How I Stay Motivated + On Track While Working from Home

As an introvert, working remotely has come quite naturally to me, but I’ve missed my colleagues, spontaneity in the day and social lunches. With the new normal, here’s what I do to keep motivated throughout each week day I work:

Change up My Workspace + Identify Work Zones and Non-Work Zones

The same surroundings bore me after a while. It’s why I like to sit in the community space at the PR firm I work at rather than my own private office. I like the change in scenery and seeing people come and go, and talking to colleagues. So at home, I need the same thing. I have a couple designated work places including my dining nook table, accent chair in living room and my vanity turned desk in my closet room.

I won’t work from the couch or my bed as those are designated chill zones!

Meal Plan

Since it’s not as easy to cruise out and grab food, I’ve been doing a lot more meal planning and prepping at home. We have a dry erase weekly calendar that’s now used for meal planning and it’s so helpful. I try to figure out the week’s meals on Sundays and base it off what we already have at home. I’m also buying a lot more grab and go items like string cheese, Perfect bars, etc.

Take a Lunch & Breaks

I struggle taking an actual lunch because I fart around throughout the day taking pics and filming stories for my Instagram, but I still try to take breaks from that as well and take James on at least a couple walks during the day. I’m trying to work out for 30 minutes at lunch, which to be honest, has been quite the struggle to accomplish and happens maybe twice a week right now.

Get Dressed

I start each day getting dressed and ready for my day, which is a small thing I can control and helps me feel ready to get shit done (and not look like a troll for my million Zoom calls.) I’m not getting dressed up, but I’m putting on cute joggers or leggings with a top and jewelry. And doing my make up.

What keeps you motivated and on track if you work from home?