A Matter of Balance

Are you the Queen of Multi-Tasking or the Princess of Overextended and Burnt Out?

Life happens! Take a lesson from our beloved Themis -- the scale is rarely perfectly balanced, you have to look at both sides and adjust. When one side comes up, the other goes down.

Tips & Tricks

• Make a list -- It is often not near as bad on paper as it all is rattling around in you head.
  
  
• Take 5 - When you can't get going and life seems overwhelming, talk yourself into "5." Tackle 5 small things you know you need to do or spend 5 minutes doing a chore. It will either jump start you and you will keep going or at the minimum, something gets done.
  
  
• Accept a sisterly hand - We have all been there or will be, let someone help. Accept if offered and ask if needed.
  
  
• Don't reinvent the wheel - Reuse, recycle when you can.
  
  
• Forget perfect - really! Not only do you waste time obsessing over getting things "just right" studies actually show you cause yourself a lot more stress.
  
  
• Have boundaries - Find the things important to you - Sunday dinners with your family, tucking your kids into bed, Thursday happy hours with your girlfriends... protect those things fiercely!
  
  
• Communicate - When people know this is a rough week/month/few months in your life, they are much more understanding if you aren't always at 100%.
  
  
• Lean when you can say "no." Prioritize and stay flexible.