Currently I’m experiencing some internet connection problems at home. Which actually turned out to be a good thing as I got to do a lot of other stuff that I would not have done yet. Here’s 5 ways to make yourself buys in times like these, however painful they may be.

1. Clean up your computer - I had so much junk on my system it was not even funny. By the time I deleted, organized and deleted some more files/folders/apps I had freed up around 5 GB of space. That’s a lot of junk! I feel better about using my system now.

2. Clean up your computer…on the outside - Have you ever looked at your keyboard? Those white spots are actually bacteria and fungi which sprouted due to your oil stained fingers from potato chips and the cola you spilled a while back. Clean it up! It’s gross. Also if you have a desktop it doesn’t hurt to open the side panel of your computer and clean out the dust. All you need is a screwdriver and a vacuum.

3. Clean up clutter - Yep, I’ve been doing a little bit of cleaning on my desk and it feels better without the clutter. I can actually concentrate on my work now.

4. Get some pending work done - I’ve finally finished the layout for this blogs new theme. Time to begin coding it. I’ve also finished designing another project that needed doing, one that I was not too happy with. Plus I’ve been writing down some great blog posts for publishing later.

5. Take a Walk, Cook an egg, Watch Some TV - There is more to life than just who posted what. Live a little, I need to do more of it myself.

My internet should be back full swing tomorrow, hopefully. Till then I’m going to make the most of an IM free environment.

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Hyder has been blogging for the past two years on this blog. He started Weborithm, his web company, in 2007 and along with designing blogs and websites also releases various web related products.