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[Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - Search our site - Categories - [Artists and Members](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/artists-and-members) - [Big Ideas](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/big-ideas) - [Grants](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/grants) - [How We Work](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/how-we-work) - [Tips and Tools](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/tips-and-tools) - [Updates and Announcements](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/tag/updates-and-announcements) - Social - - - [Subscribe](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) [![Blog Feature](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/298890/blog-files/blog--cards-feature.png)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-expectations-artists-set-for-themselves) [Creativity](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/creativity) | [Work Life Balance](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/work-life-balance) | [Writing](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/topic/writing) ## [The Expectations Artists Set for Themselves, Realistic and Otherwise](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/the-expectations-artists-set-for-themselves) By [Geo Ong](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/author/geo-ong) August 11th, 2025 As we awaited the arrival of our second child, my wife and I decided that it was time to look for a house. We were renting a small, two-bedroom house that felt close to bursting at the seams with toys, clothes, and the equipment one accumulates when caring for a small child, so the prospect of squeezing in another baby felt a bit too much like a circus act. Plus our lease was running out and we really didn’t like our landlord (a story for another time). 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More recently, perhaps in a nod to the challenges of balancing “work” and “life” in an always-connected world, or maybe because for those searching for meaning and purpose in their activities there’s not always a bright line distinction between “work” and “life,” the phrase has shifted to “bringing our whole selves to work.” [Read More](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/bring-your-whole-ish-self-to-work-cfd7357faa59) Share - Close - - - - [mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/bring-your-whole-ish-self-to-work-cfd7357faa59](mailto:?body=https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/bring-your-whole-ish-self-to-work-cfd7357faa59) [All posts](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/all) [![Logo with text (1)](https://blog.fracturedatlas.org/hubfs/Logo%20with%20text%20(2).svg)](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/) [SIGN UP FOR EMAILS](http://eepurl.com/be_Uej) - [Fiscal Sponsorship](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/fiscal-sponsorship) - [Artist Visas](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/visas) - [Fundraising](https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/) - [Knowledge Base](https://fracturedatlas.zendesk.com/) - [What We Do](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/what-we-do) - [Who We Are](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/who-we-are) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/get-in-touch) - [Become A Member](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/become-a-member) - [Donate](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/contribute/donate) - [Check out our Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/fractured.atlas/) © 1997-2026 Fractured Atlas. | [Privacy Policy](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/about/privacy) | [Term of Use](https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/about/terms)