How to Instantly Improve Your Home Environment during this Circuit Breaker

1. Set Up Your Zone 

Do you have to work from home? Or have children in the household who have to do home based learning? If you answered yes, then you would have to set up a space for working and studying. If you do not have a space set up yet, here’s how you can go about it: 

• • Select a conducive space that has minimal walking traffic or activity occurring in that space (e.g. someone watching TV). If possible, choose a spot that has access to natural lighting as this will give you a sense of well-being. Ensure you have sufficient artificial lighting for your work as well.  
  • Set up your work station and make it as ergonomic as possible. Lacking a desk or lacking space? We’ll share some ways you can fit a work desk for the short term.  

• Facing – avoid having your back to the door, entrance or other high traffic areas 
• Temperature – ensure a comfortable temperature setting on your air-conditioning, not too hot and not too cold so you can focus on work rather than the temperature of the room 
• Lighting – go for Cool White or Daylight lighting to increase productivity. Warm White lighting is usually used for relaxing. 
• Noise Reduction – Other housemates cooking, cleaning or watching TV? Put on a headphone and if you have a noise cancelling headphone, even better! What to put on? Some say All Day by Girl Talk puts them in the zone. The tune is familiar enough with a fast tempo but you can’t quite sing to the lyrics. Youtube has an hour long version for that.

You’ve heard this before, keep washing your hands and keep your personal hygiene up! If you have to go out, bring along a bottle of sanitiser with you when you head out. Keep your home surfaces clean including main door handles, gates and even basin taps. There is always a possibility for the virus to make their way onto the delivery packaging so even if we do not go out, we have to take certain precautions.