Problem: Article: Before putting together a schedule to balance your work and family responsibilities, you need to list all of your obligations. This is important, as you might have significant time constraints associated with taking care of your children. Thus, reflect on them when picking a potential business to start. Some time constraints might include: Picking up and dropping off children. Coaching little league or another extracurricular activity. Preparing meals or cleaning the house. Readying the kids for school in the morning. Taking care of unforeseen events like taking a sick child to the doctor. Balancing your many responsibilities as a stay-at-home parent and small business owner will perhaps be your biggest challenge. There are several steps you need to take to create a proper schedule so you can manage your responsibilities. Make sure to: Get a day planner so you can organize your time. Write in all your family obligations on your day planner. This includes little league, picking kids up from school, and everything else. Block out portions of the day for your business. For example, put aside 2 hours in the morning and 2 hours in the afternoon to take care of your work. During this time, you won't work at all. Ultimately, while you're in business to make money, you're first priority will always be your family. Dedicate meals, bedtime, homework time, and other time to your family. Wait until after family events to answer phone calls. If you're at one of your children's softball games, you should wait until after the game to respond to a customer. While your primary responsibility is taking care of your family, you also need to make sure that you provide service to your customers. Return all phone calls and emails within 24 hours. Acknowledge the fact that your customers have contacted you. For example, if you're on a family trip and won't be able to access the internet all weekend, set up an autoreply message that lets your customers know when you'll be back. Don't interrupt family events to answer a call that can be answered later. For example, don't leave the dinner table to call back a customer unless you know the issue is time sensitive. Without punctuality, you'll establish a poor reputation. To avoid this, make sure to get your product to your customer as quickly as possible. If you sell products over the internet, make sure you ship them as quickly as you can. However, don't pick your children up from school late because you were shipping something at the post office. If you provide a service, don't show up late. If you have to because of family obligation, let your customers know as soon as you can.
Summary: List your time constraints. Create a schedule. Set aside time for your family. Answer phone calls and emails promptly, but don't let them dominate your life. Be punctual when providing your goods or services.

Problem: Article: As of April 2020, 39 states plus the District of Columbia allows you to register to vote online. If you live in a state with online registration, you can conveniently fill out the electronic form. However, you will need to register in person or by mail if your state doesn't have online registration. You can find a list of states that offer online registration and links to each registration site, here: https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/electronic-or-online-voter-registration.aspx#Table%20of%20states%20w/ovr. The states that do not allow online registration are Arkansas, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. You will need to list your full name, address, and date of birth in the form. If you have a different mailing address, be sure to provide it in the appropriate box. You may also see boxes for your email address and phone number, but they may be optional. Check every box to make sure you've entered your information correctly. Then, double-check that you've completed all required boxes. Fix any errors that you find.If you have any questions about filling in the online form, most states offer a help hotline you can call. Some states require you to register as many as 30 days before the election, so make sure you're meeting the deadline for your state. The deadline to register online will be posted on your state's registration site, and you can also find it by visiting https://www.vote.org/voter-registration-deadlines/. Submitting your online registration form does not automatically register you to vote, and your state will still need to review your form. Processing time varies by state, but it may take a few days for your registration to be accepted. You can check your voter registration on your State Election Office's website.
Summary: Check if your state offers online registration. Fill out your personal information in the form. Look over your information and make sure you spelled everything correctly. Submit your application before the registration deadline.

Problem: Article: The only button you will need to use when performing a soft reset is the power button. A soft reset will delete temporary information stored on the Nook while leaving important information saved. Find where the power button is located on the Nook to get started with the soft reset. Make sure the Nook is plugged in or has enough battery charge to restart. After you've found the power button you will press it down and then hold it there. Holding the power button down will trigger the soft reset process. Press and hold the power button to get started. Hold the button for around 20 seconds. The device will shutdown after you've held the power button long enough. Your Nook will begin to reset after holding the power button. Once you see the screen go black you can release the power button. Releasing the power button completes the reset and allows you to power the Nook back up again. After the reset has been performed you can turn your Nook on again to complete the process. When you push the power button your Nook will power up and the reset process is completed, having deleted all temporary information and data.
Summary: Find the power button. Press and hold the power button. Release the power button. Push the power button.

Problem: Article: Set a pot that's at least 3-quarts (2.8 liters) in size on the stove and pour in enough water to fill it three-quarters full. Turn the burner to high so the water begins to boil. If you'd like to make more than 1 pound (0.45kg) of blood sausage, use a bigger pot that's large enough to hold all of the sausages. Turn the burner down to medium so the water bubbles gently. Carefully lower as many blood sausages as you want to cook into the simmering water. Keep the lid off of the pot so you can ensure that the water is simmering and not boiling. Let the links heat in the bubbling water until they're hot throughout. To test, remove a sausage and slice it in half to determine if the center is hot. If the water looks like it's boiling, turn the burner down even more since you don't want the sausages to split. If your blood sausages are small, begin checking them after 5 minutes to see if they're heated throughout. Turn off the burner and use tongs to lift the links out of the pot. Use a sharp knife to slice the sausages lengthwise or into 1 in (2.5 cm) rounds and serve them immediately. Consider serving the simmered blood sausage with mashed potatoes, warm apples, or sauerkraut. Refrigerate leftover sausage in an airtight container and use it within 3 to 4 days.
Summary:
Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium and add the sausages. Simmer the blood sausages for 6 to 8 minutes. Serve the simmered blood sausages.