The Citizens Information have summarised general tips to help you look after your health and well-being while working from home temporarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. Try to:

• Stick to your normal routine as much as possible, starting your day as you normally would: shower, getting dressed and eating breakfast.
• Keep times for lunch, dinner as close to normal as you can.
• When taking breaks resist the temptation to just go and make a coffee and come back to your workspace. Make the effort to go into another room or out to the garden, if you have one.
• Log off for your lunch break.
• If your partner is also working from home, arrange to have breaks together in another room or in the garden, if you have one.
• Give your eyes a break, for 5 to 10 minutes every hour. Get up, move around and take your eyes off the screen.
• Try to limit your social and news media intake.
• Exercise, stretch and go out for a walk if possible.
• Make sure you rest and get a good night’s sleep.
• Restrict the amount of alcohol you consume during the week to help you stay focused.
• Eat healthy foods even though as it is tempting to increase your intake of snack foods.
• Do take annual leave even if your travel plans have been cancelled, it may help to take even a portion of the leave planned so you can concentrate on your own health and wellbeing.
• Keep in touch with your colleagues, pick up the phone or video call colleagues that you would usually spend breaks or lunchtime with and chat to them for a few minutes.

​Read the FULL Citizens Information article here.https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/employment_rights_and_conditions/health_and_safety/working_at_home.html