上週五，當我們把員工的每週升級情況彙總到一起時，我們的編輯們在上班的路上做了更多的工作，玩我們的信用卡獎勵遊戲，探索新的播客，並投資於虛假的陽光。

本週，我們在積極地工作，在家裡做頹廢的三明治，保持廚房的清潔，在某些情況下，護理自己恢復健康。

你這周做了什麼升級？請在評論中告訴我們。

Digitize your gratitude journaling

I’m using the Three Good Things app, which might just be the simplest way to start gratitude journaling. Every night at 9 p.m., it asks me, “What went well today?” (It’s the only phone notification that I tolerate.) I then type in three good things. My good things have been **all—a text convo, listening to a favorite podcast, laying on the floor in luge-position with my daughter and pretending we’re speeding down a slope of ice with the Olympians. Once this week, I even wrote “drank a lot of water.” Man, my life is boring. But good boring.

michelle woo, parenting editor

Step up your home sandwich-making game

I realized that I have the power to make sandwiches at home any time I want. Look, making a sandwich is a hassle, and keeping a bunch of fresh ingredients in my fridge in the right amounts is also a hassle, so my upgrade is just remembering that it’s worth it. Here’s my fave sandwich recipe this week: I put two slices of sourdough in the toaster oven, with sliced gouda on top of one. When the cheese is all melty, I spread mayo on the other slice, and fill the sandwich with salami, maybe some turkey or some salad greens, and a big handful of sautéed peppers and oni***.

beth skwarecki, health editor

Escape into virtual reality

I bought a Playstation VR bundle last weekend, so goodbye real world. If you need me I’ll be fighting m***ters, shooting aliens, and getting the crap scared out of me for kicks.

patrick allan, staff writer

Ease back in to an exercise routine

I joined a gym and started running again this week after a brief hiatus (thanks to knee and ankle troubles...yay aging), and I’ve got my eye on a half-marathon in a few months. It’s frustrating not to be able to run the distances I could a few months ago, but my body needed the break, and it feels really good to be back at it.

alicia adamczyk, staff writer

Free yourself from timepiece tyranny

My watch broke and I have yet to replace it, so I’ve been going timekeeper-free. Mostly I’ve discovered that I didn’t need to keep checking the time every minute, and it’s ok to not worry as much about punctuality. But my wrist feels weird.

joel kahn, sr. video producer

Tote a tote for emergencies

With my favorite pair of backpacks in the repair shop for a zipper replacement, I’ve been forced to commute with a nice but unwieldy shoulder bag, wishing I had a bit more width to store everything I usually carry to the job. I knew something had to change when I saw my colleague Nick materialize a tiny, self-contained nylon tote from his own bag during a conversation. So now I carry around a folded up tote emblazoned with the name of my partner’s company to add some extra carrying capacity to my person. When I get my normal bags back, I’m most definitely sticking one of them in there, just in case I need to do some heavy lifting of some farmer’s market greens.

patrick austin, staff writer

Keep your self cozy while you convalesce

*Feebly raises head from sick bed* My upgrade is this heated blanket! It makes my life cozy and my mornings less hostile.

claire lower, food & beverage editor

Don’t let dishes build up in your sink

In an effort to improve my overall cleanliness and build up new habits a bit at a time, I’m trying to become a person who washes their dishes as soon as they’re done using them. Living alone it can be tempting to let the sink pile up all week, but my apartment is so much more inviting (and I’m so much more likely to cook) if I keep it clean. And generally, except for one night when I was sick and exhausted, I’ve been able to stick to it pretty easily—it really only takes a couple extra minutes when you only have a few dishes to deal with, and not several days’ worth. Who knew.

virginia k. **ith, managing editor