<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Work&#8211;and a &#8220;Life.&#8221; We Should be Able to Have&nbsp;Both]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>If your work is important to you, and you work hard, it can be hard to find a work/life balance. But it can be done. <a href="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="7363" data-permalink="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/work-and-a-life-we-should-be-able-to-have-both/attachment/201143283/" data-orig-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png" data-orig-size="768,1092" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Balance" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=211" data-large-file="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=720" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-7363" src="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=211&#038;h=300" alt="" width="211" height="300" srcset="https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=211&amp;h=300 211w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=422&amp;h=600 422w, https://cherylbecker.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/201143283.png?w=105&amp;h=150 105w" sizes="(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px" /></a></p>
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<p>It&#8217;s important to maintain a proper work/life balance. I know when I was working outside the home full-time, if the work part of the scale was weighing too heavily on me, I was stressed out, unhappy and angry all the time, even when I wasn&#8217;t at work. This isn&#8217;t good for anyone. In my opinion, maintaining that proper balance is something you have to work on yourself; no one can fix it for you. And for me, it&#8217;s something I need to work on all the time, not just once.</p>
<p><a href="http://fistfuloftalent.com/2017/04/choose-worklife-balance.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FistfulOfTalent+%28Fistful+of+Talent%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can You Choose Your Work/Life Balance? 3 Actions to Take</a> offers some advice for those of us who have trouble keeping a healthy balance between our work and the rest of our lives. Do you have additional tips or advice?</p>
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