Pam's Daily Wave...a tad later than usual!

Pam Buchholz
Nov 20, 2021
2 min read

ree — "There's only one thing more precious than our time....and that's who we spend it with"

Good Afternoon and a rather late Welcome to the Weekend 😊

Apologies for my tardiness today, my 20yr old son Lloyd arrived in Hatteras this morning, and I hadn't seen him in several months....so catching up with him took precedence over my morning musings.

This did get me thinking about priorities and how sometimes, we have to reassess and adjust our priorities.... just like I did this morning.

To my shame, I used to prioritize my career over just about everything, every time I planned to take time off to spend with my family, or go on vacation, there was always some emergency/drama (usually something blown out of proportion) at work.....and yes, I would put it first, and everything else would have to go on hold. I loved my job and was extremely dedicated, but on looking back now, I think it may have been to the detriment of my home life.

It's funny how some of the places that make the biggest claims about how important it is for their employees to have a good work life balance.... can in fact, be the worst. I think I compounded this, by always being available day or night, seven days a week to handle the crisis de jour. Much of my weekends were spent catching up with work stuff I hadn't managed to get through during the week. When you frequently spent all day in back-to-back meetings, the only time to actually complete any of the deliverables discussed at the meetings was on the weekend!!!

I'm quite sure I could have been just as successful in my previous career if I had kept better work boundaries and had spent more time with my loved ones....and if not, then maybe I should have changed my work environment before I did.

ree — My Crazy, Messy, Beautiful Family...

These days, we have the inn, I run retreats, and I'm a life coach.....but one thing's for sure - I'm making time for my family (of course this includes Bailey, Bodie and Pumpkin), my friends, those that need me....and little old me (who up until quite recently, was most definitely always the last person on my list of priorities) 😊

......and if that means something else having to wait, then so be it. I can live with that 😉

Over the weekend why don't you think about whether you're really getting the work/life balance you want, need and deserve - Do you have boundaries set on your work hours at home? or is it anything goes....and everything else will get put on the back burner?

Please remember, life is too short to compromise time with those you love......and most importantly - time for yourself💗