Work from Home has become a new normal since the Covid pandemic has hit across the world. To blend into this normalcy office setups have shifted inside the homes merging the personal and professional lives of women
In the initial phase of WFH social media trends like whipping up dalgona, shaking a leg at trending songs, and hoping on to all the latest trends helped the populace to keep afloat but eventually, the increasing workload of personal and professional lives became mentally taxing leaving no room for personal care for working women.
Work from home and self-care
Women professionals who are working from home have eventually managed to keep up with this new normal of blending into work and personal life balance yet self-care falls at least of their priority list. Mostly because it is considered a time-consuming activity
The prolonged effect of the pandemic has worsened the mental and physical health of women professionals. Therefore, prioritizing your health by making a few changes into your daily routine can help boost your energy. This can also lead to free up your time and create a healthy flow into your daily life. Here are a few simple hacks to get you started.
Zoning your Home
Diving your home into the workplace and living space can help declutter your headspace as well. When being into the workplace you will remain focused and productive while stepping into the living space will help you relax and rest at ease.
Prepare a To-Do List
Planning out your day beforehand helps prioritize tasks. It also helps declutter the workspace as you precisely pick on to urgent and important tasks leaving enough time for you to unwind and de-stress post work.
Set Boundaries through time tracking
One major downside of WFH is the feeling of not doing enough as carrying out a lot of personal and professional work dismantles the time structure. In this case time tracking/time blocking can help break down your day into manageable chunks and brings out a work-life balance.
Here is video to help you understand the process of time tracking/time blocking.
Take breaks between work
Do not forget to take regular breaks amidst rushing through your day to deadlines. A few short breaks to sip a cup of coffee, listen to a 15 mins podcast or simply watering plants in your balcony can recharge your energy and prepare you better to resume work. Working continuously without taking breaks can result in burnout and degraded mental health.
Pick Up a Hobby
Pick up a hobby to de-stress during the day. It can as simple as listening to your favorite music, baking your dessert, brushing up your painting skills or journaling your day. Besides these it can also be an outside activity like taking an evening walk, cycling. These activities will help you look forward to your day and one can fit it into their schedule at will.
Plug out a few hours before dozing off
Try to finish your work at least 2-3 hours before dozing off, as it will help you relax post work. On the contrary, working until bedtime may degrade your sleep quality and affects your mental health. A sound sleep of 7-8 hours is a necessity for mind and body to work efficiently.
Lastly, Embracing a new normal can take some time but eventually, it can get easier if you learn to blend in your work and personal life with the above-stated life hacks.
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