Boiling tap or bottled water and letting it cool before use works just as well if you don't have distilled water.

According to the other LPT I read.. blink quickly.. Slow blinks show you are comfortable.

citric acid helps break down mucus. try a warm gargle of salt water and lemon juice

Aaah, the stupidity in the comments hurts.

Not everyone makes their rice the Chinese way.

OP, thank you for bringing up this way of cooking rice. I'm definitely trying this method next time. I always rinse for a few minutes but I still get lumpy clumpy rice.

Try an inverted sneeze.

Dogs feign sneezing to show that they are playing. So sneezing at a dog is more or less an announcement that you want to or are playing.

Had a friends dog sneeze when he greeted me. He did it all the time.

Wait, what??? I take Zoloft and have never heard this… does the decongestant not work?

This has also been my experience

I'm sure it can be helpful, but in my experience any kind of "insurance" is usually a scam and not worth it. Kinda like extended warranties for a $100 Walmart microwave. Not to mention the fact that if I can afford to fly around at $500+ per person one or more times a year, I'm not super concerned about some delays or inconvenient expenses.

Better tip: Use your time off however you want to use it!

Get a cough medicine that thins mucous. Works brilliantly for me and within an hour or two you’ll be able to cough it up.

been doing this since i started my career i have no kids so i have no problem logging in and making sure there's no alerts during this super down time of year and ill usually grab a pto day or 2 after new years when everyone comes back grumpy

60 percent of the time it works every time

The last week of work at my work is great - we knocked off about 3 hrs early for the Monday Tuesday Wednesday, and literally for the last day on Thursday we came in, had a BBQ breakfast then went home!

This has nothing to do with office jobs, it pertains to any job.

What a ridiculous system you have over there. In Australia you can carry over your PTO virtually unlimited. If your balance gets too high your employer will usually encourage you to take some tho.

I've only got 1 week PTO at the moment, but I also have 4 weeks paid sick leave saved up too.

Dogs also yawn and sneeze when they’re anxious

It's true. I do love me a big squeezy hug ❤

My dog sneezes in agreement. It's like her way of saying "yes" 😂

This is one that can be very dependent on work. I work at a library and we're dead on most holidays when kids don't have school and families are getting together.

My best friend is an accountant at a casino. They're forbidden from even asking for time off around holidays like New Years, normally they have mandatory overtime.

Still good advice if it applies to you.

Correct. A bunch of us keep saying that OP has a battery issue. This LPT is stated as if this is something everyone should be doing. Its 100% unnecessary unless you have a bad battery. In which case, LPT: get a new battery.

My dogs think sneezing at them means I'm ready to play!

good idea but will work for those who can carry over their pto to next yr. Most cannot carry over more than 40 hrs to next yr. U hv to take it or lose it

>During Christmas, for example, most people use their PTO. Therefore, the flow of work is be slow, and it can feel like a holiday anyway.

I wish. The last two weeks are always a scramble because jackasses take the last two weeks off leaving year end to those who are working