to chew in a single day. Some folks like to schedule tasks right away when they have new things to do. The more we fail, the less motivated we become to stick to our goals and push ourselves forwards. This applies as much to our “big dreams” as it does to the every day tasks. Responding to emails, text messages, and other requests can often be more urgent than other tasks....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 106 words · Michele Armstrong

ShopStyle Finds the Clothes You're Looking for in One Simple Search

Crew Factory, and Macy’s.

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 4 words · Lee Grant

The Aviation-Themed Workspace

This is no ordinary desk. Instead, it’s a painstakingly built aluminum covered desk designed to have an aerodynamic look. ensure any photos you include are at least 640x360. Keeping them to 16:9 helps, too! If your clever organization and good design sense catches our eye, you might be the next featured workspace.

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 52 words · Cassandra Bell

The Best and Worst Times to Drive for Thanksgiving Travel

Thanksgiving is only a week away. But in some cities, traffic is actually worse on other days. (Do you Bostonians start celebrating earlier?) Seven traffic tips to get you to the Thanksgiving table| Google Official Blog

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 36 words · Kylie Adams

The Many Ways to Earn Onboard Cruise Credit

Cruises can be a great way to spend your vacation because they combine travel with convenience. Onboard Credit: How to Get It, Where to Spend It| Cruise Critic Image fromviajor.

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 30 words · Jason Brown

The Most Common Text Codes for Mobile Banking

Most banks offer mobile banking these days, and some let you conveniently check your account details via text. GOBankingRates says that many of the text commands are the same between banks. They offer a handful of common, useful codes for SMS banking. In their reference post, they list several of the most common banking codes. This will also use your accounts' nicknames. HIST Allows you to view the latest transactions from your account....

November 19, 2014 · 1 min · 95 words · Ashley Watts

The Success Theater: Don't Confuse Enviability for Happiness

Social media has changed the way we behave. Making us more connected has also made it much easier to compare ourselves to each other. That’s why it’s ever more important to differentiate between being enviable and being happy. Comparing ourselves to our friends on Facebook would be more valid, if they were real. It’s crucial to remember thatwe’re only seeing what other people want us to see. We end upcomparing other people’s highlight reels to our practice tapes....

November 19, 2014 · 2 min · 400 words · Kimberly Davis