I've worked from home for over a year now. In my previous role, I was remote with a lot of travel. I must preface this post with, working from home is not for everyone. For me in particular though, I think it would be really hard to go back to an office. The only thing I do miss is the camaraderie an office environment brings. You can bounce ideas off one another, work to resolve issues without trying to "reach" one another via phone or email, and just the people you meet in general. Most of my best friends are people I met working in an office environment. I have to go to much greater lengths to meet new people in the city as an "after-work happy hour" would be with just me, myself, and I 😂.

I will say though, working from home definitely has it's perks. I can be flexible with my own schedule, establish a very consistent routine, dress how I want to dress, and ultimately - create my own success. This is not without a great deal of discipline though. That's the key to working from home - discipline. You have to treat your day as a normal workday, thus, why I'm so driven by routine. Sure, I may be able to do it yoga pants or jeans but it's a workday no less.

I've created an office environment and use certain products in my day to day that help keep me on track and organized, without these things, I would undoubtedly have a capricious work life. The first key in working from home is to find a place where you can remain motivated and remain undistracted from the elements in your home. I have this perfect landing when you go upstairs that is outside of both bedrooms - it could be a secondary living space but I use it as an office. In my opinion, the most distracting things at home are TV and the kitchen (ha!) so I purposely am located away from both of those.