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6 One-Off Investments From $19-$99 That Make WFH-Life More Comfortable

Create a comfortable home office space that supports your productivity and health.

Gracia Kleijnen
5 min readMar 15, 2021
Work from home setup with wooden desk, sat directly at a small window, with minimal appliances, several small plants, a macbook on a standard, a keyboard and a mouse. On the wall there is a cork board with pinned images into it.
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The daily commute used to be rewarded with a cozy office, free coffee and fruits, a desk, a comfortable chair, and a complete, ergonomically correct desk setup. At the beginning of the pandemic, the masses were ordered to stay at home and continue their work from there. Since the pandemic commenced, we improvised desks in our closets, on ironing boards, at the corner of the family dining table, or in the separate bedroom. That temporary working from home solution is starting to seem permanent.

We’ve made ourselves comfortable at the office. Per year added to your employee loyalty, ten quirky, non-essential personal items are added to the desk, to make it feel more like “your” space. Have you made the same effort to create an ideal WFH environment that supports your productivity and health? Ignoring pains and stiffness while sitting on a barstool or piled-up beer crates might be doable for a short while, but you’ll feel it in your back sooner or later.

If your desk is an ironing board, you’ll eventually you’ll also need that. You’ll be re-assembling your “desk” space several times a week, which is annoying and unnecessary. Saving a few…

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Gracia Kleijnen
Gracia Kleijnen

Written by Gracia Kleijnen

Google Sheets & comic creator. Words on productivity, self-development, relationships & mental health in 49+ pubs. 2x Author. https://linktr.ee/graciakleijnen

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