 to my channel it's your Cocoa Styles and on this channel we talk about beauty fashion and lifestyle. I also run the blog called Cocoa Styles and Why where I talk about fashion for tall women and how to style certain things. But in today's video, this is going to be a lifestyle video because I'm going to give you guys some tips on the benefits of getting dressed while working from home. If you guys don't know, I am 100% working from home with the job that I do for my regular job and I've been home for since 2013 and I think I've been to the office probably twice but so it's a little difficult getting dressed and trying to stay motivated while doing this. So I have some tips for you guys. I know a lot of you guys are still home working from home from quarantine and since I am a master at this I thought I'd give you guys some tips and it's just a few tips not too many but I think they will really really help you if you are starting to work from home. If your job actually is going to stay permanent working from home who knows but I did write some notes down for you guys because as I've been working for the past years I've always thought about this how other people would handle working from home isn't something that everybody can do and they cannot. I am going to say that so I don't think it's for everyone. I think you have to be really disciplined in doing this but for others they're very very productive. So I'm just going to jump right into it and I'm going to start with tip number one in the benefit of getting dressed while working from home. One is it sets your day up for success and the reason why I say that is because I am a friend believer of making my bed so you're not making your bed make your bed guys. So making my bed sets the tone in my home. For some reason I don't know if it's a mental thing but if I am in my office working and I did not make my bed my whole day is thrown off. So I feel like getting dressed also sets your day up for success also because your mind is in a place of work. You know I'm not saying that you have to put in a suit for them gentlemen or a dress for the women but put on something nice shower do your hair put on light makeup if that's what you want to do and get some breakfast like you would normally do if you worked in an office and I think it sets your day up. So the breakfast part also is also a good thing to do when working from home. So it's just that routine of things that you used to do when you were going into the office. So that's tip number one is that it sets your day up for success getting dressed. So number two would be it helps you remember who you are. So for some of us if you are a person who is super fashionable okay and then you find that you're just like getting up running out of bed going to your computer barely brushing your teeth or washing your face and barely eating breakfast doing this getting dressed it it makes you remember it helps you remember who you are. So you're getting up your shower ring you're putting on some some clothing you're putting on light makeup you're getting breakfast. So you're remembering that when I was going to the office I am a manager I am a team lead I am a director. So it just kind of sets you up and it actually makes you feel I don't want to say important in your home but yeah. So you kind of just feel like you're still in that role of your job title. So that's number two it helps you remember who you are. Number three was being it increases your productivity. Now I am I can attest to this one because you know being that I've been working home for a large amount of my work years at this particular company I do think that it helps with your productivity. When you are in your pajamas you're kind of just like lounging around just like I don't know probably doing laundry at the same time while you're working but if you're actually dressed and you're it's like it's almost like your brain is signaling that you're working you're in a work mode. So once it does that it actually makes you want to do more. Now I'm not saying that you're going to be staying on the job for late hours but you're in a mode where you're like okay it's go time it's go time it's time to get this work done it's trying to push this whatever whatever it is that you have to do. So I would say getting dressed benefit another benefit of getting dressed is it increases your productivity. I do find that I do a lot more work and I also think that it's just it prepares you for like if you wanted to just go outside throughout the day you can because you're dressed you don't have to like think about what to put on and stuff like that. So that's number three it increases your productivity and number four but being it's the work-life balance. So again you're getting up you're showering you're brushing your teeth you're doing you're doing your hair you're doing your light makeup or whatever and you put on work attire maybe like I said maybe not a suit or maybe a button down or something like that a blazer who knows. Whatever it is that you need to do to put you in that mindset that's what you do but then when you get off of work what do people do when they get off of work they come home they shower they go out or they go out after work. So you either can put on an outfit that is very transitional so it can transition to something that you can wear to an after work spot or you can get off of work because you're already home love off shut everything off switch your mind shower change your clothes to something that you would wear out with the girl. So I also think that that work-life balance is extremely important and getting dressed to me can separate the two. So I would recommend it and it's something that I do and then I actually really enjoy doing. If I know I am going out that day and I don't want to change I would put on something that I can wear to an after work spot and that's the things that I would do. So let me know what you guys would do in the comment box because I know a lot of you guys are working from home now. What keeps you motivated working from home? Is it your pet? Do you have pictures like it says? What motivates you while working from home? So those are just some of the tips that I think will benefit that that's a benefit from getting dressed while working from home. So guys if you like videos like this please comment below and if you stay to the end of this video please comment Coco we see you and don't forget to follow me on instagram at Coco underscore styles underscore and why and don't forget to go follow my blog at Coco styles and why and guys I'm going to pop in a picture of what I have on today it's just a simple blazer a Zara tank top and some jeans from the Gap I believe and I had on a pair of nice store Weissman sandals something simple. Let me know if you guys like videos like this and I will definitely do some more for you guys if you need any more tips on working from home or the benefits of being dressed while working from home let me know and I will do that before you too. Alright guys catch you guys in the next one. Bye.