Thanks for the excellent feedback to last week’s work-from-home tips and advice from our Team Managers and Advisors. Here’s some additional tips. Hope you find them useful.
How do you:
Separate your home and work life……
“My office (the spare bedroom) is my work life. When I leave it, I treat it as if I’m leaving work.”
Petra, Sensée HomeAgent
………. organise your workspace?
“Workspace is very important to me. It has to be clear of clutter and in the right place in the office. I move my desk to suit the seasons: Summer I sit facing the window, Winter I sit next to the radiator under the window.”
Ginny, Sensée Co-ordinator
………. maintain your health and fitness?
“In nice weather I sit in the garden or have a potter around the block. I live in the Lake District so am lucky because I get to enjoy a wilderness walk within 5 mins of my house. In the Spring I can watch the lambs being born at the bottom of my garden.”
Janet, Sensée Services Adviser
………. not end up snacking all day!?
“Get fruit and vegetables. Cut apples, oranges, carrots etc. into small pieces so that you can snack healthily during the day” 😄
Izabela, Sensée Services Adviser
………. motivate yourself?
“Finish work at 2, in the garden by 10 past 2 (usually asleep in the sun by 2.15), no time wasted on commuting, now that’s motivation for you 🙂.”
Zoe, Sensée Services Adviser
………. optimise your working environment (chair/desk/lighting etc.)?
“Eliminate desk clutter, arrange screens at prime viewing angles, and have relevant equipment handy on hooks within easy reach. Preferably use 100 watt equivalent lightbulbs.”
Jacob, Sensée Services Adviser
………. improve your work-life-balance?
“I use to commute two hours to London each day, and back again, so my work day could be as much as 12 hours. Working from home, I’m working 8 hours, zero travel….. can’t be bad 🙂”
Bev, Sensée Services Adviser
………. manage distractions?
“Working at home has always been easy for me but a lot has changed in the last few weeks with my husband now working from home, and my daughter needing to do her school work. It has reinforced the importance of having a separate office area and not working in your living space. It’s also important to plan a schedule for the day/week to provide structure and get dressed so you can tell yourself you mean business!”
Amanda, Sensée Team Leader
………. decide what to wear?
“Getting properly dressed for work – even into baggy and comfy stuff – helps headspace.”
Kimberley, Sensée home-based Adviser
………. and what do you do during your breaks, and at lunch?
“During lunch and breaks I catch up on housework, eat meals and relax. I minimise screen time to give my eyes a rest.”
Jade, Sensée Services Adviser
MORE TIPS TO FOLLOW NEXT WEEK!