I am beyond excited to share with you my favorite work from home tools, free classes that you can take while at home, at home workout options, and more. So much of the world is on quarantine due to COVID-19 and this seems like an aptly timed blog to share with you!
This unprecedented situation has pushed us all to change our daily routine, to adapt and to find new ways to cope with the challenges that come with COVID-19. Thus, we all have a choice to either let it consume us, or instead, to grow through it all, to learn and to improve! It is important that we take this time to reflect on ourselves and understand what is happening throughout the world.
Remember – you get to decide how to use this time. Will you grow through it? Or just go through it? Will you rest so you can come back stronger? Or stress and emerge weakened? Will you decide that the work you do to better yourself empowers you, or that it drains you?
Decide to manifest the life of your dreams!
In this blog, I’ll cover the following:
- At Home Office Tools (My favorites to Work From Home)
- Home Workout Sites (with free classes!)
- Simple At Home Workout Tools
- Free Education Sites
- Free Entertainment
- Fun Ways to Connect with Loved Ones (remote!)
At Home Office Tools (My Favorites to Work from Home)
(I found everything on Amazon to make it really easy for you to order, but some of these things can be found at stores like Costco, Target, etc.)
Use this page to set up your ergonomic home office!
1. For your Desk and work space:
- A full standing desk that enables you to find a much needed healthy balance between sitting and standing up throughout the day.
- An add-on to the seated desk you already have. With its ergonomic design, this adjustable desk converter is perfect to make your work space active and comfortable!
2. Biking Desk – If you like moving while you work
- A Full Bike Desk; Less sedentary sitting, more exercising!
- An add-on under-desk-bike ; No more excuses to skip your daily exercise and cardio!
3. A great laptop with a fast start-up and beautiful design and some amazing specs!
4. A great additional monitor to extend your screen space; This curved widescreen monitor will really improve your work from home productivity!
5. A monitor stand that will increase yоur оvеrаll wеll-bеing and crеаte an ergonomic and cоmfоrtаblе viеwing аnglе fоr your wоrk.
6. Ergonomic keyboard that gives you full comfort while you write those long emails!
7. Wireless mouse with a contoured shape, sweat-resistance and skin-friendly finish for maximum comfort and support!
8. Noise cancelling headphones
- Over-ear headphones, that come in many colors, will allow you to focus on your tasks, without getting distracted!
- These Ear Pods offer you more clarity, more comfort and a premium sound, while leaving out the trouble of untangling wires!
9. A fabulous planner for organizing your life. This is the one I currently have. However I’ll be shopping for a different one next year as I don’t like the hour marks on my days. I use a digital calendar for the hour-by-hour work that I do, and prefer my planner to be a to-do list format for instance.
10. Erasable colored pens for decorating / organizing:
- Gel pens, one of the worlds best kept secrets, these are AMAZING!
- Felt markers, to unleash your creativity!
Other favorite things I recommend for a great work-from-home set up:
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- Coffee you love
- Tea you love
- Oat Milk (Oatly)
Home Workout Sites (with free classes!)
Loving your body is so important, especially after a full day of work at home and stressing over tasks and deadlines. Staying healthy physically is a vital part of keeping a positive mood. As a result, I’m committed to getting an elevated heart rate every day. If that’s a big jump for you, then maybe start with 30 minutes 3 times a week!
- Do Yoga With Me
- This is a favorite site of mine because they have lots of amazing yoga completely for free. They also have premium content you can pay for! If you work from home and are quarantined, please invest in your physical health!
- YouTube
- Just a quick search for “body weight workouts” gives you so much free content on YouTube! A great way to stay healthy without paying for any equipment!
- AloMoves
- This is a yoga site that you pay a monthly or yearly subscription fee and have access to all their classes. They have handstand workshops, barre classes, powerful classes as well as relaxing stretching classes and more!
- Seyka Fitness Classes
- Keep your eyes peeled for something really fun and different. Brian and I are currently working on an interactive, LIVE, workout class that I can teach twice a week. You’ll stream it on YouTube and type in anything you want to work on so we can do it all together and really engage together 😊
Simple At-Home Workout Tools
- A nice yoga mat for yoga or other floor-work workouts
- Foam rolling set to release tight muscles and tendons
- Wrist and ankle weights (great for walking, yoga, weight lifting and getting an extra pump)
- Weight set (this is a bigger investment, but it gives a lot more options and different weights to workout with!)
- Ab-roller, push up bars, jump rope set
- Indoor trampoline (this is fun, a great workout and great for your lymph system!)
- Pull up bar and resistance straps
Free Education Sites (Learn from Home!)
- I am so excited to be able to offer you two FREE MONTHS OF SKILL SHARE! They have classes on everything from communication skills to SEO, blogging, photography, creative writing, lifestyle, and so much more!
Get Two Free Months of Unlimited Premium Classes on SkillShare here!
- Coursera is also providing 1400+ free University online classes. You can find Ivy League classes, business specific classes, and more!
Check out their free classes here.
Here is a quick blog about how to sign up for their classes for free.
Free Entertainment
Okay here is my shameless plug 😉
1. You can travel the world from the comfort and safety of your own home by watching our entire 21 Country Vegan Voyage on YouTube! Make sure to first subscribe to my channel while you’re there!
New episodes premiere Tuesdays and Thursdays!
This is an amazing show to watch while you’re stuck at home, quarantined, working from home, or just looking for some fun shows to watch!
2. Check out the content we are creating on Instagram!
3. Watch Brian and Seyka on this TV show on Amazon Prime: New Day New Chef
4. Check out these amazing podcasts with Seyka as the guest!
5. Meditate! There are free meditation and affirmation audio options on free apps like YouTube and Insight Timer.
Fun Ways to Connect with Loved Ones (remote!)
- FaceTime your friends and family
- Google hangouts to get groups talking
- Play games
From my home office to yours – sending lots of love, positive vibes and productivity!
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