Work-Life Balance
Balancing Life By Examining Unspoken Commitments
One of the things I struggle with is keeping a decent work-life balance. There is so much that needs to be done, and so much that I want to do! Unfortunately, these two are not always the same.
A recent blog article over at Zen Habits (Don’t Have Time for Goals? Simplify Your Commitments) talked about [...]
Bouncing Back From Busy
Have you ever had a busy stretch where you were asked to push your output to the utmost, cutting back on everything except a vital project? How did you feel when it was no longer required for you to put forth that effort?
Recently I had a project hit unexpectedly. I came home from work, then [...]
Accepting Help
Maintaining a living space should not be a one person job if more than one person lives there. But for many of us working moms, we have fallen into the habit of not asking for help. Asking for help is difficult, and accepting it is difficult too. Here are some ground rules to get you [...]
Why You Should Take Your Lunch Break
I have gotten in a nasty habit of eating lunch at my desk. I spend the time eating, reading blogs, or catching up on email. What I have found is that when I eat in front of the computer, I eat more, and I am hungry about an hour later. It got me thinking [...]
Drawing the Line Between Work and Home
We all have heard the stories of people who routinely take work home from the office every night. You may be one of them. On the flip side of the coin are the people who bring home items to work.
Back in the days when working outside the home generally meant cranking widgets in a factory, [...]
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