Getting the Work-Life Balance Right
Regular readers of the blog will know that our Simple Life of Luxury is all about getting the work-life balance right and living in a location that suits or lifestyle. None of this working like mad in a city all week just to drive for miles to get to the beach or hills for a few hours rest and recuperation at the weekends. Work is of course important as we have bills to pay, mouths to feed and toys and gadgets to buy, but we work to live rather than live to work.
We don’t always get it right of course and there are plenty of times when work and other commitments get in the way of enjoying ourselves, but the beach is just across the road and the hills just behind us so there is almost always an opportunity to spend some time there. In fact we often take them for granted and it is at this time of year when holidaymakers appear for the week by the sea that we realise that most people don’t even see the sea from one year to the next.
There are also times when we get it just right. We had a good weekend enjoying the sunshine on the beach and in the garden. Paddling in the sea, building sandcastles, playing in a canoe and having BBQ’s and beach parties. For most people that would have been it and come Monday they would be back to work and longing to be out in the sunshine. As a freelance website designer I’m able to be a little more flexible so come Monday I got the work-life balance just right. I got up at 5am and did a couple of hours of work until 7.30am. Then an hour of housework until 8.30am followed by another 4 hours of work, but by 1pm I ws out for a ride on my mountain bike in the glorious sunshine. It was quite a ride too, 32 miles and a total climb of over 4000 feet through some of the best scenery in Wales. By the time I got back to the beach there was just enough time for a quick swim in the sea followed by dinner with Anna and Morgan and then another hour of work as I had a client to meet at 7.30pm.
A perfect day, plenty of activities and recreation and enough work to help pay the bills.
