Earlier this week I heard an interview on NPR's show Think. It was with chef Gabrielle Hamilton about her new memoir "Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef"
The interview and the book is about her unusual education and life that led her to becoming a chef and opening her own restaurant, Prune, in New York City. It was all very interesting but when the host asked her about her two sons and life balance she made two statements that stuck with me.
Paraphrased the best I can remember, Gabrielle said she removed the word "balance" from her vocabulary. That balance was an unachievable goal. Some days she new she didn't get to spend enough time with her sons and they we're getting robbed. Other days she wouldn't know what was going on at the restaurant but she had quality time with her kids. It's all a trade off.
Additionally, since she found she was only able to get quick naps in 20-30 minute increments she also had to redefine sleep. Instead of considering herself sleep deprived she redefined it as nap rich.
Just thought she had an interesting perspective while I try to define and find my own personal balance.
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