12 Things Worth the Extra 5 Minutes (title borrowed from Glamour Magazine).

1. Lather, rinse, and repeat.

2. Turning the knob to make sure that the door is actually locked.

3. Making sure you packed your personal phone and your work phone.

4. Sending a handwritten thank you note in addition to an email.

5. Making sure you didn’t reply all.    

6. Letting your nail polish dry 100%.

7. Making sure the dogs have water.

8. Making sure that all of the lights are off before you leave the apartment.

9. Checking Facebook to say Happy Birthday!

10. Filling up a re-usable water bottle before you hit the gym.

11. Making your bed in the morning so that it looks pretty when you get home.

12. Re-reading your emails before you press send.