1. Get your exercise. Many states have closed the gyms and fitness centers, so take a walk or do an in home exercise. Whether you are a morning or evening person, plan your schedule accordingly. You probably still have some DVD’s sitting around that are useful. There are plenty of YouTube, apps and on demand shows that will get you a good work out. Many allow a 30 day free trial, which is perfect for this time period.
2. Take a shower in the morning. Bring refreshed and clean will give you the feeling and energy to do a complete day of work and your significant other and kids will appreciate it!
3. Get dressed as if you are going to work or in something other than pajamas. This too will give you the feeling and energy you will need for the day.
4. If you are home with the kids, make sure they have some thing to do. There are hundreds of computer apps out there with learning and hopefully your school is providing them with learning lessons and homework to complete. Give them 15 min breaks every hour or so. If possible, send them into the yard to run around and burn off some of that energy.
5. Explain the situation as best and as stress free as possible. It does no good to put them in a worry or stress state. Tell them you will be working from home and need times of quiet to get your work complete. If you are to be on a phone or video call, make sure they know that and set a timer as to when they can speak with you again.
6. Eat lunch with them and have fun conversations so they still feel connected and not worried or stressed.
7. When your work is complete, be present and give them your undivided attention for a short time.
8. Plan your meals so that is not a stress factor for you. Many restaurants are still delivering or allowing take out, so still take advantage of it when you can.

Remember the old quote from The Red Green Show, “Remember, I’m pulling for you, we’re all in this together!”

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The consequences of isolation can be wide-reaching. As your brain begins to spend more time thinking about isolation and a lack of social engagement, it can be almost impossible to remain motivated about your work. Psychologically, that isolated feeling can quickly lead to more serious depression. Physically, the struggle to stay motivated and engaged without social interaction can lead to comfort eating, caffeine overdoses and more.

Almost everybody that works from home has felt isolated at one time or another. So, how can you deal with this incredibly common feeling? What practical steps can you take to stop your home office from becoming a prison? And how can innovative new services make it easier for you to start new relationships with friends and potential customers?

Three Practical Steps To Staying Healthy While Working Alone

One of the most crucial aspects of avoiding that isolated feeling is a clear, well-defined objective. Although you will hopefully have objectives from work, here are a few things to aim at for the sake of your well being.

1. Plan A Varied Working Day

Working from home brings with it some flexibility, but too much freedom does more harm than good. A sense of independence and control can, over time, become nothing more than a disorganized, unproductive working pattern.

The first thing that anybody should do if they are to work from home is invest in a good journal. In this journal, plan a clear schedule for your working day, including all of the work that you will need to do, alongside administrative tasks. Examine this schedule – is it varied?

Most people fall into patterns of similar work. For example, sending emails, writing a letter and publishing website material is all essentially the same task – sitting at a computer, hitting the keys.

Try to find new ways to make your work more varied. Particularly, look out for chances to be more social. Could you make a phone call instead of sending that email? 

2. Embrace The Flexibility Of Working From Home

Although the flexibility of working from home can become disorganized if left unchecked, it is this same flexibility that attracts people to work from home. When fully embraced, having complete control of your day can be used to eliminate isolation.

If you have previously worked in an office, the natural inclination is to sit at your desk from 9am until 5pm, giving yourself only a short lunch break. One of the most difficult things to do is leave this way of working behind!

Be excited about the fact that, with the right equipment, you can probably take your work to a coffee shop, or the park. Even if you do not have time to engage in social activity, simply being surrounded by other people can play a key role in minimizing the effects of isolation.

3. Maintain A Work-Life Balance

Finally, take care not to let your work-from-home business eat into the other more social areas of your life. Value the time when you are away from your business, and do not let your work creep in. Sometimes, feeling isolated during your working day is actually a symptom of wider isolation. A great example is working from home and, when your partner comes in from work at the end of the day, continuing to work late into the evening. This is a waste of valuable social time that is, ultimately, more important than a few extra hours of work. When opportunities to be more social arise, seize them!

How The Web Can Help

As the web becomes an increasingly social place, people that work from home have more opportunities to engage with people during their working day.

For almost every kind of business, there are websites with dedicated discussion forums. Not every conversation here needs to be about work – many forums allow people to simply chat about any subject that they choose. Try searching the web – Google even has a ‘Discussions’ tab that you can click to find forums with ease.

Alternatively, get involved with social media. Twitter and Facebook are fantastic marketing tools, but they are also places where like-minded people chat about every subject under the sun!

Allow Yourself Time To Adapt To Working At Home

From optimizing your daily work routine to throwing yourself into brand new online social groups, there is absolutely no reason that you should allow yourself to be isolated. The ability to work at home is a gift, not a curse – but that’s not to say that it’s easy.

Although people that have never worked from home might have difficulty understanding how you feel, know that isolation is a feeling that everybody feels at one time or another. As you make the transition from a lively office environment to your own private space, the best advice is to give yourself time to adapt and take a few practical steps to maintaining and expanding your imagination.

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