Confessions Of A Work-A-Holic

The inspiration for this post came to me a few moments ago...I'm sitting in one of the guest rooms of the hotel with three sleeping babies in the room next door, who I am babysitting for tonight through the hotel. I've been pulling 12-13 (and somedays 14) hour days the last few weeks to try and earn a little extra money to enjoy my birthday a little more. A friend of mine yesterday called me a "work-a-holic," which kind of made me think about it...am I? In my head, a workaholic is someone who neglects other important aspects of their life in the interest of career development to the extreme. A normal person might spend 8 hours at work 8 hours sleeping, and the other 8 hours with family or friends, doing yardwork, going to movies - whatever, however, whenever. But think about it...Im on an island. My nearest relatve is over two hours away, and there's not a single person on this island who I've known for more than two months. What else would I do here? I've developed a few different perspectives on work since I moved here: Number 1- If you have to be bored, getting paid overtime to enter forms into a computer is NOT the worst way to spend your extra time. Number 2- If all you're going to do after work is listenn to music, it's almost as relaxing as laying in bed listening to music as it is to stand up listening to it while filing the forms you entered while doing number 1. Number 3- If your best friend is working late with you, paid and productive quality time makes the work feel like nothing and the hours go by quicker Number 4- The feeling when you see your check every other thursday is well worth the extra two hours a day Number 5- The feeling when you see your check every other thursday is NOT worth sacrifices in relationships with God, family, or friends. After all, what would be the point if i had a successful day at work if I couldn't call my family, friends, K, and D and share these things with them? The Way I See It number 793 is that if I can't find the time or money to share my successes and achievements with those that I most care about, who should I expect to be there when life inevitably throws curves in that path?