Is Your Online Business Contributing to Disconnect In Your Life?
In response to this post, I’ve decided to work through and write each of the ten blog posts I said I’d rather read. Here is my submission for number two!
I’ve been at this whole “working for myself online” thing for over a year. I’ve been doing it full-time for about seven months. And up until only recently, I’ve been struggling with a real feeling of disconnect.
I’ve felt disconnected from the outside world. I don’t go out as much as I used to now that I work at home.
I’ve felt disconnected at times from my husband, because work is always beckoning me back to my desk.
I’ve felt disconnected from my hobbies. It seems like (and it’s actually a reality sometimes) I work 12 hours a day, every day, and no time to pursue the things that once brought me a lot of joy.
I’ve felt disconnected from myself. My health hasn’t been real great. My thoughts seem to be all over the place and concentrating is difficult.
It has been a major obstacle for me since I’ve started working for myself to balance all of these things in my life and feel connected and present in my own life.
But I feel like I can say that I’m out of the woods. I’ve figured out a way to make it all happen.
I’ve accepted a routine that is similar to my husband’s.
I have the luxury of being able to mold my own schedule. My husband doesn’t. So I’ve shifted my schedule to match his so we can connect more.
We’ve decided to move to a bigger apartment.
That means I’m going to finally have an office. An “only work” zone. I think this is going to do wonders for helping me to uphold the work/play boundaries I have set.
I’ve made a point of going out and doing more. Even if it’s just errands.
As those of you who are web workers know, it’s really easy to get cooped up in the house for a long period of time. Everything you need is right here. But I’ve decided that I’m going to run more errands, have more lunches with former coworkers, and do more things, in general, outside of the house. I even plan on traveling more to conferences, and to see family and friends. I crave that in-person connection with other people and the world.
I’ve started a personal, family blog.
It’s nice to have a blog that only my friends and family can read that allows us (my husband and I) to decompress.
I’ve made major lifestyle changes.
For example, I’ve gone gluten-free. For a lot of reasons that I don’t plan on sharing here. But let me tell you – I’ve felt better than I have in years. And that’s done wonders for my clarity and focus.
So that’s how I’m beating my disconnect. How do you balance and cope with it all?
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