Aliwood’s Guide To Home Working

Given the outbreak of COVID-19, now seems a particularly pertinent time to discuss the topic of working remotely.

Whether you’re at home because of the virus, you already work remotely or your employer is looking towards home working in the future, there are many ways to maintain both your health and your productivity.

The team here at Aliwood, bespoke manufacturers of timber roof lanterns, often discuss this topic with our home working clients. Especially when it comes to our roof lanterns and their positive effects on our health! We believe remote working can provide your life with a huge degree of flexibility, but, only if you do it right. We have taken what we learned from our clients and compiled this blog on the dos and don’ts of working from home.

Implement A Routine

First and foremost, make sure you have a routine in your life. Both your productivity and your mental health will slide if you don’t keep some form of regimen within your daily life. Now, this doesn’t have to be an uber-strict form of a routine, just some daily habits you get into to keep you on track. It may be ensuring you go for a fifteen-minute walk each day, or getting up at a set time. Have your lunch break at a set time every day, if your work doesn’t suggest one already, and stick to it. The more routine you have in your workday, the more you’ll find you get done as you have more prescribed parameters to meet your work deadlines within.

Try And Stay Healthy

This one is vital. Have distinct boundaries that help you leave work ‘at work’ come five o’clock (or whenever your working day happens to end). The more you let the two blend into one another, the less consistency and routine you have, and the less control you’ll feel you have in your life. One way of doing this is having a set workspace; even if you don’t have an office, have a spot in the kitchen, or somewhere in the house that you utilise for work purposes and nothing else. When you work from an office or away from home, the two entities feel very separate. We know that at the end of the day, we can leave work behind us at the door, and relax at home. You need to try and keep this sensation if you’re working from home, if possible.

Work In The Light

Employees tend to get more work done when working in bright, spacious environments. It’s unsurprising given the effect that plentiful natural light has on our mood. A positive mood, in turn, leads to a positive and productive working mind-set. If you can, have an Aliwood roof lantern installed into your working space, to maximise the quantity of natural light entering your workspace. By contrast, a dark, oppressive space will lead to you feeling low, and not wanting to engage with the work you’ve got in front of you. It’s a seemingly small change, but timber roof lanterns can help make all the difference in keeping afloat with your workload.

When done correctly, home working eliminates a potential commute and allows us more time to spend with our families. It can very easily be done poorly, however, so following these tips is essential! Our timber roof lanterns help make your home space as suitable a space as possible to also act as a working environment.

So, if you’d like to find out more about how Aliwood’s timber roof lanterns suit home working, then get in touch! Call Aliwood today on 01245 967 107.