Like
most people across the country I am continually trying to find the
perfect work life balance. Working from home can offer many positive
benefits that can help achieve a harmonious work life balance - no
commute, home comforts and flexible hours around family life.
Whilst
there are many positive benefits to working from home and it
complements my family life and works well for me and my family, there
are downsides to working from home.
Personally
the biggest difficulty to working from home and being able to set my
own work hours is that I struggle to ‘switch off’ from work due
my irregular working hours and battle to ignore distractions which
effects my efficiency. As my work depends on use of my laptop which
in its nature is portable I have a tendency to work anywhere and
everywhere throughout the house. I often find myself on the sofa or
in bed working on my laptop, half heartedly working whilst a show on
the tv is enticing me away from work or a household chore is
occupying my thoughts. This results in frustration as it takes longer
to complete my work and the benefits of working from home become less
positive.

To
try and crack down on distractions, keep my work to dedicated hours
and draw a line between work and family life I have decided after
years of working on the go with my laptop to create an office space
in my home. My hope is that by having a dedicated work space in my
home where I ‘go to work’ everyday like I would if I worked away
from home, I will avoid distractions of the tv and be less inclined
to work late into the night with my laptop in bed which will make me
more efficient and improve my health and wellbeing.

Desk
A
key item for my home office will be the desk. I want a desk that is
both stylish yet also functional. To help me find ‘the one’
special desk that will suit my style and be practical I have been
browsing the abundant range of desks on the LionsHome website.
Chair
No
home office would be complete without an office chair. To stop me
yearning for the comfort of the sofa I need an office chair that is
comfortable. It also needs to be tasteful and suit my work desk. Once
again thanks to LionsHome which is a treasure trove of all things
home and living I can narrow down my choices of office chair by
browsing the thousands of office chairs showcased on the website.
Nature
indoors
As
I love nature and being amongst the great outdoors gives me a feeling
of calm I want to bring nature indoors into my home office. With
plants providing health benefits I plan on having a few house plants
in my home office including plants such as lavender that boast
amazing anti-anxiety benefits and red-edged dracena and aloe vera
which purify the air.

Personal
touch
To
give my home office that personal touch to make it more inviting and
highlight that it is my home office rather than the grey and dreary
offices I’ve worked at in the past,I will add a few home comforts.
I am going to put a canvas print of my boys on the wall, place a
couple of special ornaments on the desk and paint the walls with a
bright colour.
Do
you have a home office?
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