{"id":6276,"date":"2024-02-27T14:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/?p=6276"},"modified":"2024-02-27T14:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:01:25","slug":"the-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justshareforyou.store\/index.php\/2024\/02\/27\/the-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Work-Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n I recently spoke to group of students at LIM College, and one of the first things they asked me was, \u201cHow do you do it all\u2026and still manage to have a life?\u201d
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\n As someone who has been doing this for almost six years, I\u2019ve definitely had my fair share of struggles when it comes to a healthy work-life balance. And I\u2019m here to say that in six years, the work-life balance is still not something I\u2019ve mastered. In fact, I still struggle with it every day.\n <\/p>\n

\n But as I get older, and take on more responsibilities for my career and also my job, I have to learn how to approach my work-life balance differently. Everyone has a different idea of what a work-life balance should be, but we all strive for the \u201cperfect balance\u201d. Sure, there are days when I dream of having 8 hours a day to do things
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\n . But at the end of the day, I am currently working 2 jobs that I absolutely love and want to keep succeeding in.\n <\/p>\n

\n My reality looks much different than a \u201cperfect\u201d work-life balance. I currently am working 9-6 (some days are definitely longer), and when I come home I immediately hop onto my desktop to work on my blog. Mornings tend to be a bit tougher \u2014 I try to wake up early to get some more work done before heading into the office, but I usually fail and hit snooze one too many times. On weekends, I\u2019m typically shooting or writing in the mornings. Then I can\u2019t forget about the other things I need to get checked off the list: Errands (returning packages, appointments, picking up gifts, etc.), the commute to work (dreadful most of the time), and that little thing called exercise (right now, it\u2019s strictly SoulCycle for me).\n <\/p>\n

\n Oh and sleeping. Duh. I\u2019m the kind of girl that really enjoys her sleep. So that means I need at least 6-7 hours.\n <\/p>\n

\n That doesn\u2019t leave me too much time in a day. My most productive days are typically filled with things related to work. And work. And more work.\n <\/p>\n

\n Most of the time,
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\n I feel like I need to put all of this work in
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\n to \u201ccompete\u201d (I\u2019m using that term very lightly because I don\u2019t see it as true competition) with those who
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\n have those 8 hours in a day to get everything they want done. Of course, I\u2019m doing this to myself. I
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\n . And I\u2019m very grateful for everything that this job (blogging) has given me. But there comes a point in time when you need to put
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\n I typically try to reserve weekends for \u201cme\u201d time. Whether it\u2019s with Matt, my family, or my friends, I try not to be \u201con\u201d (aka working). During the weekdays, I try to get to a few SoulCycle classes, eat a healthy dinner, and
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\n occasionally \u201cforget\u201d
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\n (aka say no)
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\n to attend a last minute press event because I know it\u2019s just not something that will be beneficial to me or my brand. I just try to do things that make me forget my phone for a while.\n <\/p>\n

\n So while I haven\u2019t found that perfect work-life balance, I slowly feel like I\u2019m getting a good grip on what my work-life balance actually is. And it\u2019s been working for me. So now I\u2019m coming to you for advice \u2014 How do YOU create a good\/great\/perfect work-life balance?\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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\n photo by allie provost
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