If you’re working from home, these six habits might be helpful for your day-to-day activities. It’s only been three weeks since I started focusing 100% on this blog, but I’m so happy with the decision I made and some tweaks I’ve added to my new routine. Keep on reading to find out about my experience putting these habits into practice if you work from home!

Since I moved to Tarija in Bolivia following my boyfriend, I worked for a local magazine. Even though I was grateful for the professional opportunity, I didn’t enjoy the toxic work environment and I quickly started to think about finding another job (read my previous post).

Only a few weeks into the New Year, I took the courage to leave my part-time job. I still have no clue whether my dream of actually monetizing this blog and generating income out of it will materialize but hey, I needed to take the risk and give it a REAL try. I realize it was (and still is) a leap of faith but sometimes you just need to go for it. If you’d like to learn which are the six tips that have helped me since I started working from home full time on this blog, stay tuned and read below.

Adjust to becoming your own boss

I don’t know about you but I’ve always enjoyed independence. I’ve worked for other people in the past and did great, but I’m now happy to work at my own pace, set my own objectives and dream big. It can be weird reporting to yourself, but at the end of the day, I think you can be your harshest critic.

Find your routine and stick to it

I guess some people can find it challenging to work from home. In my case, I love it and don’t feel the urge to go see what’s in the fridge or binge-watch TV. For me, it all comes to passion and discipline.

I LOVE what I’m doing, which is writing about travel, food and anything in between that comes to mind.

For the first time since I started my professional career nine years ago, I’m fully enjoying what I’m doing. 

Of course there’s still a lot to do in terms of improving my blog and taking it to the next level, but I feel I’m now exactly where I want to be and I’m ready to take on that challenge.

When it comes to discipline, I realize I’m luckily someone who loves routine and sticking to it. I wake up at 7am, just as I used to do when I worked part-time, I have breakfast with my boyfriend, I do a quick 10-min workout (see below), get dressed and I’m ready to start working! In the morning I usually write pending posts and in the afternoon I focus on my Instagram account (responding to comments, doing some hashtag follow-up and preparing the upcoming posts that will go on the platform).

I’ve never been crazy about going to the gym but since I started working from home Monday to Friday, I realized I would need more fresh air. That is why I decided to work out more. In addition to my quick 10 minute morning workout at home, I now enjoy my evening walk to the gym in order to take my Pilates or aqua gym class. Not only is this a healthy habit, but it is a socializing one too since the only ones I interact with during the day are my boyfriend and my computer!

Remember to take breaks

The beauty of being your own boss, I believe, is managing your time. Whenever I’m writing and need some inspiration, I might walk around our sunny terrace, eat a snack or take a quick dip in the swimming pool. Another habit I’ve recently started implementing is not working on the blog during the weekend. I might do other related tasks such as sorting out pictures, reading interesting travel materials and so on, but I try to avoid turning my computer on. Me time is really important!

Eat healthy food

It’s not a surprise that what you put in your body is of vital importance for your well-being. Since I moved to Tarija, we’ve been eating way more fresh veggies and fruits and cutting down on meat. We’ve also done a fun project, which was starting our own vegetable garden with tomatoes and aromatic herbs. We’re not planning to become vegans because we love our Spanish goodies too much (especially jamón and chorizo), but we believe this is a healthy option both for us and the planet.

Boost your creativity

Surprisingly, my mind has become more creative in the last few weeks. I believe it’s due to those lovely evening walks to the gym and to the fact that I’m now enjoying what I’m doing. I’m so grateful for that! Also, I find browsing Instagram very inspiring!

Believe in yourself

If you work from home, it can become challenging to keep on going but trust your gut feeling. The best is yet to come! 🙂

Finally, if you’d like to read more about the topic of working from home, here are some statistics on how working remotely has changed the workforce. Enjoy!