Work/Life Balance
Anna, Area and Regional Director for Australia, lives in the suburbs of Sydney. She works from home, and splits her day between Apex Professional Exchange and activities with her 4-year old son Max.
“I love having the time to spend with my son to go to playgroups, activities and meet-up with his little buddies, all while still putting in 5 hours of work every day for Apex. Max’ favourite activity during the week is what he calls ‘his school’: bush playgroup at the Australian Botanical Garden in Mount Annan, NSW. It’s a group organised by some lovely group leaders who come up with nature related play and learning activities that are engaging, educational and fun.
From going on a nature walking and collecting things for a journey card, making the kids names with collected natural items, collecting sticks to make a mandala and walking barefoot through treys with various things in them: clay, water, rocks, leaves, all activities have a nature component to them. It’s wonderful to be able to spend a day a week out in nature, learning about Australian flora and fauna. I feel recharged and re-energised after our weekly visit to bush playgroup and I am grateful that Apex enables me to do this.”
