Winter Biz Tasks: Stuff To Keep You Busy In A Snowstorm

It’s winter. And you’re probably not spending a lot of time outside (unless you’re a pro snowboarder or something).

It can be very easy to sit on the couch and watch TV while the snow is falling outside. Trust me, I know. I’ve recently become addicted to Sons of Anarchy.

That being said, there are a lot of things that you can do while watching TV and getting snowed in. Here are a few ideas:

• Clean Up Your Website – Create a new header, freshen up your sidebars, etc
• Outline Blog Posts – You can create outlines of several blog posts and save them as drafts; when you have blogger’s block, go through your drafts, flesh it out a bit, and publish!
• Clean Out Your Reader – If you use Google Reader, and it’s been a while since you logged in, you might find hundreds of new blog posts to read. I realize it’s hard to read blog posts and watch TV at the same time, but you can skim through them! You can save the ones you want to read in depth, and clear out the ones that you don’t.
• Go Through Email – As with the above statement, it can be hard to focus on what you’re reading and watching at the same time, but you can always go through your inbox, label what you want to save, and delete the junk.
• Get Social – Facebook and Twitter can suck you in – big time. But they don’t require a lot of focus or attention. So why do a little marketing / social networking while watching back episodes of Veronica Mars on Netflix through your Wii? That’s what I do while watching those back episodes!

See? You CAN get some stuff done while loafing around on the couch. Now, grab some snacks, a DVD, and relax (while working).