WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.916 --> 00:00:03.606 >> [Background Music] As far as keeping, you know, 2 00:00:03.936 --> 00:00:08.246 a balance in life, you know, 3 00:00:08.646 --> 00:00:10.076 while I was working, It was hard. 4 00:00:10.316 --> 00:00:13.336 >> Truthfully, I don't think I keep them in balance. 5 00:00:14.146 --> 00:00:17.586 Work probably dominates. 6 00:00:17.586 --> 00:00:19.556 >> I'm a care, I'm a caretaker. 7 00:00:19.716 --> 00:00:21.976 You know, I'm the main cook in the house 8 00:00:22.326 --> 00:00:24.566 and the main transportation person. 9 00:00:24.566 --> 00:00:25.706 I'm the scheduler. 10 00:00:26.236 --> 00:00:27.696 So I spend a lot of time caring. 11 00:00:28.186 --> 00:00:32.356 What I don't spend a lot of time is caring for myself. 12 00:00:33.296 --> 00:00:35.496 So for me, that is the biggest challenge. 13 00:00:35.986 --> 00:00:41.246 But I don't know if that is different 14 00:00:41.246 --> 00:00:43.246 than people without disabilities. 15 00:00:43.826 --> 00:00:48.456 I think that's a very big problem for working mothers, 16 00:00:48.836 --> 00:00:53.136 especially, even if they have a great partner, like I do. 17 00:00:53.786 --> 00:00:56.676 >> There's, of course, a lot of stress in everyone's life, 18 00:00:56.676 --> 00:00:59.206 and certainly there are in our life too. 19 00:00:59.796 --> 00:01:05.126 You need to find a way to try to relieve that stress. 20 00:01:05.316 --> 00:01:09.046 We have a membership to an organization here 21 00:01:09.046 --> 00:01:10.266 in New Jersey called The Grounds 22 00:01:10.266 --> 00:01:13.286 for Sculpture that's fairly near to our house. 23 00:01:13.636 --> 00:01:15.576 We enjoy walking those grounds. 24 00:01:15.976 --> 00:01:19.816 >> Looking back now, I wish that I had listened to some 25 00:01:19.816 --> 00:01:24.576 of my friends, who were very balanced in their lives, 26 00:01:24.976 --> 00:01:30.006 and made the time to leave my job on time and go to classes, 27 00:01:30.136 --> 00:01:35.466 go to a yoga class, go to, you know, go to the pool 28 00:01:36.146 --> 00:01:39.226 and to keep myself balanced.