diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c9833ca59d..76fdbac0f4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,81 @@
+### Node ###
+# Logs
+logs
+*.log
+npm-debug.log*
+yarn-debug.log*
+yarn-error.log*
+
+# Runtime data
+pids
+*.pid
+*.seed
+*.pid.lock
+
+# Directory for instrumented libs generated by jscoverage/JSCover
+lib-cov
+
+# Coverage directory used by tools like istanbul
+coverage
+
+# nyc test coverage
+.nyc_output
+
+# Grunt intermediate storage (https://gruntjs.com/creating-plugins#storing-task-files)
+.grunt
+
+# Bower dependency directory (https://bower.io/)
+bower_components
+
+# node-waf configuration
+.lock-wscript
+
+# Compiled binary addons (https://nodejs.org/api/addons.html)
+build/Release
+
+# Dependency directories
+node_modules/
+jspm_packages/
+
+# TypeScript v1 declaration files
+typings/
+
+# Optional npm cache directory
+.npm
+
+# Optional eslint cache
+.eslintcache
+
+# Optional REPL history
+.node_repl_history
+
+# Output of 'npm pack'
+*.tgz
+
+# Yarn Integrity file
+.yarn-integrity
+
 # dotenv environment variables file
 .env
-node_modules/
-data/
+
+# parcel-bundler cache (https://parceljs.org/)
+.cache
+
+# next.js build output
+.next
+
+# nuxt.js build output
+.nuxt
+
+# vuepress build output
+.vuepress/dist
+
+# Serverless directories
+.serverless
+
+# FuseBox cache
+.fusebox/
+
+# CUSTOM FILES
+
+# local-work-logs
diff --git a/labelOpenPrs.js b/labelOpenPrs.js
index 2346a8545a..12e8f3f50f 100644
--- a/labelOpenPrs.js
+++ b/labelOpenPrs.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
-const { owner, repo, fccBaseUrl, prBaseUrl } = require('./constants');
+
+const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const formatDate = require('date-fns/format');
+
+const { owner, repo, fccBaseUrl, prBaseUrl } = require('./constants');
 const { saveToFile, openJSONFile } = require('./fileFunctions');
 const { octokitConfig, octokitAuth } = require('./octokitConfig');
 const octokit = require('@octokit/rest')(octokitConfig);
@@ -27,7 +30,7 @@ const prPropsToGet = ['number', 'labels', 'user'];
     console.log(`# of PRs Retrieved: ${openPRs.length}`);
     console.log(`PR Range: ${firstPR} - ${lastPR}`);
     const now = formatDate(new Date(), 'YYYY-MM-DDTHHmmss');
-    const fileName = `data/openprs_${firstPR}-${lastPR}_${now}.json`;
+    const fileName = path.resolve(__dirname, `./data/openprs_${firstPR}-${lastPR}_${now}.json`);
     saveToFile(fileName, JSON.stringify(openPRs));
     console.log(`Data saved in file: ${fileName}`);
 
diff --git a/prProcessingLog.js b/prProcessingLog.js
index 493219e7f6..15e10e1cc3 100644
--- a/prProcessingLog.js
+++ b/prProcessingLog.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
+
 const { saveToFile } = require('./fileFunctions');
 
 class PrProcessingLog {
diff --git a/work-logs/.gitkeep b/work-logs/.gitkeep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2