So you're a workaholic. Ever notice that you can't seem to get the really important stuff done during office hours? This is your opportunity to dial into your company's network and catch up on those things that have been sitting on your to-do list. Take advantage of the peace and quiet of your own home and accomplish important tasks like cleaning out your email inbox, day trading, and updating your resume without the pesky interruption of actual work.

That's why they invented matinee prices! Did you miss the premiere of the latest blockbuster last Saturday night? Unless you intend to see a sci-fi flick where geeks of all ages will forego work, eating, and sleeping in order to see their favorite movie-- which I advise you to avoid-- it is almost guaranteed that you will be able to get a seat at a matinee show. Keep in mind that you will encounter small children at the theater during these hours, and also make sure to bring along some kleenex and cough drops if you're really that sick. No one wants to sit next to the wheezing coughing guy at the movies.

Do you find that you usually never have time to scrub that bathtub or tidy that toilet bowl? Put on the rubber gloves and imagine that you are joining the throngs of housewives and househusbands across America that do this every day while you sit at your desk browsing the internet and emailing funny jokes to your friends. To make the experience complete, make sure you have a daytime soap playing loudly in the other room as you let those scrubbing bubbles do their work.

Okay, so some of you might think that doing the laundry should be included in Cleaning the House. I disagree. In my world, doing the laundry is an event that deserves it's own category. I know there are other people out there that also own 35 pairs of underwear and 50 pairs of socks just to avoid doing the laundry. You know who you are. You live in an apartment and have to compete with your neighbors for the mini washer in the basement, or you haul your seven loads and tube socks full of quarters to your nearest laundromat while you hope and pray that there isn't a crowd when you get there or some crazy homeless guy that might try to steal your jeans. For you, my friends, the weekday is the best time to tackle the laundry and have the washers and dryers free for you to monopolize while your neighbors are at their day jobs.

Get in your car and do all those errands that are usually a hassle. Go to the bank. Visit the stores that have business hours that end earlier than when you get off work. Go to the mall and get the best parking spots that are usually full on the weekends. Experience the thrill of the lack of rush hour traffic and ample parking that only old people and stay-at-home moms get to take advantage of.

Let's say you aren't really that sick. Just a little sniffle and the slightest cough. It's a Friday, why not take that drive down to L.A. to visit that friend you've been promising to see but have been putting off because you hate flying into LAX? You've got eight hours to kill on the road rather than killing at your desk, why not spend it driving along the coast? Or how about talking another friend into calling in sick and go for a weekend trip to Vegas? Pack the Robitussin, some kleenex, and the cough drops leftover from your movie and you're ready to roll.