tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-975418670532816817.post5052958356144322093..comments2008-06-21T11:47:18.233+01:00Jenny Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779579054897917982noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-975418670532816817.post-43506736206778546222008-06-21T11:47:00.000+01:002008-06-21T11:47:00.000+01:00www - couldn't have put it better myself! I don't think there's a word for the type of connection those of us experience when our jobs sort of flow into the rest of our lives and vice versa - it's the opposite of compartmentalisation, I suppose.Jenny Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779579054897917982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-975418670532816817.post-64872410052735356052008-06-20T03:06:00.000+01:002008-06-20T03:06:00.000+01:00I guess I'm very lucky Jenny in that I have always operated on the premise that my business is one of the most personal things I do so the lines are very blurred for me. I know everyone's secrets so there is a high intimacy levelwith my clients. <BR/>A major flaw is I tend to be a huge procrastinator or I will underestimate or overestimate a project timewise.<BR/>I also have tremendous difficulty in giving myself permission to totally goof off. I'm working on that, just going out with the camera and ambling around.<BR/>Balance?<BR/>No idea what that is!<BR/>XO<BR/>WWWWisewebwomanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-975418670532816817.post-80504730965574672462008-06-19T20:56:00.000+01:002008-06-19T20:56:00.000+01:00Dr A - no, I don't tend to bow to pressure on this blog, as you may have noticed! In terms of jobs, dr. em is very fortunate - I know I appreciate Nick's support when I'm really busy. And you are right, we just need to keep in mind what's important to us.Jenny Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05779579054897917982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-975418670532816817.post-73309028328304270612008-06-19T13:13:00.000+01:002008-06-19T13:13:00.000+01:00Jenny, thank you for the link - I hope you didn't feel pressurised. I know how much pressure you academics come under already (dr. em holds a similar position to your own) and I would not like to feel that I have contributed unfairly to that load in any way.<BR/>As for work - fortunately I am now in a job that basically runs 9.00 to 5.00 and I can forget about it as soon as I catch the bus home but sometimes have to lend a shoulder to dr. em to lean on - so we try to make the most of spare time and holidays. Perhaps the best we can do is to try to tip the balance over the course of a lifetime, in favour of the things that matter to us. Difficult sometimes, I know, but perhaps if we keep slugging away then just maybe we can come ahead on points.dr. adderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10910992281901525464noreply@blogger.com