Tag: Home Office

The Advantages of Utilising Proper Musculoskeletal Techniques for Desk Jobs

The Advantages of Utilising Proper Musculoskeletal Techniques for Desk Jobs

By : Lyndsey O'Halloran

AD | Collaborative post Skeletal muscle is a type of muscle tissue that is connected to the skeleton and is responsible for voluntary movement. It is composed of muscle fibres that are made up of multiple protein filaments, including actin and myosin. Skeletal muscle is also capable of contracting and relaxing in order to produce movement. It is the most abundant type of muscle tissue in the human body, and it is found in all limbs and the majority of the trunk. Skeletal muscles are generally classified by their shape and the direction of their

Improving my home office with a standing desk

Improving my home office with the Yo Yo Desk Pro 1 standing desk

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Paid collaboration Being self-employed and working from home I spend a lot of time at a computer. Sometimes this is a desktop and sometimes it’s a laptop. I am very lucky that I have my own office space at home and I have some freedom as to when and how I work. However, sitting at a desk all day can cause back ache, amongst other things, so recently I’ve been trying out the Yo Yo Desk Pro 1.

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Top Tips for Making Your Home Office A Stress-Free Environment

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post Working from home is gradually becoming the new norm, as recent events seem to have ‘forced’ this option on most workers. Working from home can be very rewarding, especially as it allows you to get things done even when self-isolating. Unfortunately, working from home can also be pretty stressful if you’re new to it, especially when it comes to juggling work with home responsibilities. According to some reports, over 60% of workers experienced burnout symptoms in 2020 while working from home, ranging from stress to anxiety. Fortunately, there are several ways

6 Ways to Create an Inspiring Home Office

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post Through lockdown, working from home has become the norm for many people. Although adjusting to remote working was difficult initially, the workstyle has proved extremely beneficial due to travel cost-savings and improved work-life balance for employees.  In fact, many companies have decided to continue offering flexible homeworking post-lockdown. In a recent YouGov study, a quarter of bosses confessed to being sceptical of homeworking before the pandemic but now believe it’s effective. This percentage joins the 49% of employers who already supported the workstyle.  If your job is likely to involve homeworking

Home office desk corner

A home office makeover

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Post contains gifted items Towards the end of last year I was feeling quite frustrated with my home office. Years ago I had purchased a desk from IKEA as I used to work downstairs in the dining room but when I put it in my office it took up a whole wall. I couldn’t even get to the window to open and close it properly. A new desk At this point, I knew it was time to do something different and I ordered myself the IKEA Brusali corner desk, knowing that it would

IKEA Brusali Corner Desk

IKEA Brusali Corner Desk Review

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

For around the last 3.5 years I have had the same desk that I use for work. To start with, I worked from downstairs in the corner of the living room but later moved upstairs to the spare bedroom which is now my office. At the time, I thought the Ikea Alex/ Linnmon Desk was the perfect desk for me. However, things change and I recently realised that I needed to revamp my space and create stimulating home office, and that included getting a smaller desk that worked better in the space I have. So, after

Creating A Work Space To Maximise Efficiency

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post Being someone that works from home means that I don’t have the same kind of work environment as other people. I am very lucky to have been able to convert one of our spare bedrooms into an office of my own. However, I have recently realised that my office isn’t a place where I feel calm or even where I get much done. Most of the time it’s an absolute mess thanks to things just being dumped in there. Now, Erin is off nursery and I am trying to fit in

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Creating The Right Work Environment At Home

By : Lyndsey OHalloran

AD | Collaborative post When you are self-employed, especially if you work from home, it’s easy to get into bad habits. The sofa becomes a make shift office, you can work in your pyjamas and you can scoff a whole cake while you work if you want to. The thing is, as nice as all of this sounds, it doesn’t really make for a good or productive working environment. Now that I’ve been self-employed full time for around 3 years I have learned quite a lot about how kind of environment I need at home. Separate