Work/Life Balance?

I have the luxury of “setting my own hours”, since I’m self-employed, but as you can probably imagine that often means I put in far more hours than I would if I had a “real job”. Of course, sometimes I struggle with a decision about working versus taking some time off for fun.

Today I had to struggle with just such a challenge. This weekend I depart for Santa Fe to teach another great workshop (and as I write this it isn’t too late to join me there!), so I have plenty of work to catch up on before I leave. At the same time, I have season tickets to the Seattle Mariners, and today there was a not-so-often day game scheduled. So I had to decide between just getting work done and enjoying a day at the ballpark.

I opted for both.

I realize I looked like a bit of a fool as the security personnel at the entrance checked my back, noticed my laptop, and said it looked like I planned to do some “computing” during the game. And I look like an even bigger fool sitting in my seat with my laptop out, working on an article. I’m secretly hoping everyone thinks I’m a sports writer covering the story, but I know they realize if that were the case I’d be up in the press box.

Still, it is worth the potential humiliation. I’m able to get a change of scenery from my normal home office, and I’m able to enjoy a tasty (though probably very unhealthy) hot dog with all the fixin’s while getting some work done.

Who knows, perhaps I can even catch up on email while watching the Seattle Mariners claim victory in today’s game. With the Mariners leading 2-0 as I write this, I’m counting on them to win. But I don’t think I’ll be caught up on email anytime soon.

Oh, and the only thing this really has to do with photography is that the image documenting my little geek-at-the-ballpark experience was captured with my phone and then sent to myself via email so I could post this blog via my laptop. Amazing what we can do nowadays!