Do you tend to think about work stuff at night or on weekends or do you leave work at work? I've never been particularly good at leaving work at work, so I am curious (and if you have ideas for doing this, let me know!)

Early in my career I used to work non-stop. I would work until 7 or 8 pm and still take work home. It was crazy. While I did get noticed for my work ethic, all I got for that was more work. I ended up filling multiple boxes on the org chart because I was a more profitable employee. Unfortunately, I was also a miserable employee.

Now that I'm farther along in my career, I try to have more balance and be proud of that balance (that's the hardest part, IMO). I have had clients say "wow, I've been getting a lot of late night emails from you lately, I feel bad for you." When I hear that, I always try to tone it down, if possible.

As for ideas on doing this, when you have the ability, set realistic expectations/deadlines with others so you don't HAVE to work non-stop. That doesn't mean you'll never have to work at home, but it does mean that you might not always need to.

Oh, my work is always right there with me. It's the nature of the job and I can't complain too much because I love it. But I never know when a client will contact me, when I'll get a spare moment to voice, or when I can catch up on paperwork due to being the primary care giver of two wee ones. So work is always on my mind. Today is a perfect example - I got all of my work done last night and thought for sure I'd have at least a free morning. Early morning email had me on the phone doing a recording with a client and the two year old on my hip.