Reader I met my husband at my second job out of graduate school.

I wasn't looking for a husband but there he was.

Our first "date" was an after work meet up of the young professionals at the manufacturing plant where we worked.

I wanted to resist the attraction because dating someone where you work is such a cliche.

Truthfully, I don't think we would have been an office romance that lasted except for one agreement we made from the outset—we didn't talk about work.

My time with Dave was carved out as our time.

I didn't bring work home with me. I didn't talk about work over dinner. I didn't take work calls in the evenings or on weekends.

My home life with Dave became a bubble that allowed me to hold healthy boundaries.

Had Dave not helped me see the importance of not bringing work home with me, I would have allowed work to consume me and I am certain I would have become another burnout statistic.

When I left my corporate job and started working for myself, things changed.

My work had to fit around the school and activities schedule of the kids.

I couldn't fit the work into a normal Monday through Friday schedule, so I often worked a few hours on the weekend.

Now we have come full circle and it is just Dave and I at home.

So this weekend I decided to have an old fashioned work free weekend, just like our early days together.

I gave myself lots of space to relax and rest. It was glorious!

Reader, here are the three things I want you to take away from this story:

• It is always a good time to set boundaries that support your health and well-being.
• Nobody else is going to give you permission, you have to take it for yourself.
• Rest is active not passive participation in your well-being; and a rested you will be more creative and productive at work.

I encourage you to pause and reflect on your relationship with work.

Yes, there will be chaotic times when the demands are high and infringe beyond the traditional work day.

Are you in one of those times, or have you lost sight of holding your own boundaries around how much of your life you allow work to consume?

I was lucky, because my husband was my quiet and consistent partner in helping me choose to honor my no work at home commitment.

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