Work, Life, and Balance
There are never enough hours in the day.
I could probably fill twice as many quite happily. There is always another email to send, conversation to have, idea to explore or opportunity to follow up.
But while the to-do list might be limitless, my body and mind aren’t.
This week we saw our second daughter off to university. A completely normal family milestone: exciting, emotional and the beginning of a new chapter.
More than anything, I want all four of our children to have freedom. Freedom of opportunity, experience and choice.
Georgia’s personal budget helps her work towards that freedom. For our other three children, growing up in a family where care is part of everyday life inevitably shapes their experience too.
So watching the first of them head off into the world feels big. And wonderful.
At the same time, I’m itching to get properly back to business.
September to December is traditionally busy for me.
There are opportunities to travel, co-design new features and collaborate - all things I love.
But building a business, and continually promoting what you’re building, takes so much energy. Social media alone can sometimes feel relentless. You write, post, make the videos and wonder whether anyone is listening.
Then a message lands from someone who tells you they are. Relief!
And then there is my own health.
I’m making good progress since my hip replacement, but long hours at a computer have to be balanced with actually moving.
Everyone knows the drill.
Get up. Move. Exercise. Get outside.
Simple advice. Considerably harder when you’re exhausted.
Like many family carers, I have my own health to manage too. Caring doesn’t disappear because you’re tired. Family life doesn’t pause because work is busy. And your body doesn’t particularly care what is on the calendar.
I’m a do-er. I like action and I like to see forward motion.
But I’m learning that progress isn’t always a new feature, customer or opportunity.
This week, it’s getting your daughter off to university.
Or sometimes it’s closing the laptop and going for a walk.
Maybe that’s the balance.
Not making everything equal, but recognising what needs you most at that particular moment, while still moving forward.
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