Families have such a difficult time these days trying to do everything — work, school, activities, meals and still have some leisure time. Is it possible to really have it all?
CNN.com has a section dedicated to this topic. Here’s what its opening page says:
“Americans are working longer hours than ever before, taking a big bite out of their personal lives. Add economic pressures and technology that ensures a 24/7 connection to work and you have the line between job and personal life blurring.”
It also states:
“A stressful work life can affect your home life as well.”
The latter statement is quite a big message. If your job is causing you stress, you can’t possibly have a balanced life at home. It just doesn’t work like that. You’ll end up taking our your frustrations on your spouse, children or friends. I’ve found that if your job is that stressful, you need to reevaluate what you do or where you work. How you feel about your job definitely seeps into your home life.
Take its quiz, “Are you off balance?“ and see how you rate. I scored a 47 percent; it says I’m “in harmony.”
ABOUT ALICIA: Alicia is the founder of Balancing Motherhood.com. Last year, she managed to stay sane while completing an MBA, working full-time, blogging, and still baking amazing birthday cakes — all while raising a young family at home.
realworldmartha says
I don’t think we can have it all in this world but as always you can make the best with what you have. Some have to work,..some can stay home… some have a few children, some a lot. Whatever the case maybe, it’s just about making the best choices you have where you are at.
wellness4weightloss says
I’ve often said you can have it all – if you’re willing to work at it. I think its when we put too much emphasis on any one area of our life that we get stressed and out of balance. I haven’t spent a lot of time on your blog (yet!) but I too am a mom – my kids are 4 and 2. I know when I spent all my time focused on them and zero on my other interests I got very depressed… and was labeled with “post partum depression”. But really, what I needed was a breath of fresh air, a walk, a prayer, a date with my husband and a some focus on my other passions – like my work.
Warmly,
Karen
http://www.wellnessforweightloss.net