Monday, March 16, 2020
Working From Home Top Ten Tips
Since so many of you are unexpectedly working from home and
well it has been my life for the last 2 ½ years, I thought you all would love
for me to share some tips on how to successfully (I use that term loosely) work
from home.
Working From Home Top Ten Tips:
1.
No pants!! Pajama pants and yoga pants or sweats
are not considered pants. However, anything else….just say no!! They are
uncomfortable, not conducive to putting your feet on the desk, and they make
you feel like you are going somewhere…and you just aren’t!
2.
Do not keep your office near your kitchen. And
by all means do not put your computer on your kitchen table!! That is basically
just screaming keep the fridge door open because I am going to live inside and
snack my day away.
3.
Set clear “work” hours. It is honestly just too
easy to work long hours, extra hours, weird hours, or just jump onto the
computer for any little thing that arises….so do yourself a favor and set work
hours. I actually save my work hours on my Outlook calendar to remind myself
what I am working and I set an alarm on my phone to remind myself when to start
and stop work. Because even though you work from home you need work/life
balance.
4.
If at all possible, have an office location. I
made my 2nd bedroom an office because I don’t want to see my
computer or my desk when I am not working. Oh and even better if it has a door,
close it! Close it when you are hiding away from family, children, and pets.
Close it when you are hiding from your computer on your off hours.
5.
Work from a location with a cool view. My office
has this view of an old apple tree and the birds and neighbor cats both love
it. It is a great place to work because I can watch the cats chase the birds
and it is like having a nature safari out of my window. I also put a birdhouse
in this tree and as I am typing all of this about birds, cats, my birdhouse
trap….I am realizing that I sound very sadistic. Give me a sec I need to go
take down said birdhouse so I don’t feel like an asshole killing all of the
pretty birds by trapping them for the neighbors cat as I sit here and watch.
6.
Take a lunch break. I don’t care if it is
actually for lunch, but seriously get away from that desk for at least an hour
each day. When you work from home it is just too easy to keep working through
your entire day. So, I force myself to jump on my Peloton bike or go for a run
or even go do laundry and dishes to get away from my desk.
7.
Protein shakes will be your new best friend.
They are super easy and awesome for breakfast or lunch. When I first started
working from home I had this vision of me cooking elaborate lunches with
grilled salmon over a bed of romaine lettuce greens and homemade salad dressing.
Friends, that shit just isn’t going to happen. Grab a protein shake and usually
the most I can muster is a bit of tossing my protein shake ingredients into a
blender.
8.
Stay away from the TV! I don’t have a TV in my
office and I have tried working from the sofa and well let me just say it doesn’t
seem to work for me…..as I tend to start typing slower and slower as my attention
gets diverted deeper and deeper into daytime television….pretty soon I have
moved on to gameshows, soap operas, and the home shopping network. Just stay
away!
9.
Do not tell the cat/dog that the heated bed is actually
your laptop. I work with multiple monitors and well the closed laptop makes
Miss Anabelle Rose (the white Persian cat) happy so I just decided to embrace
the age old saying of happy Persian cat happy life.
10.
Put a bandaid over your web cam, like a literal
bandaid. Refer to #1, if you are not wearing pants you do not want an
accidental image of your bare ass being displayed via web cam. You are
welcome!!
Stay safe and healthy everyone! I hope these tips help
during this difficult time. Remember to love and support one another and keep
smiling!! Cheers!
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