If you work a 9-5 job (or worse, even longer hours) then your lunch break can be the one piece of sanity in your otherwise hectic day. Your lunch break is quite often your only down time, and for that reason, you don’t want to waste any of it on things that can add to your stress levels rather than reduce them.
Here are three ways to keep your lunch break stress free:
Avoid Checking Work Emails
Your lunch break can be a great chance to check your personal emails and messages and have a chat with a friend or two, but it can also be tempting to start checking your work emails.
It seems like a good way to save yourself a little bit of time when you return to the office, but it doesn’t do a thing to switch your mind off work and get some down time. In fact, seeing a work email that needs dealing with urgently can cause your stress levels to fly up, and for most people, will lead to your lunch break being cut short.
Beat the Queues with Ordoo
There’s a common misconception that us Brits enjoy queuing. We don’t. We do it because it’s the polite thing to do, but I don’t know anyone who actually enjoys wasting their lunch break standing in a queue.
The good news? With Ordoo, a revolutionary new app, you can skip the queue.
Ordoo allows you to order and pay for your lunch (or your coffee if your coffee break doesn’t actually stretch to you getting time to queue for coffee) via your mobile phone.
You will receive a notification telling you that your order is ready and you just have to pop into the place and collect it.
The really good news? There’s a discount code at the bottom of this post that gives you a free £3 to try the app.
Get Some Fresh Air
While this one might not always be possible due to the good old British weather, when we do get a nicer day, make the
most of it. Eat your lunch outside in the fresh air to feel instantly more awake and revitalised.
Being stuck indoors all day every day can quickly become monotonous and a change of environment is a great way to truly feel like you’ve had a break.
It also greatly reduces the chances you will spend your lunch break talking about work, which is often inevitable if you eat in the office break room.
And who wants to spend their breaks talking about work? It sort of defeats the object.
How to Use Ordoo, Plus Get Your Discount Code Here
Simply download the app and you’re good to go. Ordoo has hundreds of venues across the country on board with their system:
- Find a local place you love and place your order.
- Then simply pay and collect – no more waiting around.
Ordoo is really easy to use and it will stop you wasting your precious break time stressing out in a queue! It’s currently available for Apple and Android phones, but unfortunately it’s not yet available on Windows phones.
To try it out for yourself, Ordoo are giving you £3 totally free.
Just download the app and place your first order. Use code – iloveordoo – to claim your £3.
How do you make sure you’re getting a stress free lunch break? Let me know in the comments 🙂
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My lunch break was precious, I had to find a corner to hide away from workmates so I could switch off for half an hour!
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In teaching, lunch breaks are for catching up on marking, hearing children read, preparing for the next lessons…..I never get time for a proper one! #anythinggoes
If I try really hard I think I can just about remember the days of lunch breaks! Haha. Working just mornings, I don’t get one these days. I finish at lunchtime and then it’s straight home to the little man and is pretty on stop all afternoon. This app looks fab though. Whatever next?! #AnythingGoes
So important not to check e-mails during that precious hour. Teaching means there’s so little time for a lunch break anyway and luckily my phone is switched off most of the time, otherwise it would be too tempting. #anythinggoes
Getting outside when you’ve been cooped up for hours is so refreshing and gives your mind and body some respite #anythinggoes
I always like to make sure I get some time away from my desk. I’ll catch up on some blogmin or take some time out to do a little reading.
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This app looks like a great idea. I use mobile ordering apps all the time, so I’ll definitely check this one out! #BloggerClubUK
My place is great. You aren’t allowed to eat at your desk so you have to take a break which is good. I used to eat at my desk a lot aty last place and it never felt like a break.
I work from home and eat at my desk. I really need to start getting up and moving around at lunch so I get a break from the monotony. #BloggerClubUK
I always used to eat at my desk when I had an office job. Then when I worked from home I barely stopped for lunch. Now I make sure to have a break and often pop outside to sit in my car for some peace and quiet #bloggerclubuk
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These are really good advice points-even working from home, you need a break and to stay away from those pesky emails!!!
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I wish I had that great app… somehow, I don’t think it’d work in the middle of nowhere in New Zealand 🙁
Great post, thanks for the linky! X
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Fab tips, i’m all for pre ordering lunch when it’s super busy. I catch on the the blog in my lunch! #BloggersClubUK
Fab tips, I’m so bad at constantly checking my emails! #BloggerClubUK
Ohhh what a good idea. My hubby would love that. Lunch time is short and special anyways to help it are fantastic #bloggerclubuk
Great advice – I go back to work in August and need to make sure I make the most of lunch breaks (as not had them for a year!!!!) #bloggerclubuk
getting outside is a must isn’t it. I like to walk and listen to a podcast if I can! #bloggerclubUK
Fresh air is an absolute must, even when you work from home! It’s vital vitamin d , exercise and sanity! Good tips
good tips, I wish I had read this when I was working before! I 100% agree with the get fresh air- I used to work very long hours in a restaurant which was in a shopping centre, and some times wouldn’t see much daylight, it really is important to get out and fresh air on your break! #bloggerclubuk
HI, fab tips for me a quick walk around the block does wonders #BloggerClubUK
These tips are great. I never make enough time to go outside even though it makes me feel loads better. #BloggerClubUK
I purposely leave the office now, if only to wander round the town centre to avoid looking at work emails!
This lunch app is a great idea!
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I used to be really bad at taking my lunch breaks but they are so important. Even if it’s just for a 10 minute walk around the block.
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Top tips – I’m terrible for not really taking a lunch break, using them to catch up on emails etc. Going for a walk is a great idea to get some fresh air and clear your head.
What I would give for a lunch break free of the twins these days!
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Oooh a lunch break! I’d love one of those, its usually spent opening the door, answering the phone and catching up with admin!
I am always joined by my 3yrs old Evelyn after her nursery in the morning and so it can go both ways – enjoyable or rather stressful! lol! Thank you for hosting. #BloggerClubUK
Lol I can imagine!
I use my lunch breaks to blog ie right now haha! so i put my headphones in and drown the world out for 45 minutes everyday! #bloggerclubUK
Getting outside and breathing in fresh air is always a great way to unwind. #bloggerclubuk
When I worked in an office, I always left for lunch, and usually bought sweets – it helped! At one point the management decided that forcing us to take part in inter-office quiz contests during our lunch breaks would increase morale. It didn’t increase morale. #AnythingGoes
Wow, that’s a bad idea! sweets would work better then forced “fun” every time!
In the office, my lunch is often disturbed by people asking me work-related questions. I’m guilty of checking work emails during my lunch break too! I think it’s so important to keep lunch breaks stress free. Queues eat into too much lunch time, which makes them even more stressful. #BloggerClubUK