Keep Your Job and Your Sanity by Maintaining a Balanced Work and Home Life
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Please check out my latest article that shares some of my suggestions for keeping a balanced work and home live. Do you agree/disagree? Have your own tips that you’d like to share? Let me know in the comments section and one of you will receive 5 extra entries into a WCatDD giveaway of your choice!
As a former work-a-holic, I know why some people work as hard as they do. Many people constantly strive to prove their worth, to show their bosses that they’re doing a great job. So they work one, two, three, or more hours more than a normal 9-5 job. I’ve skipped lunches, worked until 7 or 8PM at night, then taken the laptop home so I could keep doing emails. Many work-a-holics may even get a little giddy when they send an email at 9PM at night because it shows everyone on the To: list that they’re a hard and dedicated worker.
There are many problems with that mentality, though. If you keep it up, in six months or a year, you will start to feel burned out. You won’t have the same excitement when you think about working. You’ll be tired all the time, stressed all the time. And you might be a little crankier than you normally are. This is because having “YOU” time is important to keep your life balanced and happy. If you’re working constantly, your brain is never turning off, keeping it alert and stressed longer than it wants to be. It’s important to take time to yourself and allow your brain and body to relax.
Here are some of my tips for reducing stress in your life and to help you find a balanced work/home Life:
You can read all of my “sanity” tips at associatedcontent.com.
To win the 5 extra entries into any WCatDD giveaway, simply comment on this post with your thoughts, additions, suggestions on how to keep a healthy and balanced work/home life. On Monday, November 16th, sometime around 9PM EST, I will select ONE random commenter via random.org to win! The standard giveaway rules also apply.
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I refuse to let my job take over my life.. At the end of the day, it's time to go home, no matter what. Nothing is so important that it can't wait until the next day.
I used to work full time and late at night….some health problems caused me to have to quit working full time and I finally realized how much I had been missing. It is important to enjoy your family as much as you can always.
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I agree with your tips… Pretty much covers it all! It is difficult to balance life period. Even for me a stay at home mom.. I can devote too much time to my Blog.. and ignore the house and family. I have to set rules for myself.. and set a simple schedule. But you are right it does help to have hobbies.. extra things.. to divert our attention a bit.. kind of refreshes us!
Well I'm unemployed now looking for a job. I would say from experience that when you leave the office you really need to leave the office. Family is another job, many jobs don't like you moonlighting, working at other jobs. Separate your responsibilities whenever possible.
My husband works a very stressful job at our state penitentiary. He's had to gather some tricks for leaving work at work.
We heard this great story along the way that stuck with me…
A man was out in his yard, when his neighbor got home from work. His neighbor sat on his porch swing, and talked to himself for a solid 5 minutes, then went in the house.
Wow, weird, thought the man.
A couple days later, the man caught his neighbor on the porch doing it again!
After a couple weeks of this, he finally asked his neighbor what he was doing, and the neighbor told him that every day he had a stressful day at work, he would sit down on the porch, and COMPLAIN about every little thing that had happened, venting it out into the air. When he felt he had gotten all the gripes out, he would take off his work jacket and go inside,m where he could have a nice chat with his wife, leaving the stress of work outside onthe porch.
You've gotta do whatever you gotta do to put a bad day behind you, even if it makes you look crazy to your neighbors. My husband uses his long drive home to relax, playing music way louder than I would let him, and just letting it go…
Congratulations Patricia with random.org #4! You've won 5 extra entries into any WCatDD Giveaway! Thanks to all of you who shared your advice. We all need to keep things in perspective and appreciate our time outside of work!
Congratulations Patricia with random.org #4! You've won 5 extra entries into any WCatDD Giveaway! Thanks to all of you who shared your advice. We all need to keep things in perspective and appreciate our time outside of work!
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