I’m not balanced. Hear me roar!
- April 27th, 2010
- Jenn
I am a business owner. I am a mom. I am a wife. I am an individual. Balanced? I am not!
We all know that there’s a mountain of information, discussions, blog posts and magazine articles out there in the quest of finding a work/life balance. So, I thought I would throw my two cents into wishing fountain and talk about how I think it’s an impossible quest.
I’ve done my best to put some basic structure into my life to ensure that one day doesn’t blur into another. I go to the office 5 days a week. I spend quality time with my son after work. I do my best to put work aside on the weekend and spend time with my family.
Note, nowhere in the above list do I mention where I maintain our house, have a hobby, hang out with friends (or my husband for that matter) or attend business functions.
Oh, did I mention that my husband is a tradesmen and, typically works 18+ hour days in the summer?
Please, don’t get me wrong – I’m not complaining. I quite enjoy the fast paced, craziness that is my life. I chose all of the roles that I find myself juggling each day. Of course, there are days that I wish I walked into a clean, un-cluttered house. There are days at work that I wish I was at home. There are days at home that I wish I was at work. Life isn’t perfect. But, let’s face it – if we lived with a perfectly scheduled and balanced day, well, we’d all be pretty bored!
Disagree? Believe you’ve found the secret recipe for balance between your work and life? Let me know! Until then, I’ll continue on – content with the idea that maybe having toys scattered over the living room floor while I work on my laptop and chit-chat with my husband about his day is okay.
-jenn
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I think Kathy Buckworth said something to the effect that there is no such thing as balance. We’re looking for work/life blend. BLEND is such an easier state to strive for. Blending can have more of one than another at times, whereas balance must be at its core, equal. No such thing as balance. The sooner we stop striving for it, the sooner we can be happy with our life blend, whatever it may be that day.
I totally agree Jacki. I really enjoy working. So is it ok for me to work more than I play. Sure! It’s my life. And everyone’s idea of balance is different. I like the word blend. I also like blenders. And mixed drinks. : D
Thanks Jacki!
Chris
Blend sounds like a lovely thing! It seems like a much more realistic goal. The trouble is that a lot of mom’s set themselves up with crazy bars to meet and spend every waking moment trying to meet them. Life isn’t perfect and we’ll kill ourselves by continually trying to pack everything in. Something’s gotta give!
(It’s also true that some days, my life would appear to look like a blended drink – once a bunch of individual ingredients,by the end of the day – one crazy drink. That’s not always a bad thing. Blended drinks are pretty delish!)