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After a month of working from home, I realized that one of the things I miss most about my office is my ergonomic work station. I had an adjustable standup desk and an office chair with lumbar support. Working from my kitchen table isn’t nearly as ergonomic and it’s definitely taking a toll on my neck and shoulders.
We’re nearing the end of our second week of working from home, which means Grant and I have logged a considerable number of hours working two feet apart. In that time, we’ve discovered a lot about each other’s work styles. Here are some tips we’d like to share with other coworking couples.
We’ve set phone reminders to take a two-minute fitness break at the top of every hour. As soon as the alarm goes off, we get out of our seats and do a mini fitness circuit. We try to mix up the routine every day, but it usually includes a quick set of crunches, push-ups, free weights and stretches. I’m not a huge fitness nut, so doing small bursts of workouts periodically makes exercising feel more manageable to me.
As our first week of being at home draws to a close, we reflect on how important it is to maintain relationships in these strange times. It’s a reminder that being apart doesn’t necessarily mean social isolation.
We had to find a work space solution that works for both an editor and a salesman. Our solution: three laptops, one monitor, a keyboard, a mouse and two 12-can boxes of La Croix. For the next three weeks, or possibly longer, those are the building blocks of our new home office (aka our dining room).
