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You are here: 5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work Sharing is caring!Welcome! It looks like you might be new here, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about me and my blog. My name is Julie Ryan and I live with Fibromyalgia. I've chosen to live positively, to fight back with diet and lifestyle changes and it's made a huge difference for me. The difference between living all my days in bed, and actually LIVING. I hope you'll keep reading andsubscribe to my Newsletter to make sure you don't miss a post. Thanks for visiting! *BTW, just a heads up that the post below may have affiliate links (some of my posts do).Welcome back! I'm so glad that you are here again. If you've not already, be sure to subscribe to my Newsletter and I'll update you each time I post (and occasionally I'll send you something special). Just a heads up that the post below may have affiliate links.I can be a bit of a workaholic. Add to that that my brain works under entrepreneur guidelines and that can be really bad.If you don’t know what I mean by that last bit, there’s a joke that says something like “entrepreneurs are the only people who will work 80 hours a week to avoid working 40”. It’s not a joke.I work best when I’m self-driven to meet my own goals rather than working to meet someone else’s. So, yes I’d rather work 80 hours a week for myself than 40 hours a week for someone else, even if it means making less money.The good news is that I don’t work 80 hours a week and that I’m able to accomplish more in 20 hours working for myself than most people accomplish in 40+ hours at a regular job.Unfortunately, living with a fibromyalgia means that working 80 hours a week isn’t an option. It also means that working for someone else doesn’t work so well, so I have to find a balance.Working for myself is really a combination of doing things that generate income directly for myself (projects that I own, like this blog) and projects that I do for other people (in which case I have a client). However, even when I’m working for a client I have to keep my limitations in mind.Recently, I did something I haven’t done in decades. I picked up an hourly side gig at a campground we’re staying at. They needed a little extra help in their office and offered to help out.Self-care in the workplace means that I have to keep a balance at all times between doing enough to keep a reasonable income level and not over-doing it to the point that I’m exhausted every minute that I’m not working, and therefore unable to enjoy the life I’ve created.Life with chronic illness has taught me that I have to make some important choices when it comes to balancing work and life&nbsp;so that I can work and still have a life beyond work. Being able to continue working despite fibromyalgia is important to me. I want to work for as long as I’m able, whether it’s just a few hours a week or full time.Doing what I love makes continuing to work a lot easier, because it doesn’t feel like work. Instead it feels like I get paid to do something I’d do for free (if only I didn’t need money to live). Even so, it’s important that I work wisely and that self care is just as big a part of my workday as it is my personal time.Making self care an important part of my workday allows me to be better able to enjoy my personal time, rather than working simply to spend the rest of my hours in pain or fatigued.Related:&nbsp;Thanks for this post. I still work full time but am blessed to be able to be flexible with my schedule. The app is great; I just installed it on my phone!ReplyThis site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.Spoonie. Fibro Warrior. E-health advocate.Julie Ryan was diagnosed with fibromyalgia in 2010 and endometriosis in 2012. She's lived with chronic migraine most of her life. In 2019 she was diagnosed with inter-cranial hypertension.Julie has a degree in Psychology, and works as a freelance writer and marketer. Freelance work allows her to work when she can and not be tied to a desk or a schedule. Julie believes in living an inspired life despite chronic illness."I have chronic illness, it doesn't have me."More about JulieBlog title inspired by The Spoon Theory, by Christine Miserandino, an excellent explanation of what it's like to live with invisible illness. Read More…I am not a doctor. I do not claim to be a doctor. I do not play a doctor on TV or the internet. I simply share my experiences and what has worked for me. We are all different and before you try any new treatment, exercise, supplement, etc you should talk with your doctor (the real one, not the one on TV). All content copyright CountingMySpoonsAny content reblogged from this site must adhere to the terms of © Copyright and TOS That page states in part:"A brief excerpt of content that does not exceed 75 words may be quoted as long as a link is provided back to the source page on this blog and authorship is properly attributed."&nbsp;&nbsp;Counting My Spoons respects your privacy. 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You are here: 5 Ways I Focus on Self Care at Work Sharing is caring!Welcome! It looks like you might be new here, so I wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about me and my blog. My name is Julie Ryan and I live with Fibromyalgia. I've chosen to live positively, to fight back with diet and lifestyle changes and it's made a huge difference for me. The difference between living all my days in bed, and actually LIVING. I hope you'll keep reading andsubscribe to my Newsletter to make sure you don't miss a post. Thanks for visiting! *BTW, just a heads up that the post below may have...

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