So today is Labour Day and "Eight Hours Day" in Australia and Tasmania, according to my World Wildlife Federation calendar. You can read more about both holidays here. According to this site, "The Eight Hours Movement had its beginnings in the maxim of British socialist, Robert Owen who believed an ideal life was based on 'eight hours labour, eight hours rest and eight hours recreation'."

Kind of makes you think about how your current day is divided up, eh? I for one can say an 8 hour work day is sadly a thing of the past, and I certainly don't get 8 hours of recreation in every day. I can however totally confirm the 8 hours of sleep each day...often many more.

I want to try and focus more on the idea of balance -- to stop looking at work and play as diametrically opposed forces. They're both a necessity in life, like it or not. Part of the balance idea is to embrace both work (which I feel I've been slacking on) and play. And then also engage in a good 3 hour nap every now and then to nurture the sleep part.