Summer Office-Survival Methods

Summer Office Survival Methods:

1. Start your day with lots of water (yes, before coffee). Remember that you need even more water than normal at this time of year. 
2. Make a good playlist (or a few) and use it to make the commute and those less-than-exciting projects more enjoyable.
3. Use a pretty bowl to keep produce and other healthy snacks on your desk for exactly the moments when you need them. 
4. Those gift cards that you got from that exchange or won in that raffle? Choose to use them for pre-, mid- or post-work treats this summer! 
5. Clean out and sanitize your office. If you’d like, rearrange or update your decorations. 
6. Take a walk break or a few during the work day. Bonus points for getting out into the sunlight (with your shades), asking a coworker to come along or calling your Grandma to say hi.
7. Use any flex or early-off time options to do special outings or accomplish errands: strategize about them sooner rather than later so that you have more flexibility. Easily knock out that medical test, haircut or play tourist in your area at a venue that you haven’t gotten to after standard work hours.
8. Finally splurge on the matcha powder (or other fun beverage) to have it handy at your desk.
9. If you can, take advantage of the office being more deserted and work or take a call from a nearby coffee shop, park or pretty hotel lobby to mix things up.
10. Deal with your files. Schedule an hour or a few for a delayed “spring” cleaning of your physical and digital files—it’s technically still spring until late June.
11. Decorate with a new plant or flower. $5 flowers from Trader Joe’s or the corner stand? They’ll probably bring you joy longer than a $5 latte.   
12. And if you’re able to take space in the evening after work: Turn your phone off for a few hours.
13. Make time to read or write on a beautiful bench.
14. Actually make one of those awesome recipes that you’ve saved.
15. Take the slow way home and enjoy the sights along the way.

All the best for your summer,

Jessica