You just got the news. “You’ll be working from home the next couple of weeks.”
You’re either super excited or super worried.
As someone who works from home, every.single.day, I can tell you both of these feelings are warranted.
Either way, I’ve come up with some tips to help you stay on task, get your work done, stay in your routine and enjoy the few weeks you’re working at the kitchen table.
Here are seven tips for working from home:
- Keep to your routine. Get up at the same time, shower 🚿, wear what you’d wear to work. It’s important that you don’t mess with your body’s routine.
- Use your commute time to either do your morning meditations, write in a gratitude journal, sip your morning coffee ☕️, or simply watch the news. Start your day at the same time you start it every day.
- Take a lunch. AND NOT AT YOUR COMPUTER. It’s so important to pull yourself away from your computer and give your mind a mental break. Take the lunch hour 🍔 to watch a show on Netflix and eat your lunch. (PRO TIP — Don’t eat too much, if you’re super full, it’s more compelling to want to crawl in your bed and take a nap.)
- Create a list of tasks 📝 you need to accomplish. Make sure you complete at least 3️⃣ things on your list before you end the day. That way you can feel accomplished and ready to start fresh the next day.
- End the day at the same time you do every day at the office. It’s important to walk away. There is always tomorrow. It’s way too easy to continue working, but you’ll burn yourself out.
- Use your usual commute time to listen to your favorite podcast, meditate 💆♀️, or read a book.
- My biggest piece of advice — yes, you have children and a spouse, but that doesn’t make up for the lack of communication with other humans. You’re used to working with many people and having conversations. Set-up a weekly skype, zoom, Marco Polo, or phone meeting with a friend or group of friends. 👯♀️👯♂️ Loneliness is the biggest struggle for most people who work from home. Don’t forget to take care of your natural need for human interaction.
Good luck, everyone! Wishing you all the best of health and an easy adjustment to working from home!
-Kellie
