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First thing I'm picking up is a meter. I always shutoff at the breaker and I normally shutoff power to more areas than the one I'm working in just to be on the safe side.

One thing I've been guilty of is wearing my wedding ring while doing electrical stuff. Not sure why that never occurred to me but I definitely be more cautious going forward.

Thanks for all the help guys. I'm glad I posted because there's some things that I've done in the past (touched wires with front of fingers, made myself a circuit, etc) that I never even thought of. I'll definitely take all your advice when I tackle this next weekend.

One other thing I was thinking.....do you recommend wearing rubber gloves when doing electric work? Seems like that would cut down the chances of getting zapped?

Anyone on here an experienced electrician? I have a couple of sconces that I want to install but not sure exactly how to wire them. I'm pretty handy around the house and have installed light fixtures, ceiling fans, etc but always to existing wired locations.

Here's my idea, so please tell me if I'm crazy. I have a set of 3 switches already installed in the room. 1 switch controls overhead light, 1 switch controls ceiling fan, and 1 switch controls an outlet (top only). My idea was to use the switch controlled outlet as the power source to the lights. Since the switch is controlling power to the outlet, and I tap into the outlet for power, wouldn't that essentially make the lights controlled by the switch as well?

Any advice or recommendations very welcome.