Adventures in Work-Life Balance: An Odyssey

A blog about one family's adventures in striving to achieve, and then maintain, a healthy balance between work and family life.

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Author: Mr. WL Balance

Short-term Rental Update: February 2018

The Search for Land Okay, so we are fresh off having identified our medium- and long-term goals across a variety of areas of our family life. In my post on the importance of planning, I noted the importance of mapping Read more…


Why You Should Plan Your Year: Planning Out 2018

Why You Should Plan Your Year Well, we are now about two-and-a-half months into 2018. My primary resolution for this year is to spend the time more purposefully. Having survived 2017, I can confidently conclude that having a broad plan Read more…


Happy New Year

  Happy New Year from the Adventures in Work-Life Balance blog. 2017 has been a transformational year. To be sure, it has been extraordinarily tough. But it has served as the impetus for launching this blog. It was just the Read more…


Seoul, Korea: Breakfast in Gwangjang Market

This past week, Mr. WLBalance took an eight-day work trip to Seoul, Korea. It was the first opportunity to take work-life balance on the road since having started this blog. My schedule was mostly fully booked with work obligations during Read more…


Giving Thanks for this Journey

Thanksgiving, that most American of traditions, is a wonderful time for taking stock of where we are in life and appreciating the things that are a part of our lives. Among many things, this includes cherished relationships, a roof over Read more…


Relapse Toward Imbalance

Prelude to a Relapse I knew there would likely be moments like this. Up until this point, I have been rather enthusiastic about my ability to embrace opportunities to engage in more activities on the “life” side of the work-life Read more…