Today marked the end of my seventh week of workingexclusively from home. Here are my takeaways from week seven:‍

• ‍Groove – I’ve finally settled into a consistently productive routine. Start my workdayat a normal hour after the usual “getting ready.” Do work that doesn’t require prolongedattention in the a.m. Go for a run for a change of scene around lunch. Hold a meetingin the early afternoon.  Work on thingsthat require focused concentration after 3:00.‍
• Wins –This week I celebrated three small wins. Nothing monumental, but things I’ve wanted to get done for some time. I noticed that this helped keep me motivated and moving forward. I’ll make sure to set myself up for a few little wins everyweek.
• ‍Office – I visited the office briefly (with an N95 mask on). It was completely empty. It was nice to go somewhere different, but I was very uncomfortable even with no one else there. I’ll continue working from home for the foreseeable future.
• ‍Sunshine –The more sunshine there is, the better I feel as I’m working from home. There was a good amount of it this week, so I felt great. Can’t control this, but I’ll hope for the best.

Week seven was one of the better weeks I’ve had since I began “sheltering in place.” I feel like I’ve settled into a good groove. My days have rhythm. My big takeaway is that all the small adjustments over thelast few weeks have started to pay off.

I’ll continue to learn from this unique situation, adjust asnecessary, and share my experience.