My next work from home favorite from Amazon.
You might laugh at me about, but itis actually...
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We've all been working from home for a while.
Have you found yourself wondering how can I be comfortable when I'm working from
home? That is a question that I am answering today.
I've been working remotely and working from home for most of my career now,
which has really allowed me to perfect my work from home setup. You know,
obviously it's gotten a little bit better over the years, but yeah,
I figured out the exact things that I need in order to work comfortably at home.
And I'm not going to tell you what chair to buy or that you need to have a dusk
because there's.
A million blogs that aren't going to tell you that.
And I even know that not all of you have a
designated work area and you're working from your dining table right now.
So all that doesn't apply to everyone. So in today's video,
I'm going to share with you my
work from home essentials that are both affordable. And in fact,
all of these things, things can be found on Amazon.
Things are going to make you more comfortable when you work from home,
but they're also going to help you stay productive.
Everything I mentioned is going to be linked below. For full transparency,
I'm using affiliate links,
which gives me a teeny tiny percentage if you decide to buy something that I
recommend using one of those links. If you don't want that to happen,
just go to Amazon and search
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and let's jump into it. And let me be clear.
This first thing is going to blow your mind.
And this is something that I acquired when we went into quarantine, right?
Now I just, I can't imagine how I,
I lived my life up to this moment without it.
And that item my lap desk.
I know this probably makes me old,
but I absolutely love this thing.
I actually recommended it on a group that I'm in with a whole bunch of other
working moms and everyone collectively lost their mind.
The thing that I love about this, and I'll insert some
footage of me actually working on it is obviously it has the space for your
actual laptop, but you can sit on the couch with your mouse.
It has a slot for your phone. I think it's pretty, you know,
this just actually helps me work.
When I don't want to work at my desk because some things, you know, you just,
if you're writing or doing something creative, maybe a different location,
like the couch is going to be more comfortable. And personally, I find,
especially if you're working in a tiny space,
like you share a one bedroom with your partner and sometimes you need to take
calls in your room and stuff like that.
This actually just makes it comfortable and you can still navigate
and use your mouse and everything. Okay. I will note if you search on Amazon,
you can even find some that have cup holders.
I didn't get that one because I've already
spilled two cups of coffee on two different computers.
We don't need to go there again. Anyways,
this is something that I had seen in store for years.
I always kind of laughed at,
but I'm a total convert and I cannot live without my lap desk anymore.
I just can't.
And the next thing I'm going to talk to you about is something that probably
hasn't been a problem for you in recent months,
but as we head into the fall and winter, it will be an increasing
concern that is lighting. Let's face it. We live on zoom. Now,
obviously I'm a YouTuber and I have a ton of lights,
but I actually quite awhile ago purchased this desk font, which is actually
optimized for looking good on video calls and has a whole bunch of different
light and temperature settings and things like that. It actually really helps.
And people constantly
remark on the lighting that I have in the calls that I attend.
And obviously having a lamp on
your desk can be very helpful in terms of just doing things like avoiding eye
strain when you're working in low light conditions.
I do know that this desk lab is a little bit pricey though.
Like I generally on Amazon think I'm going to pay like $20.
And I think it was like 60 or 80,
obviously pricing on Amazon moves a little bit. I do have an alternate though,
and this is good.
Even if you're someone who does a lot of FaceTime or you just want to take a
really good selfie,
you can get one of these little guys and it just eclipse onto your phone.
So here, let me show you, so you clip it onto your phone. Oh God,
you're going to see how making my phone it is now anyways.
So you clip it on your phone and it has this button and there's three different
light settings. It's hard just by USB.
I've had this one for a few years now as a life is really good.
It does give decent lighting. Is it, you know,
like a full lighting rig? No, but I think that it really.
Does the trick, especially if you're in a meeting in a darker room,
it's going to give you a little bit of illumination,
so people can at least see your face in the meeting.
And I think that this one was around $10. And again,
this one has lasted me for a few years. So if you want a cheap lighting option,
this is a really good one. And I think so much of
working from home and being productive and being comfortable.
One of the things that you also
were thinking about is because you do want to look good at video meetings and
you just want to work effectively.
One of the things that a lot of you are working from a laptop right now,
I know I do. I don't own a desktop. I don't know anyone who does these days,
but the thing about a laptop is when it's on your desk,
you're actually looking down. So not only is that like not good for your neck,
but when you're in a video call,
it's not necessarily a positive angle.
So I went and got one of these bad boys.
Now you can just as easily use a stack of box, it's totally gonna work for you.
But this little thing is so cool. It actually just pops up.
I have brought this around with me when I was at my coworking space when I've
been traveling.
So it pops up and it helps her laptop get up to eye level so that it is more
flattering when you're in a meeting.
But also when you're just doing work on your laptop, you're not looking down.
And it is again, it's just, I think it's more ergonomic. Now,
the next thing that I got, obviously
when you're working from home and you're meetings,
you're going to have a set of headphones. Having a good time.
Headset is really important, perhaps I'm just late to the party on this
because I'm an Android girl, not an iPhone person,
but I did a couple of years ago,
get a pair of wireless headphones for what I was writing. Yeah.
And I ended up using them a ton,
especially when I'm dialing in to like a training or a webinar,
or even just a meeting that I'm not an active participant and the video is off.
And that lets me move around a little bit. You know,
I want to get up and get a coffee in the middle of it.
I can like tethered to my desk.
I did recently upgrade mine to get Google pixel bods,
which I just got last week.
And so far I'm super happy with, but they're more expensive.
This other pair did really good.
The reason why I did the upgrade is I initially got them to see if I would
actually use them and like them or if I would lose them.
So I wanted it to be low, low risk. I managed to keep them.
So I did do the yeah. Upgrade, but both totally work.
Obviously the Google pixel bides are better quality.
I find the sound to be much better on the microphones better,
but both of these work. So there's a lot of options at different price points,
especially on Amazon.
My next work from home essential product is something that admittedly is not
going to be essential to everyone. But if you're a stationary officiant auto,
like I am, you probably are going to want to have a stack of these.
And this is a really good notebook.
Now I do have a favor that I'm going to show you and you're going to need this.
If you have something for my critical up workshop, you're going to need that.
We'll be taking a ton of notes and there's going to be a bunch of action items.
Let me just grab that. So I do have a favorite notebook.
It is a fringe note books, some 192 page. You can get these on Amazon.
And actually, if you look into TJ max or HomeSense,
these options didn't come up as well. I have a bunch of different ones.
Basically. I just keep on ordering them.
I really like this one because it's bigger than a standard size,
if that makes sense. Uh, so there's lots of good writing room.
I tend to illustrate and map things out as well as obviously, right?
So I liked the size of the paper for that. I like the cover.
It's like a leather feeling one it's pretty, it's inspirational.
And I'm a total sucker for rose gold. And they have a lot of that gang. I just,
I really like this notebook. So if you're a notebook fan, check these out.
And if you do see them at TJ Maxx, just like buy one and try it out.
My next work from home product that I just really couldn't live without is
pretty obvious. And if you follow me on Twitter, you know,
I just in general cannot live without this. And that is my coffeemaker. Now,
before I was fully remote working from home, I was actually a pour over person.
I love a good pour over coffee. It's just my favorite. However,
when you're in and out of meetings, it does take a little bit longer.
So I have hauled out my old Carrick machine.
This is actually a gift from my Mother-in-law.
From when we got married, it's nine years old. It still works. I get K-cups,
you know, on Amazon as well, or again, TJ max. Cause I love that store,
but I like it cause it's just like fast,
easy way to get coffee into my face hole. There are more inexpensive options.
And I think if I was investing in God,
I would get one like this that I'm showing you on screen right
now because it's small.
And I would actually probably just stick it in my office to make it
really easy for me to have as much coffee as possible.
Just to be honest with you now, my next work from home favorite from Amazon,
you might laugh at me about, but it actually does.
I'm going to have to kick them off. It's a good pair of slippers.
I am sucker for a good pair of slippers and we are heading into cooler season.
You know, obviously it's turning into
fall and just having cozy feet is really nice.
And I'm Canadian. I don't wear shoes inside of my house.
I do like to have something on my feet sometimes though. So having a really good
pair of slippers is really nice.
Especially when I am doing something like I'm on my couch with my laptop,
just getting some work done and having slippers just makes me feel cozy
and comfortable.
And that gets me into a more productive mind frame in general.
So make fun of me all you want in the comments. I love a good slipper.
If you do too, let me know.
Now the last thing is something that I actually don't have yet.
And this is a bougie bonus because I actually don't think that this is a work
from home.
Must have. I don't think it's actually essential,
but for me it is something that is essential.
I have invested into some exercise equipment when the weather was good.
I just had stuck to running outside. That totally works for me,
but I do like to cross train and I'm used
to going to spinning classes at Peloton and I've really missed it.
So I ended up ordering a bike.
I didn't go full out and get a full Peloton if that's in your budget and you
have the space, I like cannot recommend those bikes enough.
But our little home office set up is temporary.
I don't think we're going to keep it this way in the future.
So I just didn't know if I was going to keep the bike.
So I didn't want to invest into a Pelton when I didn't know if it was a
permanent. thing in my house. So I ended up getting this one,
Amazon it's shipping to me now I'll be using
the Peloton app so I can still do the classes.
And I'm really excited to get back on a bike and spin.
And especially in cold mornings when I really don't want to go for a run outside
or just to do something a little bit different.
Plus the Peloton instructors are just so motivational and I love
taking those classes. So I'm really excited to get back. No,
I'd love to hear from you what you would add to this list.
What is your work from home fav product that you think everyone should own?
I can't wait to hear it and maybe test it out.
And obviously when we're working from home
separating our work and our life space, it's really important.
My next video is going to be a deep dive into work-life boundaries.
So if you haven't already, I highly recommend clicking
that subscription button so that you do not miss that video.
In the meantime though,
I do have some tips to help you set some parameters so that you
have differentiation between your work life and your personal life.
Even when they all happen in the same space, you can check that out right here.
I can't wait to hear your work from home essentials in the comments.
If this video was helpful, give me a thumbs up. If you have any of these things,
let me know and I will see you in the next video. Bye for now.