New Life

Home offices seen as the new business venture Published Date: June 01, 2007 By Shamael Al-Sharikh, Staff columnist Working Nine to Five (at home), what a way to make a living... What is your dream job? What is the profession by which you identify yourself? What is that one thing that you like to do so much, that you can do it for eight hours daily, five times a week for the rest of your working career? Having a job is an essential part of most people's lives, if not to achieve self-actualization, then at least to earn a living. Unless we are heiresses or married to millionaires, most of us need to work. However, even the most dedicated employee gets bored with their job. Some get so bored that they opt to change working environments, or sometimes, just switch to a different career. Others just need time off during the day to do whatever it is that keeps them entertained and then go back to work. I belong to the latter category. I love my job and I love the people I work...

Life fixes: 50 ways moms keep it together by Genoa Sibold-Cohn Moms everywhere seem to share the same problem: There's not enough time to get everything done, let alone do it well and quickly. Meanwhile, we're tripping over piles of toys and can't find anything in our closet because we never have time to organize it. Our families are counting on us, too, which means more pressure to whip through all our duties, from grocery shopping to scrubbing bathtubs. "Moms are always on call," says Susan Newman, mother of five and author of The Book of No: 250 Ways to Say It — and Mean It — and Stop People-Pleasing Forever . When we add our regular on-call status to our already long to-do list, we're left exhausted, wishing we had more time just to be with our families instead of running errands. Here are 50 ways to save time by doing things faster, so you can spend more time doing the things you really enjoy with your family. Get it together Stop wasting tim...