About Today: Balancing Your Work Life and Your Life Life

If you can't see this email, click here

Today From Bob Schulties, your About Today Editor About 12 years ago a friend of mine gave his friends the best work advice: Leave at 5 o'clock. He then turned to me and said, "Except for you. You don't even start working until 4:30." What Does Work-Life Balance Even Mean? When I was a kid, no one used the term "work-life balance." Grownups went to work, often (but not always) someone's mom was at home, and that was that. But now with both parents working...well, life at home isn't working so well anymore. Here's How Some About.com Readers Are Coping Should a Parent Stay at Home? Search Related Topics:  work-life balance  flexible schedules  work schedules Signs You're Doing It Wrong Here was the wake-up call that I was doing it wrong: I fell asleep while the kids were eating supper. Twice. Can Your Schedule Flex? What is Telecommuting? How Do Single Parents Do It? I was raised by my single mom and she never once sat down with me to say, "This situation is so hard that I can't do it alone." Now she might have felt that way, but she never said so to me. Yet every single day I had a lunch and clean clothes. I have no idea how she did it. I whine if there's too much mayonnaise on my sandwich. Single parents: toughest job ever. Signs You Should Consider a Voluntary Demotion Directory of Work at Home Jobs Search Related Topics:  work-life balance tips  single parenting  Just Say No My buddy Big Mike (not to be confused with BigTall Mike) has a list hanging in his cubicle at work. It's his to-do list. Whenever someone comes by to request work of him, he points to the list and says, "Convince my manager to put your request at the top and I'll do it next." That's his way of saying no. What If You Are Just Returning to Work? Working While Raising Your Family Search Related Topics:  study help  balance  planners Related Searches Work Life Balance Stay at Home Mom Single Moms Mother and Children Change Your Life Featured Articles Richie Haven's Legacy Is the Recovery Position the Best Position? The BEST Lemon Bars Ten Ways to Have More Confident Body Language Which Presidents Had Beards? Managing Alcohol When You Have PTSD   More from About.com 10 Easy Ways to Look Thinner Don't wait until you've lost those first pounds to make these simple, slimming changes. Read more...> Create a Shared Photo Stream Sharing your photo stream with friends and family is a great way to keep in touch. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Today newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2012 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement

Share this post