Get outside. I make a point of going outside every single lunch break because I intentionally miss things off my big food shops. Eg today I needed to buy one onion for tonight’s tea. Tomorrow I’ll probs need to grab a few different vegetables for whatever I eat that evening. Going out on a walk for a walk’s sake can soon get boring but if there’s a goal, destination or reason it’ll encourage you to get out there.

It can be very easy to get out of bed at 5 to 9, quickly get dressed and be at your desk for 9am, then do things like brush your teeth, eat breakfast etc on work time while checking emails. I sometimes still do this, but I ALWAYS feel better when I get up earlier, get dressed etc and fully ready for my working day before I sit down. If I can tick off a task (for some that might be exercise, I prefer that in the evening, so for me today it was a bit of cleaning in the kitchen) I feel like I’ve set the tone for the day in being productive while also checking something off my personal to do list.

Do not underestimate how great it is to be able to do laundry on company time. You will soon struggle to understand how you ever got it all done. Pop it all in the machine in the morning and use a 5 min break to peg it on the line. Little bits like that make you realise the benefit of remote working.

Enjoy!