Balancing Work and Home Life

I've been in the adult industry for nearly 4 years now and over the past 4 years I've found that balancing a professional career in this industry and home life can be extremely hard. Not just for me but for everyone involved, being able to set limits on the amount of hours that one works while still allowing for quality family time is the toughest part of the job.

Unlike most jobs where you can shut the computer down at 5 o'clock and go home to your kids and do a nightly routine is almost impossible. For so many that work from home it's always there, there's always something to do making it extremely hard to just walk away.

Over the last few years I personally set a goal for myself which involved purchasing a home for me and the kids. I killed myself with work to reach this goal, which I did. But while I was striving to reach this goal I feel like I lost site of what was really important. I ask myself daily was it fair to the kids? Was it worth all the time and effort that I put into reaching my goal? I still have to say yes it was. I knew that a home would make all three of us happy not only myself and it was what we all wanted. I just wish I had gone about things a little differently. I wish I had set time away to enjoy life a little more.

Some of the things that I've reflected on for the last four years are steps that I can take to make sure that I spend my time wisely regardless of what I'm doing. I make schedules for myself, plan out what needs to be done when it needs to get done and approximately how long each task will take. I include everything from family time, dinner time and the time that I take for extra curricular activities that the kids might be involved in.

If I have to spend time away from home for a show or some other type of business function, I always try to make up for lost time with the kids by doing something special that I know they'll enjoy. I know it's hard to make up for lost time. But by planning special events or extra time with them it lets them know that they're still the most precious things in the world to me.

Sure I'm a firm believer that work is extremely important and that money is what makes life function. But when you loose site of what the most important part of your life is, your family. Then life it's self doesn't mean anything.

Marsha Youngs
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