Thanks for sharing @claro. My wife and I consider ourselves very lucky that our daughter is 14 and just last year was able to really level-up from needing a lot of help with homework to being very self-sufficient. I can only imagine doing this with two smaller children. COVID-19 has actually not changed my day-to-day since I already work from home full-time. Only exception that comes to mind is that my father also works from home now and we get to see each other pace around the house when we have conference calls :)
We do go out to the grocery stores with less frequency, and of course malls, movies, etc. are out of bounds. So, we've also found that afternoon walks are pretty much mandatory 5/7 days a week or so. We need the sunshine and a little exercise.
One aspect of working from home that I want to emphasize for you and anyone else that might read this. It took me years to figure this out: don't look at your phone or computer for the first ~20 minutes when you start your day. Take a minute to wash your face, get dressed, sip coffee with the news on, do something that isn't work. It feels like you're kind-of claiming the day for yourself. Then dive in, get stuff done, and don't forget to step away for a few minutes for lunch :)
edit I just walked through the living room and remembered one other thing we did for COVID: we bought a Nintendo Switch and a few games, including the latest Just Dance. My daughter loves it and has been playing different versions of the game all her live, so was really excited to get this. It's a little indoor exercise for her, and I understand there's also a Just Dance Kids variant, which just might catch your kiddos' attention for a little while and get them moving around the living room (move the coffee table and floor lamps!)
I've been working on waking up earlier so I can get a quick jog around the block and then get the day started. I've thought about the Nintendo Switch, but we already do a lot of screen time. However, it might not be a bad idea for the indoor exercise on rainy days.
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Thanks for sharing @claro. My wife and I consider ourselves very lucky that our daughter is 14 and just last year was able to really level-up from needing a lot of help with homework to being very self-sufficient. I can only imagine doing this with two smaller children. COVID-19 has actually not changed my day-to-day since I already work from home full-time. Only exception that comes to mind is that my father also works from home now and we get to see each other pace around the house when we have conference calls :)
We do go out to the grocery stores with less frequency, and of course malls, movies, etc. are out of bounds. So, we've also found that afternoon walks are pretty much mandatory 5/7 days a week or so. We need the sunshine and a little exercise.
One aspect of working from home that I want to emphasize for you and anyone else that might read this. It took me years to figure this out: don't look at your phone or computer for the first ~20 minutes when you start your day. Take a minute to wash your face, get dressed, sip coffee with the news on, do something that isn't work. It feels like you're kind-of claiming the day for yourself. Then dive in, get stuff done, and don't forget to step away for a few minutes for lunch :)
edit I just walked through the living room and remembered one other thing we did for COVID: we bought a Nintendo Switch and a few games, including the latest Just Dance. My daughter loves it and has been playing different versions of the game all her live, so was really excited to get this. It's a little indoor exercise for her, and I understand there's also a Just Dance Kids variant, which just might catch your kiddos' attention for a little while and get them moving around the living room (move the coffee table and floor lamps!)
Thanks for the great tips Matthew!
I've been working on waking up earlier so I can get a quick jog around the block and then get the day started. I've thought about the Nintendo Switch, but we already do a lot of screen time. However, it might not be a bad idea for the indoor exercise on rainy days.