When I was teaching, I had to constantly consider the balance between work and life. The scales were always tipping in the wrong direction - I was living to work, rather than enjoying my life. Certainly, in the last few months the balance was impossibly skewed in favour of the hours I was dedicating not to teaching but to satisfying the bureaucracy. But that's another story.
Now I find myself unable to tell the difference between the work I do and the life I lead. I choose to write more often than choosing to socialise. In fact, I enjoy socialising with the people I work alongside.
Of course, it's partly influenced by my decision to stop drinking. Not entirely a free choice, but rather dictated by the ridiculous strength and number of drugs I'm having to take to get through my shoulder injury. It's saving me a fortune and giving me so much more time to live.
I am honestly blessed with my clients. They don't necessarily pay me the most money I could get elsewhere, but they give me the freedom to write and to interview some exceptionally interesting people.
Turns out, the easiest way to get the balance right is to enjoy your work.That's when life gets really good.
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