Articles

WorkLife Balance

Work-Life Balance – essential or just ‘nice to have’?

Lynn Murphy published in The Nursing Standard autumn 2005
At times we all dream of more time, more money and a better quality of life … particularly if we’re feeling stressed and running just to keep up. Coming back from a holiday feeling relaxed and enjoying life we might tell ourselves ‘no more! – I really am going to leave work on time, spend more time at home or doing…’ (you can fill in the blank for yourself)
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Develop your wobbling skills!

Lynn Murphy published in The Nursing Standard summer 2006
What is ‘a good WorkLife Balance’ anyway?
It would be easy to say it means x hours at work, y hours with the family, z hours spent on yourself etc, but in reality everybody’s ideal WorkLife Balance is different. And in an increasingly busy, complex and chaotic world, what creates Balance for any one individual also changes with circumstances and priorities. Whatever the precise arrangements though, it does seem that a sense of balance comes from being and doing those things that are important to you. This means aligning your resources of time, energy and money with your values, dreams, goals - the things you want to be saying ‘YES!’ to in your life
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6 steps to a more balanced life 

Lynn Murphy
There is no absolute definition of ‘life balance’, but in an increasingly busy world with an ever-increasing number of choices, a sense of balance seems to come from being and doing on the outside what is important on the inside. This means aligning time, energy and other resources in a way that matches your inner dreams, goals and priorities - the things you now want to say YES to in your life
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Decluttering

Time to declutter your wardrobe

Diana Blakeman
Do you throw things out or are you a hoarder? Is your wardrobe stuffed to overflowing with clothes? Even better, have you got more than one wardrobe?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then read on...