4 Things That Make Working From Home A Little Less Sucky

Working from home on the reg is the dream… until you have to do it and realise you’re woefully under-prepared for it.

If you’re reading this and thinking, “Oops, sounds like me,” then hello, welcome, you are not alone. The good news is that there are lots of ways to turn your inside frown upside down and get back to enjoying the professional homebody dream.

Apart from the obvious advice (take regular breaks, don’t accidentally work overtime, make sure you’ve got snacks), one of the best things you can do to improve your working from home situation is simple: go shopping.

There are a couple of basic comforts everyone needs to work from home without losing their minds, so not only will a little online shopping spree make you happy, it’ll also help you stock up on the essentials to help make your time working from home 100 percent more bearable.

#1 Invest in good headphones

Working from home hits different when you can drown out the sound of your roommates who seem to think the concept means blasting tunes and watching reruns all day long.

Our top pick: the latest Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700. Normally they’re a little exxy, but they’re just $399 – almost half price — in eBay’s mid-season sale on Thursday, March 19 at 10am*, 12pm and 2pm.

If you’re after something a little cheaper, eBay also has the Sony WF-1000XM3 Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones for just $199. There’ll be three drops of 100 pairs of Sony headphones on Sunday, March 22 at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm, so make sure you’re an eBay Plus member ahead of schedule to get the deal.

We’re also talking about $99 Airpods. Yeah, seriously. The last time eBay offered this deal it sold out in seconds, so eBay Plus members will need to be ready ASAP to get a pair in one of five drops on Friday, March 20 at 10am, 2pm and 6pm.

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#2 Up your snack game

Turns out, our morning coffee is just as important whether we’re commuting to the office or the lounge room.

No Boss Bitch should be drinking instant coffee, so maybe it’s time to consider upgrading to something a little more profesh. During the sale, $129 will get you the Lavazza Coffee Bundle, complete with the A Modo Mio Tiny White coffee capsule machine, a milk frother, a 96-pack of Cereja Passita coffee capsules and a chocolate shaker on March 20 at 11am. Hope you didn’t leave your “Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my coffee” mug in the office.

And, in these unusual times, it’s important to maintain some kind of routine – like Friday drinks. There are 500 cases of Beck’s Beer going for just $29 on March 20 at 3pm.

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#3 Deck out your house

One of the easiest ways to improve your working from home situation is to keep your workspace clean. Whether you’re getting business done from your bedroom, a study, or the couch, it’ll be way more pleasant to tap away at the keyboard without a big mess.

One of the best Dyson vacuums – the V7 Motorhead Origin Cordless – got itself an insanely cheap $319 price tag during the mid-season sale and 800 units are dropping on March 20 at 10am.

The Devanti Air Fryer is also on sale for $99 for anyone who wants to be #healthy but realises that anything fried is the kind of comfort food we need right now. There are 200 of the 7L air fryers going up for sale on March 20 at midday.

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#4 Show your wardrobe some love

Knowing you have a new outfit to wear the day you make your triumphant return to the office will make working from home so much more bearable. What better excuse to buy yourself a pair of RM Williams boots – 300 pairs of the Dynamic Flex Craftsman boot will be on sale for $399 (that’s more than $120 off) on March 20 at 10am.

Now you have our full permission to go on an online shopping spree and call it “working from home”. Go on, we’ve all earned a little treat.

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These deals and more are only available to eBay Plus members. You can sign up for eBay Plus for just $49 a year. When you think about it, that’s a small sum compared to all the money you’ll save on deals like those available in eBay’s mid-season sale.

Your membership gets you automatic free delivery and access to more exclusive deals in the mid-season sale and beyond. If you’re new to eBay Plus, you’ll even get a 30-day free trial, so you can try before you buy.

*All times are AEDT

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(Lead image: Jan Baborák / Unsplash)