It can be hard to maintain the same work hours every day when you work from home, but maintaining regular work hours can help you to keep your work and home life separate. Choose realistic work hours and stick to them. For example, you might decide to work from 8:00am to 4:30pm on Monday through Friday. Don't let your work hours creep into your personal time. When it is time to stop for the day, stop working, shut down your laptop, and step away from your work space. Try to set work hours that work with your personal life. For example, try to avoid working on the weekends if you know that there are things you will want to do. Change into work clothes in the morning and non-work clothes in the evening. Rolling out of bed and going straight to your workspace in your pajamas will make it harder for you to transition into your workday. The same thing goes for wearing your work clothes into the evening. Try getting up about 30 to 60 minutes before you want to start working for the day so that you can get dressed for work. Make sure that you change out of your work clothes when it is time to relax. For example, you can switch to pajamas or your favorite jeans and a t-shirt. When you work at an office, taking a lunch break is necessary and you may even have someone else reminding you to take one. However, when you work from home, it can be hard to remember to take lunch breaks and you may be tempted to work through your lunch or eat at your workspace. Instead, make lunch breaks a mandatory part of your day. Set a time for your lunch break to start and end every day. For example, you might agree to take lunch from 12:00 to 12:30 each day. Ask a family member or significant other to remind you when it is time for your lunch break. If you are worried about forgetting to take a lunch break, then ask one of your friends or family members to come get you when it is time for a break. You may be tempted to do things around your house while you are taking a quick break or making a work phone call, but this can blur the dividing line between work and home. Try to prevent yourself from doing any housework or anything that is not work related while you are on the clock. If you notice a household chore that you want to complete, write it down on a notepad and save it for the end of your work day. Keep in mind that everyone is different. For example, if you find that folding laundry is a soothing way for you to spend a break, then go for it! Finding a simple way to reward yourself for a hard day of work is also important. You can reward yourself with a walk outside, a cup of tea, a chat with a friend, or any other pleasant activity that indicates your work day is over. Consider doing something social at the end of each day. Working from home can be isolating, so it is important for you to find ways to interact with other people. You can do this by talking to your significant other, meeting up with some friends for coffee, or taking an aerobics class after work.

Summary: Try to keep set work hours. Dress for work even when you are at home. Take a lunch break. Prevent yourself from doing household tasks. Treat yourself at the end of the day.

Sometimes a smell gets into your car and just won't leave, and the first thing you can do is try to force the smell out. Pick a warm day, and make sure you don't have any papers or garbage in the car that could fly out while you're driving. If you don't want to drive around with the windows open, leave the car in the driveway with the windows down and the doors open on a windy day, and hopefully some of the smell will blow out. Certain smells, like smoke, can get into everything in a car, and sprinkling baking soda everywhere will help draw out and neutralize some of the odors that are in the seats and floors. Don't forget the floor mats, under the floor mats, and the space between the back seats and the rear window. Be sure the floors and upholstery are completely dry before you sprinkle on the baking soda. Let the baking soda sit for three to four hours. This is important to clean up the baking soda, but it will also help remove bad odors, plus any dirt or crumbs that are in the car. Be sure to use the upholstery attachment so that you can get into all the nooks and crannies between the seats, under the seats, and elsewhere. When you're finished vacuuming, leave the floor mats out of the car. When you know of specific stains or marks in your car that need cleaning, spot clean them with a rag and the appropriate cleaner. The right cleaner will depend on what kind of stain you're dealing with: Tackle mold and mildew with disinfectant sprays. Address bodily fluids (such as vomit) and food stains with bio-enzymatic cleaners. For really powerful smellsthink skunkuse an oxidizing cleaner. In a clean spray bottle, mix a fifty-fifty solution of white vinegar and water. Starting with the driver seat, spray down the entire seat with the solution and then wipe it with a lint-free or microfiber cloth. Then do the passenger seat, followed by the back seats, the dash, the floors, the mats, and any remaining surfaces.Then It may take a while for the vinegar smell to dissipate, but it will work to help remove most smells, even cigarette smoke. Fill a bucket with several drops of dish soap and some warm water. Place the mats on the lawn, driveway, or garage floor. Dip a shoe brush in the soapy water and scrub the mats with the suds. When you're finished, spray the mats with water from a hose or pressure washer. Hang the mats to dry over a railing or on a clothesline. There are many products that you can use that will neutralize odors in your car, and you can actually leave the products in the car to continue working even after you remove the smell. Place some freshly ground coffee beans in a jar with a plastic lid. Poke holes in the lid and place the jar somewhere in your car. Keep an open box of baking soda in your car to absorb and neutralize smells. Leave a few orange peels under the front seat to neutralize odors and leave a fresh citrus smell in the car. Charcoal is another traditional odor neutralizer, so you can even place a couple lumps under the driver or passenger seat to control smells in your car.

Summary: Go for a drive with the windows down. Sprinkle everything with baking soda. Vacuum the interior. Spot clean tough stains. Wipe down the interior with vinegar and water. Clean the mats. Deodorize the car.

Before you connect your printer software, make sure the printer is ready. Plug the printer in to a power source. Install fresh ink cartridges, toner and paper if necessary. Make sure your printer is connected to your computer. Software Update will search for the latest OS updates, including new printer software. Updating your software before adding the printer will give you the best chance of locating the correct software. Go to the Apple Menu and choose Software Update. Enter your login and password if necessary. The App Store will open. A list of available updates will appear. Any OS X updates will appear at the top of the list. Click Update All to download all updates, or choose the updates individually. Updating your software in Lion is simple. From the Apple Menu, choose Software Update. The Software Update window will open. Select the items you want to install. Click Install. In this step, you will install the printer driver manually. Follow these steps: From the Apple Menu, click System Preferences. Select View, then Print & Scan. If you are prompted to do so, enter your login and password. Click and hold the + (plus sign) button. From the pop-up menu, choose Add Other Printer or Scanner. The Add Printer window will open. In the Add Printer window, click the icon that says Default. A list of printers will appear. Find your new printer on the list and select it. Click Add, and your printer will be added.
Summary: Prep your printer. Run a Software Update (Mountain Lion). Run a Software Update (Lion). Add the printer manually.