Ah, summer. Many of us are enjoying some much-needed time off to regroup before we head back to work. Many of us – myself included – are tackling some of the things we just don’t have time for during the school year. Whether it’s that home improvement project you’ve been putting off, spending time with the family, or just bumming around the backyard, I hope your summer is going well.

To that end, here are a few articles I’ve run across this summer that I wanted to pass on to you. Perhaps, if you’re feeling ambitious, you can tackle one or two of them.

• $28 wall-sized whiteboard – As a teacher, I never had enough whiteboard space. Unfortunately, my administrators always had “other” budget priorities that took precedence. Man, do I wish I’d thought of making one of these babies. Even now, as a visual thinker, I’m thinking one of these would look nice in my new office. Maybe I’ll go 4×4 instead of a full sheet. And think of how finished it would look with some trim all the way around.
• Get uncluttered – First of all, if you’re not reading 43folders, add it to your reader today. With some inspiration from Unclutterer, Merlin Mann wages his personal “war on clutter.” There are several other posts in the series, but this one seemed the most relevant to those of us packing up our offices to move elsewhere.
• Use Gmail as an online harddrive – So you still haven’t registered for a Gmail account because you’ve already got enough email addresses to keep track of, right? Even if you don’t need another email account, don’t overlook the fact that Gmail currently provides its users with almost 3 gigabytes of free storage. This Lifehacker article discusses two solutions (one for Mac, one for Windows) that allow you to turn all that storage into an online hard disk. Think of the possibilities if you use a different computer at work and would like to access some files once you get home.

So what are you still reading for? Get to work!

Photo Credit: Small Saw, Large Shelf by Stephanie Booth