How do you balance your work and personal life ?

[richiekotzenrules]

I think today a lot of families don't spend time together anymore because one of the parents has to work overtime or has too difficult times to work so that when it's family time that person has to sleep. So how do you handle it ? What time to what time do you work and how do you manage to still have a private life with your family ? Do you just take time of sometimes for your family ? Or is anyone going to admit they are a workoholic ?

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[rowenahere]

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richiekotzenrules[/b]]I think today a lot of families don't spend time together anymore because one of the parents has to work overtime or has too difficult times to work so that when it's family time that person has to sleep. So how do you handle it ? What time to what time do you work and how do you manage to still have a private life with your family ? Do you just take time of sometimes for your family ? Or is anyone going to admit they are a workoholic ?

I am a workaholic. In fact, even during college years as a student vying for honors; I am already a self-professed workholic. When I work; I am too absorb with my work. Yet, a a family woman now, I really have to balance my time with my job and with my family. As a working woman, I usually feel guilty about my scarcity of time spent with my 2 year old son. As an educator and freelance writer, my teaching job starts at 7AM to 4PM and during night time and holidays I am working on my lesson plans and some writing jobs. Yet, if ever I find some time to sneak out from my works; I do spend some quality time with my family. Usually my weekends are intended for them. With this era's poverty stricken life whereas both the couple has to work in order to earn a living and enjoy some luxuries; the genuine encounter moments of each family member are put at stake.

[katel2k]

Hi, im a workaholic person also. Now that I have my own family, I need to balance my work and personal life. Me and my wife does not have the same schedule, she works on the morning shift and I on the graveyard shift. We only share quality time on our day off's.

[triraj]

I and my husband make short trips exploring new places surrounding our city when we get little time off, otherwise plan long tours, as both of us like to travel a lot.

[astros99]

Well, many of our jobs get sunday off. Therefore, Sunday should be a day away from work fully devoted to your family or whoever you would like to spend it with. That is one good way of balancing it. But, if your job doesn't have Sunday off then you obviously have to make other time for your family. That is where it gets hard...

[fadyllan]

What i do know is i can't stand working the 9 to 5 job. I did, then i started to feel wasted and going crazy so i quit. People said i'm crazy because i had a secure job and many people would love to have my job especially at times like this when finding a job is a nightmare.

I started to focus on my passion, take some classes, polished up my skills and go freelance. Now i'm a freelance make-up artist and loving every second of it. Meanwhile i do some computer and internet businesses with my fiance. Also, from time to time i write a bit as a freelance.

I don't think i'm a workaholic. But i like making money. So, i'm the kind of person who will pursue any new and creative businesses available.

So, my 'work' and my personal life are pretty much balanced. I guess that's one of the reason why i can't stand working the 9 to 5 kind of job. Because i can't stand not to have control over my own play time.

[littlenicky]

A few post talking about their wife or fiance. Actually i dont have a partner right now. Mayb i'm too focusing on the work till i dont have the intention to think about it. Working from 9 to 5 daily, go to gym in the evening then back home. Sometimes i will go out with my family either for a dinner or a walk in a shopping complex.

Is this call balancing my work and personal life? Is it healthy? For me i would think a relationship is not that important.

[rowenahere]

If you are only young littlenicky then a relationship isn't that important for you right now. You focus on the other things that make you happy.

I think you should take time out for your friends also. I think you would be balancing work and personal life quite well then.

[mini_0]

Well , i say it comes by experience . But there is a slight difference . There is different way for married and unmarried people to this . Bachelors and spinsters may find it easier as they shift from college to office , there is a difference noo doubt but without the family baggage . but married people totally dependson the job for sustaining their lives and runniing the house hold , so its a completely different ballgame for them .