Me Time

A popular expression in life is that "there aren't enough hours in the day". Is this because we don't take full advantage of our day? Or is it because we're too busy dealing with the (what feels like) millions of things that need to be done? Sometimes It feels like were getting 25 hours of to-dos thrown at us every 24 hours. We have to remember that Superwoman-and Superman are fictional characters. Real people can't devote 100% to everything they do.

It seems that there are two main aspects associated with work/life balance. The first is lack of time and scheduling conflicts, and the other is feeling overwhelmed, overloaded or stressed by the pressures of home, work, family or friends. There comes a time in life where we all feel these things, and sometimes, all at once. Whether it's a role overload at work, work-to-family interference, or family-to-work interference, there's always some sort of imbalance in our lives. Some of us strive for that 40th floor, private office space with "Mark", or "Jessica" serving us coffee at our beck and call, and for that big family we've always wanted, with two girls and two boys. Trying to be that CEO and the perfect mother/father doesn't seem very attainable, does it? Well let's find out! Try this QUIZ, provided by the Canadian Mental Health Association. They found that more then HALF of us Canadians feel overwhelmed by either work, home and family, friends, physical health, volunteer or community service.

You CAN still give 100% with managing your family, and your career and feeling satisfied with both. You just have to allow yourself the time to breathe, and reflect. Allow yourself to appreciate and make the most of the personal time you have. If we don't take advantage of the time we have to ourselves, we'll become too burned out to fully appreciate any part of our lives.