30 Tips for Working from Home

1. Set your Alarm
   
2. Stretch
3. Shower
4. Floss
5. Groom
6. Get dressed for work not leisure
7. Eat a healthy breakfast
8. Five mins of news only
9. Go out your back door (if you have one)
10. Take a short brisk walk
11. Come back in the front door ready to imediately start work
12. Turn off door bell 
13. Turn off social media
14. Set up a proper working room/space i.e.Space allowing, set aside a specific, separate area in your home where you can set yourself up - ideally with a properly adjusted desk and chair, similar to your workplace.The NHS advice is that you should adjust your chair so you can use the keyboard
15. Get a lock on the inside of your room to ensure no interruptions from kids etc
    
16. Agree times of day you will be available for questions, opening jars and playing with kids. Mentally accept that this will not always work and you’ll have to work through the night!
17. Take coffee breaks with a work colleague on facetime and lunch breaks with your family.
    
18. Establish boundaries with your company.. i.e.Try to work normal Hours. Try not to over compensate..i.e. trying to be seen to be working more than is necessary
19. Add in a workout at some point and get your gym kit ready the night before.
20. Accept that once you do something over and over, it becomes a habit, so the first week may be challenging but eventually it all becomes part of your routine.
21. At the end of a working day, it's best to switch off your computer and tidy away papers and other items. 
    
22. Get out and about at lunch or coffee break for ten mins (if you're not self-isolating). Working from home shouldn't mean you stay cooped up indoors all day. While you might not miss your daily commute, it does guarantee that you leave the house at least once during the day.  So get your shoes on, get outside and enjoy that fresh air. A different perspective will also help undo mental blocks and give you a fresh pair of eyes for any tasks you're struggling with.
23. If you can't go outside, you could even bring the atmosphere of the office to you.
    
24. Use an app that plays background sounds such as a train moving along tracks, or the chatter of a coffee shop.
    
25. Pick Up the Phone. If you're working from home, the chances are you'll be alone, so you won't get distracted by colleagues' conversations and other office noise. When you're at work, you're more likely to engage with colleagues but when you're working from home, you could spend the whole day without speaking to anyone which can be isolating.
26. If you have a partner in the home with you send them messages that you are thinking of them and looking forward to spending a lovely evening with them at the end of the day..
    
27. At the end of your working day, embrace your freetime...
28. Get to bed at your regular time
29. Tell yourself often how well you are doing and that this new way of living will eventually pass.. who knows you might come to love it.
30. Affirm each night "i am healthy", "i embrace change", "i am productive"