HOW I WORK FROM HOME AND ACTUALLY GET ISH DONE.

So just like with everything in life, I split things up into either 80% or 20%...right now I'd say 80% of the time i'm working and 20% of the time i'm CHILLIN.

Within that 80%, i'd say i'm at my "paycheck" job about 30% of the time and the other 50% I'm working at home. Now this is my ideal situation...always waking up at home with my office right next to me, my coffee and juice ready to go in my kitchen and my computer sitting there with guaranteed wifi. The only downside to working at home is that my fridge is also right there, along with my couch, fuzzy blanket, and re runs of Modern Family.

So if working from home is something that you're striving for or if it is something that you have achieved but can't figure out how to ignore the welcoming distractions...here's a break down of how i've managed to work from home, & actually get ish done.

8:00 am - Wake Up

All the 6 am'ers...forgive me. I used to wake up around 6-6:30 am every day but now that my other job has me staying up until 2 am, I tend to rest a little bit later into the day. Regardless, this is about the time I wake up, start the coffee pot and grab my journal, planner, and devotional. I would literally go insane without these thing. I start my day by giving thanks, writing down my thoughts and seeing what I have going on that day or coming up that week. 

9:00 am - W3LIVEHEALTHY

I need to devout chunks of my time to a specific category or else i'll be all over the place and next thing you know I'm telling myself i'm hungry. You're not hungry, you're un concentrated & the fridge is right there, STAY FOCUSED. I tell myself that from 9:00 - 11:00 is time that I will spend working on W3. This usually means checking my W3 e-mails, reaching out to girls that would like to collaborate, organizing and planning blog posts, creating graphics, writing meal plans, posting on Facebook and talking with the girls about what our next steps are. Right now we're planning on really focusing on our YouTube channel so stay tuned!

11:00 am - Gym, Lunch & Errands

2 hours is a long time to just be sitting so it's really important for me to make sure that I get up and move around. First i'll go to the gym and get 30-60 minutes of cardio and strength training. Then i'll usually eat lunch around noon which lately has been my FAV quinoa pasta arugula salad! It's sooo bomb and i'm talking A LOT of arugula. Then i'll get out of the house and go run any errands that I need to and try to make any phone calls I need to for the day since service at my house BLOWS. 

1:30 pm - Chelsey Rose Health 

This is when I devout 2 hours to my personal website and blog. Schedule basically goes the same way as it does for W3...lots of scheduling, reaching out, designing, organizing, reading and writing. I'm always looking for new tips and topics that I think you guys might be interested in so if you have any suggestions let me know by sending me an e-mail!

3:30 pm - Break 

If you follow my snap (chelseyrose) you'll notice that this is usually when I have a snack and spend some time watching Ellen! Probably my favorite part of the day before I get into using more brain power.

4:45 pm - Write, Design, Plan Miscellaneous 

Honestly, by this time I don't want to use too much brain power. I want to stay busy or else I'll go insane but at this point I usually like to switch up my work zone. I'll go to a near by coffee shop, grab a latte, and do some free writing or my blog graphics. If it's Thursday then I'll organize all my posts from that week and prepare to send them out in my "What You Missed" Newsletter for Friday morning. I'll also use this time to make sure that I have everything ready to go that I want to work on for the following day so that I can wake up with a plan. 

7:00 pm - Chill

I get slight anxiety if i try to end my day too early so honestly I might work beyond this time if i'm alone but if I'm with my friends or at my boyfriends house, I like to make dinner (lately it's been split pea soup from Trader Joe's with their spicy flax seed chips!) , have some wine, or go somewhere for a drink and hopefully a good basketball game. 

11:00 - 12:00 - Bed

Obviously brush my teeth, wash my face...maybe clean up my room and write in my journal. :)

If you're having trouble getting things done I suggest:

- Writing down everything you need to do whenever it comes to your mind and then organize it in the morning.

- Get a planner!! I love my Kate Spade planner from PaperSource, it's so cute and helps me stay on track! 

- Split of your tasks into chunks of time so you don't get overwhelmed. 

Obviously this isn't exactly how every single day goes, especially if I have to go to work at night but having a schedule like this definitely helps me get things done and reach my goals and deadlines. If you don't have a plan or a timeline then things may end up taking much longer than they needed to! Try getting organized and see how much you can really accomplish in a day, or a week!

7 TIPS TO STAY SANE WHILE YOUR SCHEDULE GOES CRAZY

I’m almost always a very positive, happy, stress free person but, give me a couple weeks of nothing but work and dead lines on my mind and I become this quietly stressed, drained, empty shell of a human being… too far?

A few months ago I developed a whole new schedule over night. I was starting an internship and a new job on the same day and the demands from me were a little insane. I had to be up at 5:00 am, be at my fitness internship by 6:00 am, learn, work, practice, train, and take tests until 2:00 pm. Then I had to go home and try to memorize everything on three different menus for my new job while trying to get homework done for my internship, then get off anywhere from midnight to 2:00 am then wake up and do it again.

I. Was. Dying. I had to be extremely strategic with how I spent my time and energy while keeping my sanity because with everything that I had to learn and remember, I needed all the energy and focus that I could get.

Not to mention I needed to find ways to stay happy and positive because I knew that if I didn’t, then I would begin to doubt myself and most likely not be able to focus on what I needed to do.

So during this time of being COMPLETELY overwhelmed, I developed some habits that helped keep me sane, energized, happy and positive.

1. Woke up and drank tea.

When I know that I have a long day ahead of me and I need sustained energy I always go for a huge mug of black tea with honey in the morning. It gave me the ability to focus and kept me alert for hours unlike coffee which would make me feel tired a few hours later.

2. Ate really clean, light meals throughout the day.

I didn’t have time to feel full, work off a bad meal or eat something that would bring down my energy. I needed to eat foods that my body could digest easily and give me energy so I actually managed to get in excellent shape during this time. Here’s an example of what my meals were throughout the day.

Breakfast: Plain greek yogurt with fresh berries, nuts and chia seeds.

Snack: Apple and almond butter

Lunch: Flax seed chips with tuna and sriracha

Dinner: Steamed veggies, fish and a salad.

3. Carried a jug of water.

In order to stay hydrated, keep my appetite under control and keep my mind clear I made sure to carry water with me and drink it throughout the day. If you need to drink more water but you’re not really a fan of the taste (or lack there of) try adding 1 squeezed lemon, cayenne pepper and a pack of stevia!)

4. Rewarded Myself.

Since I was so busy I never had any time to spend any of the money I was making so on Sundays I made sure to have an entire Sunday funday planned out! This was what really saved me. I would go get my nails done, get a massage and go get a mimosa brunch with my boyfriend…AND order pancakes. Since I knew I did well all week I had NO guilt trip at all when it came to spending money on myself, eating whatever and having some drinks on Sundays. It was a huge re set button for me that worked really well.

5. Wrote in my journal.

I would do this in the afternoons in between my internship and job just to pray and stay connected with myself. I would set goals and remind myself why I’m putting myself through such a chaotic schedule. This kept me positive and organized with everything I had going on.

6. 20 minute naps.

These also saved my life! Obviously by the time it hit 2:00 pm and I realized I had 4 hours of work to do before I even WENT to work, all I wanted to do was lay down and sleep the afternoon away. I didn’t have time for that but I was able to put aside 20 minutes for a quick nap and it was an instant recharge. That amount of sleep compared to hour-long naps actually gives us more energy! Sometimes if we nap too long we actually wake up more tired than we were when we went to sleep.

Whatever you have going on or whatever your schedule is looking like, just remember to NOT STRESS! Stress is horrible for our bodies and can be deadly. Find out what makes you happy and make sure you find time to do that at least once a week.

Eat clean so that you don’t compromise your health and make sure that you reward yourself!

No matter what you’re doing, keep it up, be proud of yourself and remember, if it were easy, everyone would do it.

Find more of my health, fitness and life blogs at chelseyroseblog.tumblr.com :)

TIME MANAGEMENT...UGH

Do you SUCK at using your time wisely?  Like you know you have 839 things to do but you get a new camera app and take pictures of flowers on your porch for an hour instead?

Or when you’re supposed to go to the gym but you want to get some motivation then next thing you know you went on Pinterest starting at workout fitsperation and ended up at small, quote, ankle, tattoo ideas…….?

 These damn computers and phones and boho chic examples of rooms, clothes, Coachella wear, and succulentslike to steal my attention on days that I don’t have my time organized.

Time is super valuable and it can fall right through your fingers if you let it. Next thing you know, its Thankgiving 2015 and you didn’t do anything you wanted to for the year.

 Try these little tips and tricks in order to manage your time, and its okay to let yourself sit on the couch with I phone on deck BUT it can’t be all day.  I know those DIY projects are impressive but you can do it, I promise.

1.     Wake up and make a to do list. Figure out everything you have to get done that day and figure out when you’ll have time for it.

2.    Organize your to do list. Group together all the errands you have to take care of while you’re out of the house. Group all your computer work and phone calls together. The worst thing is going out running a few errands then going home and realizing that you need to go back out again. Just another opportunity for a parking ticket.

3.    Know what time gym classes are. If you know that you’re going to barre class at 1:00 pm on Sunday then you know how much time you have to complete the things you want to do before the gym. Then maybe you can handle all your out of the house errands on the way home!

4.    Complete work in advance. If you know you have a busy week ahead then prep some food for the week so you can just grab it and go. If you have work due later in the week but you have time to work on it the weekend before then do that and have it ready to send in a draft on your email so you can press send no matter where you are.

 Just some things to keep in mind!