As an executive, I took a 3-day PTO to be a housewife. I tackled my dusty to-do list and was more present at home.

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The author (not pictured) used her stay-at-home PTO to tackle household to-do list items. Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty ImagesThis post originally appeared in the BI Today newsletter. You can sign up for Business Insider's daily newsletter here.