The Challenge of Work/Life Balance

In this special vacation edition of the Fit Like Krys podcast, Krys is joined by her partner Levent to dig into one of the most requested topics: work/life balance. Recorded on the last day of their trip to Turks and Caicos, the conversation explores how to realistically find balance—especially when work and life tend to blur together.

Whether you're self-employed, in a corporate job, or balancing multiple roles at once, this episode offers honest insight and practical advice on what balance actually looks like, how to build it, and why communication and planning are essential.

What You'll Hear in This Episode:

1. Balance Is a Zoomed-Out Perspective
Krys and Levent explain why daily balance isn't always realistic—and how taking a broader view (weekly, monthly, or even yearly) makes it easier to recognize where you're spending your time and what needs attention.

2. Stick to the Plan (But You Need One First)
Having a set schedule or clear structure while on vacation—or in day-to-day life—can help you stay grounded and present. Krys talks about planning for work in advance so she can be more fully present during downtime.

3. Understand Each Other’s Goals and Priorities
If you're navigating work-life balance in a relationship, Krys and Levent emphasize the importance of communication and managing expectations. They discuss how checking in with each other regularly helps avoid guilt, resentment, or misunderstandings.

4. Lead by Example
Instead of nagging or pushing your partner to “unplug,” Krys shares why modeling the energy you want to cultivate—presence, peace, or stillness—can be more effective than telling someone what to do.

5. Make Space for the Unplanned
While structure is essential, so is spontaneity. The couple discusses how leaving space for rest, flexibility, and unstructured time can actually improve productivity and joy.

6. Know When to Put the Phone Down
Technology can be both a tool and a trap. Krys and Levent talk candidly about intentionally leaving devices behind—even in paradise—so they can actually enjoy the moment.

7. Be Honest About What You Want
True balance starts with self-awareness. From shifting careers to carving out breaks in a busy schedule, Krys encourages listeners to get real about what they want—and be brave enough to communicate it.

Key Takeaways:

• You don’t have to completely disconnect to find balance—just be intentional.
• Work-life balance is personal and changes based on your season of life, job, and relationships.
• Communicate often, especially with the people you share your life with.
• Planning time for yourself (and sticking to it) is not selfish—it's necessary.
• If you’re not feeling restored, check how you’re actually spending your “break” time.

Mentioned in This Episode:

• Previous episode on spring cleaning and letting go
• Tips for making work-life balance feel achievable, not aspirational

Connect with Krys:
Website: fitlikekrys.com
Instagram: @fitlikekrys
Email: fitlikekrys@gmail.com

If this episode made you rethink what balance means for you—or gave you some new ideas—share it with someone who might need it. Whether you're listening from your office, on a walk, or poolside in paradise, Krys reminds us all that balance is built, not found.

Transcript

Krys [0:00 - 0:13]: Foreign. Welcome back to the Fit Like krys podcast, coming to you live from Turks and Caicos. 

Levent [0:13 - 0:15]: Last day, Last day. 

Krys [0:15 - 0:55]: Back to life, back to life, back to reality. And we had an idea to record a podcast here talking about work life balance because it's such a hot topic. And I personally talk to a lot of people who have trouble balancing both. I mean, work kind of is life. So I have a few points to go over, but I don't know, before I kind of get to the points, is there anything you want to say? Well, give us a little background on your, your work and when you were out of balance and sort of now because now you have a much better balance. 

Levent [0:56 - 1:08]: Yeah. Well, early on in my work life, I always worked for large corporations, so work was life. 

Krys [1:08 - 1:09]: Yeah. 

Levent [1:09 - 1:19]: You know, my working at Disney for the first eight years, it's where I had my friends, where I, you know, I love being at work. 

Krys [1:19 - 1:19]: Yeah. 

Levent [1:21 - 2:36]: And often I describe myself as a workaholic. I, I got a lot of satisfaction of from achieving and progressing my career, learning and plus it also helped where I worked. You know, it was nice being part of something that was so positive. And every time you told someone you worked for Disney, everyone wanted to come and visit you. You know, it had a lot of positives. It wasn't until I started a family that work life balance was even a thing. Yeah. I mean, I started work corporate life in the early 90s and then I didn't really hear that term until the dot com era, which started in 2000, which then I moved on to Wall street in early 2000. And it was a big topic then because the work environment had changed. Attracting and retaining people became human capital management were all big phrases that came in. And the iron of the, the irony of the whole thing was, you know, I felt like a lot of companies talked about it, but at the end of the day, if you wanted to get ahead. 

Krys [2:36 - 2:37]: Yeah. 

Levent [2:37 - 2:38]: You had to work. 

Krys [2:38 - 2:39]: Yeah. 

Levent [2:40 - 2:51]: You know, I was part of the, the, the crackberry, you know, when we had blackberries and you know, my BlackBerry, if you didn't resp a minute. 

Krys [2:53 - 2:53]: There. 

Levent [2:54 - 3:16]: Was something wrong, you know, so. But again, you know, there's pros and cons to that. You know, having technology allowed you to have better work life balance because I think, you know, that speaks to how I looked at it is just like you and I have talked about that. Like if my kids were graduating from kindergarten, I took that day off. 

Krys [3:17 - 3:17]: Right. 

Levent [3:17 - 3:21]: But if there was something going on at work, I missed dinner with the family. 

Krys [3:21 - 3:22]: Right. 

Levent [3:23 - 3:37]: It just, it was based on priority priorities and having that technology gave you a level of comfort. Well, if they need me, they can get a hold of me. Yeah. Both with family and work. 

Krys [3:37 - 3:37]: Yeah. 

Levent [3:38 - 3:47]: I don't know how people did it before that. You know like when you, when you. I remember when we, when I got first, got my first pager, we'd have codes. 

Krys [3:47 - 3:48]: Yeah. 

Levent [3:48 - 3:54]: You know like 211 was like call me when you can. 811 was call me now. 

Krys [3:54 - 3:55]: You know, 91 1. 

Levent [3:55 - 4:02]: Well 911 is all hell's breaking. Everyone knew 911 but they were like dramatic. 

Krys [4:02 - 7:27]: When I had beepers, everything was 91 1. It was like number 91 1. 91191 1. Yeah. So I mean the, well, the term balance in general and how I've spoken about it before is it's more like of a zoom out get balance like within the day, every day. It's, it's sort of elusive. You're never, never going to have the perfect balance. But if you zoom out of a year. And that's why I like what you said with priorities, like some days work is going to have more of the priority and some days family is going to have more of the priority or, or personal and taking care of yourself, which that's the thing that I want to kind of speak to a little bit here is when I think about work, life, balance, I think about making sure that I'm in a good space so that I can effectively because otherwise you just work and work and work and work and you kind of neglect yourself in your own health, personal care. So it's family, it's relationships, it's everything. And that's what we're talking about today. Conquering the challenge or, or, or allowing it to be more achievable because it's more realistic. So you're not thinking about each day having this like perfect balance. But it's more of like if you zoom out in the year, did you adequate amount of time in each of these areas. So the first thing that I wanted to. The first point and if you're taking notes or if you know somebody that needs to, really needs to hear this and maybe works a little too much or maybe needs to work a little bit more or someone who needs a help with balance and maybe you're that person, definitely share this with them. And if you're listening to this right now, take notes in your phone or grab a pen and paper and write these things down. The first thing I'm going to say is simple. Stick to the plan and to stick to the plan. You have to have a plan. So we have even before coming here, right? We've been here for five days. And I said when I came here and you. It was actually your idea to record a podcast. And, you know, we totally could have skipped it, right? I mean, who cares, right? We totally could have skipped it. Could have skipped a week. But, you know, I publish a podcast every Wednesday, and, you know, that's consistent. Is important to me. And so I think, you know, just having that set and having certain things planned out with the awareness that you are going on vacation and that you are taking time off, but having enough things sort of planned in so that you feel like. You said, like, at ease, right? Like, you're not thinking about you're going to be behind, you're going to get home. Like, that's the thing with people that are like, oh, put away your phone and your laptop while you're on vacation. You're like, I don't want to go home to a thousand emails. It's much better for me to wake up, look at it for an hour, and then put it away for the day. So I think, like, whatever the. The plan is, you can set it based on the workload that you have. If you can shut your phone and computer for five days and you feel good about that, awesome. This podcast is for people who have trouble doing that for the most part. So for me, I kind of set a structure for myself and a plan, and then I just stick to it. And then when I'm done, I feel not only good about that I've done the work, but also I feel better about enjoying, you know, the rest of the day. Yeah. 

Levent [7:27 - 8:08]: I mean, I think just looking back as you're talking, I'm thinking about times in my life where this topic was a focus. And I think. And I think it applies to a lot of people, is that a lot of it has to do with where you are in life. And. And there's a couple of points, right? Like, if you love your job, if you really like what you do, then balance is defined differently. But if you're miserable at work or you're not in a good relationship and you don't want to come home. Right. You know what I mean? Yeah. 

Krys [8:08 - 8:08]: That's a thing. 

Levent [8:09 - 8:39]: Then. Then the balance seems off. But if you like what you do and you're in a good relationship, then then other things start affecting it. You know, if you've got three young kids or if you just got a new job or, you know, or you. Or you've got four dogs like it. Just all the other components in your life determine that. 

Krys [8:41 - 8:42]: Determine what? 

Levent [8:42 - 9:00]: How much time you spend with it and where you, where you fall short and stuff like, like you were talking about, like when you. Like when we're home and we're dealing with four dogs, you can't get away from that. Like, you have to let them out. You have to feed them. So the, the balance gets mandated. 

Krys [9:00 - 9:02]: Yes, yes, yes, yes. 

Levent [9:02 - 9:21]: But when you come on vacation and you choose to go to the beach instead of being on your phone checking emails, it's a different type of a balance thing. And I think, you know, you said there are times where work is important. I mean, that those phases could be days or months. 

Krys [9:21 - 9:22]: Yeah. 

Levent [9:22 - 9:26]: You know, if you start a family, that baby is the focus. 

Krys [9:26 - 9:26]: Yeah. 

Levent [9:26 - 9:32]: If you start a new job or if you decide to go out on your own, there is no work life balance. It's just work. 

Krys [9:32 - 9:32]: Yeah. 

Levent [9:32 - 9:35]: You know, just be happy that you can eat. Get back to work. 

Krys [9:35 - 10:38]: Yeah. And. And that brings me. So sticking to the plan. But. So you have to have a plan to stick to the plan. The second thing is, especially if you're trying to achieve work life balance within a relationship is understanding each other's goals and priorities and not being upset that your partner is on their phone or on their computer or, or even get. Not even getting to that point because you've had a conversation about sort of what the plan is and what the expectation is. Something love about us is that for the most part, I mean, I'd say I'm a little bit more on you than you are on me about, about the phone. But you, you are with me too. Sometimes you bring it to my attention of like, hey, you know, be here. And I'm like. And I think we have a healthy sort of. Sometimes I'm a little pushy, and sometimes you're a little pushy, but it's usually, you know, at a, at a certain point, but for the most part, we kind of let each other just, you know, do what you got to do. 

Levent [10:38 - 10:46]: Yeah. And that, that just speaks to the earlier podcast where we did. Where you are in the relationship communication. 

Krys [10:46 - 10:47]: Yeah. 

Levent [10:48 - 10:53]: You know, I mean, if you look at our life where I leave to go to work. Yeah, you stay. 

Krys [10:53 - 10:54]: Yeah. 

Levent [10:55 - 10:59]: I get back home and you're still working. 

Krys [10:59 - 11:00]: Right. 

Levent [11:00 - 11:02]: You know, where is that line of work life balance? 

Krys [11:02 - 11:02]: Right. 

Levent [11:02 - 11:05]: Hey, what time are we eating? Like, oh, I've got a call after this. 

Krys [11:05 - 11:06]: Right. 

Levent [11:06 - 11:08]: Whereas to a large extent, I'm done. 

Krys [11:08 - 11:09]: Yeah. 

Levent [11:09 - 11:20]: I've left work. So it Comes down to communication and needs and you know, that whole partnership kind of. 

Krys [11:20 - 11:21]: And not taking it personally. 

Levent [11:21 - 11:22]: Yeah, yeah. 

Krys [11:23 - 11:55]: And just being open about like, not. I think at a certain point, even, even now, like, I, I would feel a level of guilt to work, you know, like to take out my computer, be on my phone and start working. Like, I, it. No one made me, ever made me feel like that. I think it's just like a self thing where, like I feel guilty because I'm on vacation and I should be. So I feel like you've really helped me feel more at ease because you just remind me like there's no rush, just kind of finish what you got to do. 

Levent [11:55 - 12:05]: And. Well, I mean, I think, like, look, I don't know what the percentage is, but I would think a lot of the audience don't own their own business. 

Krys [12:05 - 12:05]: Right. 

Levent [12:05 - 12:26]: So they have a job. And I'll be honest, I'm not, You know, I've told my kids, like, once you start working, like, and, and there's a complete. There's a huge generational gap, obviously. And like my daughter will say, you know, I turned off my email. Like, I, I didn't know what that concept meant. 

Krys [12:26 - 12:28]: Yeah. What do you mean? Yeah, turned off your email. 

Levent [12:29 - 12:31]: You know, and. But that generation can. 

Krys [12:31 - 12:31]: Yeah. 

Levent [12:31 - 12:32]: You know, and. 

Krys [12:32 - 12:33]: Yeah. 

Levent [12:33 - 12:39]: Yeah. So I'm not, I'm not a good person to, to comment on that because. 

Krys [12:40 - 12:51]: You have tremendous work ethic and work is like you said, you're you. I mean, even though you're not like a workaholic now, you still kind of are. 

Levent [12:51 - 12:53]: Well, I'm constantly thinking about it. 

Krys [12:53 - 12:54]: Yeah. 

Levent [12:54 - 13:01]: You know, I'm thinking about it even when I'm on vacation. I'm thinking about, oh, this would be something cool. Like it applies. 

Krys [13:01 - 13:02]: Yeah. 

Levent [13:02 - 13:04]: You know, to, to what I'm doing. 

Krys [13:04 - 13:05]: Yeah. 

Levent [13:05 - 13:10]: But you and I having the flexibility of being our own bosses. 

Krys [13:10 - 13:10]: Yeah. 

Levent [13:11 - 13:20]: Is a different dynamic than if you're working a corporate job or if you' an hourly retail. Like if you're hourly retail, other than the 30, 40 hours. 

Krys [13:21 - 13:21]: Yeah. 

Levent [13:22 - 13:23]: What, what's your work life balance? 

Krys [13:23 - 14:49]: Yeah. No matter what, no matter what you're doing, whether you own your own business retail, or you work or you work like you own your own business. Because even before I own my own business, I was working like I own, like the hours I worked were always a lot. So it's like, I think it still comes down to understanding each other's goals and priorities and sort of challenging the person with care of being like, you know, saying it nicely, like, I would Love if we could be off our phones trying not to be passive aggressive or get to the point where you're actually upset, you know, and then this is kind of going right into that is like, leading by example. Like, I try. I really try hard to. It's in my nature to be bossy. I know that. You know, Like, I know I'm a. I am a bossy. Like, that's my bossy leader. Like, I kind of know what I want for the most part. So when it comes to, like, things like being on the phone or working or being on the computer or just, like, being present, I try to not say to a certain extent what I want you to do or what I want someone else to do. Like, I just. I'm like, all right, you know what? I'm gonna just read or I'm gonna just look at the swatch of sunset, or I'm gonna. And hoping to sort of bring the energy that I want to create rather than, like, dictating it. Because even if I want to watch a sunset, you might. 

Levent [14:49 - 14:50]: Yeah. 

Krys [14:50 - 15:26]: So I think leading by example instead of telling someone or nagging is a word I guess I would use, because it becomes like that when you don't communicate sort of what you want or your goals or your plan for the day. Like, yesterday, I was telling you sort of what my little bucket list was for the last 24 hours. So you were on the same page. I'm like, I want to see the stars, I want to see the sunrise, and I want to snorkel one more time. And outside of that, don't care what we do, you know? So I think communication. It all comes down to communication still. Even with all of these things. 

Levent [15:26 - 15:40]: Yeah. Establishing expectations and communicating and, you know, being a partner, all of those things. I mean, it's. I think it only becomes an issue when the absence of those things. 

Krys [15:40 - 15:40]: Yeah. 

Levent [15:40 - 16:00]: You know, but if you communicate. Like, if I came to on Friday and said, hey, I'm gonna redo the downstairs, and, you know, I'm gonna. I'm gonna try to get it done in the next three days. You're not gonna see me or. Yeah, I'm gonna be really focused on that. I'm gonna have late hours then. You know that. 

Krys [16:00 - 16:00]: Yeah. 

Levent [16:00 - 16:12]: And then, you know, you'll probably come back with something like, oh, okay, do you want me to pack you lunch? Or what are you doing for me? I was like, it's just that whole support kind of a thing. I think when that doesn't happen. Well, you know, where you've been all day. 

Krys [16:13 - 17:56]: Yeah. I think the work life balance is. It's the same thing as, for me as building a routine or sticking to a routine. If you're not realistic about it, you're not never gonna find it. Like, I think for me, especially if you have a demanding job or you love your job or, you know, whatever, you can't. Some people can turn off completely. They have a job that they can disconnect from and they give zero Fs and they go back and they're fine. But a lot of people don't have the luxury or, or it's just not an option to totally disconnect. And I think, like, that's okay. That's a privilege to have that sort of demand and have that sort of. If, like, you're. You're at a certain level where you can't. There's people depending on you. Right. Like, there's. There's certain things sort of at stake. So I, I think just being realistic and saying, like, I'm gonna work two hours a day, you know, and just have that time set out. And so you also get home and you don't have that, like, there, you know, when I'm. Anytime I'm like, leaving, you know, going back home for vacation, like, I'm so excited to get back home. And I see people that are going home and they just look miserable. Like they are, like, they're like, they're not singing, like, back to Life. They're like, you know, like they're. And. And I think that comes from. It's like too much disconnection. Like, I don't want to be completely disconnected from my life because I love it. And I think when you're disconnecting completely, maybe there's a component. Component of your life when you go back home that you should consider changing. Why do you want to disconnect from your life a hundred percent? That's sort of a bigger question for me. 

Levent [17:57 - 17:58]: Agreed. 

Krys [17:58 - 18:57]: Yeah. So I think work life balance is same thing with nutrition and healthy relationship. Healthy relationship with yourself. It's being realistic, communicating, having a plan, sticking to it. If you're doing it with someone else or you're on vacation with someone else, or you're, you know, living life with someone else, understanding each other. And don't, like, assume you understand your partner because your partner changes. Could be from month to month, from year to year. Like, asking your partner, like, what's important to you? What are you working on? What do you want to spend your time on? Leading by example. My last point here, I Have plan for the unplanned. So I think a big part of life that makes it fun is spontaneity. Right. And I think if you have, you know, like, I'm gonna work two hours in my mind, it's like, okay, that means the other 10 hours of the day are kind of unplanned. 

Levent [18:57 - 18:57]: Yeah. 

Krys [18:57 - 19:14]: And that's cool. Like, there's no itinerary to stick to, and you kind of need a little bit of that to. For me to be inspired. Because otherwise you're just working in a different way. Right. Like, you're working on vacation, going from thing to thing to thing. Yeah. 

Levent [19:14 - 19:33]: I mean, like, if you don't. If you don't put, like a sort of a. Not a constraint, but some sort of a goal, like you said, like, if you go. If you start the day saying, oh, I'm gonna work today, and these are more like habits and traits and sort of lessons learned kind of stuff. Like, versus, hey, I'm gonna work on this for two hours. But this is all I'm going to do. 

Krys [19:33 - 19:34]: Yeah. 

Levent [19:34 - 19:49]: I'm not going to worry about the dogs. I'm not going to worry about the plants. I'm not going to worry about my mom. Like, I'm just gonna focus on these two hours versus taking 10 hours and trying to get some work done and then trying to balance. 

Krys [19:49 - 19:49]: Right. 

Levent [19:49 - 19:50]: All the other stuff. 

Krys [19:51 - 19:51]: Right. 

Levent [19:52 - 20:00]: I think that's. That's a lot more effective for you, the people on your team and your personal life. 

Krys [20:01 - 20:02]: What is more effective? 

Levent [20:02 - 20:04]: If you. If you define that you're going to. 

Krys [20:05 - 20:09]: Like, instead of saying, like, okay, I'm going to do some work today, you say, like, I'm going to work for two hours. Yeah. 

Levent [20:09 - 20:10]: From 10 to 2. 

Krys [20:10 - 20:10]: Yeah. 

Levent [20:10 - 20:26]: You do that to me all the time. You say, hey, just so you know, I'm going to be on calls from 10 to 2, or I'm going to lock myself in the office from three to four. Like, if I don't pick up or if you need me or. You know what I mean? Like, then. I know. Then it's just like, okay, you know, you're just getting something done. 

Krys [20:27 - 21:17]: And then the other piece of that is we. And we talked about this on our other episode was that we have no phone, no computer time. It's like we leave it. You know, we leave it back because it's too alluring. Even when you're in this literal paradise, if you have your phone with you, it's like. It's an addiction. It's a habit. You all of a Sudden are picking up your phone for something when you don't need to. So I think one of the last thing points of this podcast is like, in order to be realistic about, you know, being able to enjoy yourself and be spontaneous and giving yourself that space, you've got to leave the technology behind because otherwise it's right there and you're not going to. You're human, you're not a robot. Like you can't disconnect when the phone is literally connected to your hand. 

Levent [21:17 - 21:17]: Yeah. 

Krys [21:17 - 21:34]: So you've got to leave it behind. You've got to choose times to leave it behind. That it makes sense. And part of the reason I'm able to do that is because I have the. I make the plan of working for 1 hour, 2 hour, 3 hours. So I feel completely fine with leaving it behind. 

Levent [21:34 - 21:37]: Yeah. I mean, I purposely for this trip, didn't get coverage. 

Krys [21:37 - 21:37]: Yeah. 

Levent [21:37 - 21:40]: And it was just like, oh, I'll use the WI fi at the hotel. 

Krys [21:41 - 21:41]: Yep. 

Levent [21:41 - 21:47]: And if we're at the beach, I didn't even bring my phone because if I did, I'd be on it. 

Krys [21:47 - 21:48]: Yeah. 

Levent [21:48 - 21:58]: You know, and just, you don't need to be looking through that. Just listen to the water, you know, watch the sunset or, you know, whatever the case. 

Krys [21:58 - 21:59]: And this is. 

Levent [21:59 - 22:01]: But it's hard because it is. We become wired. 

Krys [22:01 - 22:03]: We have wired. Literally. 

Levent [22:03 - 22:03]: Yeah. 

Krys [22:03 - 22:04]: An extension of our phone. 

Levent [22:04 - 22:05]: Yeah. 

Krys [22:05 - 23:03]: And I think this is more specific to like work, life balance on vacation. But this goes to back home too. Just, you know, having a plan and creating a structure. Like a lot of the times you're working too much and too long because you've procrastinated at some point during the day. You've wasted some hours or time probably on your phone or probably on some. Especially if you work from home, some errand or task that you could have. It's really just being efficient with your time and saying, okay, I am working from this time to this time. And I, I would say again about being realistic, sticking to the plan, having unplanned time, being a part of your plan and having rest and like breaks. I have a break one in the morning and one in the afternoon set in my schedule. Because if I didn't, you just burn yourself out. You've got to have those little, whether it's 10 minutes, 20 minutes, an hour, it all makes a huge difference. 

Levent [23:03 - 23:08]: Again, but you know, we have to remind ourselves we're self, Self employed. 

Krys [23:08 - 23:08]: Yeah. 

Levent [23:08 - 23:10]: We don't have a boss calling us at 8:00. 

Krys [23:11 - 23:11]: Right. 

Levent [23:11 - 23:36]: You know, like we have a We might have a client, you know, at times I'll get a call or an email or a text message for someone that's, you know, going to the racetrack and they need a part or they're, you know, or through social media, they, you know, they don't care, they just message whenever. But being the owners of the company and being self operating, we can choose to answer or not that that's a repercussion of our business. 

Krys [23:36 - 23:36]: Yeah. 

Levent [23:36 - 23:45]: But if, you know, but in a corporate job, if the boss called you or texted you at 8, 9, 10 o'clock at night. 

Krys [23:45 - 23:45]: Yeah. 

Levent [23:46 - 23:50]: You know, that's when work life balance takes on a different meaning. 

Krys [23:50 - 24:08]: Well, I agree and I think that goes back to being realistic like that if that's part of your job and that's part of the culture, stop trying to against that like get another job. Right. Or like instead of trying to push against that and being upset every time that happens. 

Levent [24:08 - 24:09]: Yeah. 

Krys [24:09 - 25:12]: Plan time for yourself. Because even when you work for someone else, I would say it's easier in a corporate job to take breaks. You could just say like you have to take lunch. Like even if you don't, like you have to, you have to. And I think for a lot of, there are of course some exceptions, but for most jobs it's reasonable to have an hour blocked out in your calendar. At some, you know, whether it's or 15 minutes, again, you don't even need an hour. An hour is kind of almost too much in the middle of the day. But 15 minutes to go outside for a walk, to not sit and scroll on your phone again, like one of the reasons we feel burnt out is because we're using our rest time to continue to work. Whether it's, we're answering emails, we're looking at dms, we're scrolling. Like you're just not giving yourself a time to breathe, nourish yourself, you know, meditate, make yourself a healthy meal. There's so much you can do or not do in 15 minutes that will actually restore you. 

Levent [25:13 - 25:13]: Yeah. 

Krys [25:13 - 25:16]: As opposed to making you feel more like untapped. 

Levent [25:16 - 25:28]: So I mean, you know, those are, those are good points. Like you're mentioning things you could do. Another way to look at that is if those things aren't happening, you don't have good work life balance. 

Krys [25:28 - 25:28]: Right. 

Levent [25:28 - 25:37]: If you're not satisfied with your job or if you're not, you know, getting good feedback or you have a health problem, you know, on both ends. 

Krys [25:37 - 25:37]: Yeah. 

Levent [25:38 - 25:44]: When you have inefficiencies or deficiencies like that's an indicator you have. 

Krys [25:44 - 25:45]: Yeah. 

Levent [25:45 - 25:46]: You don't have work life balance. 

Krys [25:46 - 26:00]: Yeah. And it's not like if some part of your life is deteriorating, it's not necessarily an indication that something is. That it's the wrong fit. It just means that you have to change something. Like, if you're really. 

Levent [26:00 - 26:00]: If the balance. 

Krys [26:00 - 26:12]: Yeah, you might have to. It's probably. I would start with communication. And communication is scary. Like telling your partner what you want, telling your boss what you want, being honest about what you want. That's also scary. 

Levent [26:12 - 26:15]: So, yeah, that's admitting to yourself. 

Krys [26:15 - 27:42]: Admitting to yourself what you want and that realizing that for a lot of people, that means a huge change. That's so uncomfortable. I mean, jumping from one career to another at a certain stage of life is. Is not even an option for a lot of people, even though they. They want to. So I would say if you're in a job that you don't like, if you're in that. That you want to get out of, but it's just not reasonable for you. I would start by just incorporating this stuff we talked about today. Just being realistic about it. Instead of being annoyed every time you get that phone call or every time you get that email, let's accept that's just part of the job and start to make a plan that includes you throughout your day. Like, what can you do to not feel aggravated? Listen to a fun, a funny or a fun. One of your favorite podcasts during your lunch. You know, go for a walk. All of these things that you hear, that's not groundbreaking thinking. It's just like, go for a walk, eat a healthy lunch, call a friend. You have an aunt on you. Call, Call a friend. I didn't kill it. I just flicked him. Anyway, speaking about work life balance, thank you guys so much for tuning into the Fit Like krys podcast. We're going to take our last walk before we get on our plane back to New Jersey. And thank you so much for joining us again. Back to 30 degrees. We're going to bring a little bit of warmth with us. Yeah, I'm so excited to get back home and see the dogs. 

Levent [27:42 - 27:43]: Yeah. 

Krys [27:46 - 28:07]: I'm trying to let my excitement rub off on him. I'm really so excited to get back home, get back to you guys, get back to teaching classes. I'm back to work, life balance in a different way. I had enough. My skin has. Our skin has had enough sun. Yeah, we need to get out of the sun for a couple of weeks. But thank you guys so much for joining in and I hope you have an amazing rest of the day. I'll see you guys in class.