Use the project list more, move it up from the bottom.
Inbox
%here%(howm-menu-search "#inbox")
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-Waiting
-%here%(howm-menu-search "]w")
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Open Projects
%here%(howm-menu-search "#open")
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+Waiting
+%here%(howm-menu-search "]w")
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= <<< %Editing Menu%
[Edit Menu] Hit RET on the left button to edit this menu.