having better work life balance

[car10001]

hi everyone

most of you lot know about the current place of work being for sale and the plan not to stay once it has.

just wondering how to have a better work life balance and have more time for your things and have time to take odd things to local markets to sell, what would be able to be done until the shops sold and have changed jobs with a job with better work life balance.

at moment dont really have the time because of working alot and only days off are very valuable and dont want to do 7 days a week between the areas of work.

one reason is the shop owners neice has started a candle side thing and shes apparently taking some to a local market and thats made me think about the side things and how much am wanting it to happen but am accepting that it wont happen overnight.

because the shop is now only operating on bare essentials there is no one to cover and the remaning workers have taken on more and are working more and can understand why hospitality and certain retail is short staffed and so many gave notice after only being back a week from shutdown (why would that be).

how would you be able to improve your work life balance with same pay until you can get into something more interesting and easier and better and same pay in half the time.

sometimes its a little hard and feel it will take a long time and just hoping to have someone on here to talk to.

as much as we at shop are going to miss each other and as disappointing as it is am accepting that it is time for us all to move on and because the shop is for sale and because am not going to stay long if at all have started taking action now because the shop could sell at any time plus itll probably take a long time and will need to do some training and that'll cost money and by taking action now then will be able to spread costs out.

even though some if not all of things are not going to be extensive am likely still going to have to have some certificates depending on services and by taking action now then will be able to spread costs out.

am not going to make 20 years in current job as much as am mostly enjoying it but am hoping to make at least 15 years because of having goals that am wanting to reach while able to and wanting to do things while am able to and not wanting to do hospitality anymore.

[car10001]

has anyone got advice  please 

[Guest_1584]

Hi op , not really an answers but if it's too much work and not enough play l do know you have to make the decision and put the foot down, before it all passes you by.

Have been there myself in not only work and life but most importantly losing time with my daughter back when, until l woke up and realized and man, did l make some changes. lt scared me the time l'd lost and it was also really upsetting so thank God l did.

l have a small home business l keep it really simple and l can chop and change but at that time it was different and harder and l was also renovating too and just trying to make more money work wise. But l realized what l'd been losing and giving up and yet l was stressed all the time too and hadn't even been doing any better anyway.

So l tried to undo myself and the rut l'd gotten myself into and it worked , so thankfull l did.

Good luck , rx