Staying productive has really been about managing our workflows and responding to our clients’ needs as quickly as possible. Many of us rock our shared office Spotify playlist at home to channel those normal work vibes. I find that a lunch-time yoga practice (via Modoyoga.com where I am a member) or a quick garage gym workout, really helps to re-focus the day and keep my mind and body feeling good for the afternoon. A nice perk of not leaving the house that helps to combat less-than-ergonomic desk fatigue!

 

In my case, work hours are a bit of the balance, juggling kids and their school about half of the week. I try to set aside time to get them started on their assignments and when they’re done school they are lucky enough to be able to explore our dead-end road on their bikes for much of the afternoon. 9-5 hours exist as a guideline but schedules require flexibility and more time is spent outside of those hours checking emails. Having creative kids also brings another level of hands-on design thinking: lots of painting, drawing and lego building! It's so wonderful to have the opportunity to witness their creative process as well - hard not to be inspired!