Here's how you can incorporate self-care practices into your daily routine for work-life balance.

A self-care routine or perhaps even an awareness of it can help you bring slowness in life and calm your mind. Start your day with slowness and try to give yourself 5-10 minutes in the morning to prepare yourself for the day.

Here are 5 things I do to incorporate self-care in between work: 1. Keep a glass of water at my desk at all times and not count refilling it as a waste of time. 2. Investing in a good work chair to avoid posture issues. 3. Not skipping breakfast, lunch or dinner because of 'too much work' 4. Closing my eyes for 5 minutes every 1 hour. 5. Telling myself loudly that I can do it whenever I feel I can't.

You are what you eat! In this regard, you have to make sure that whatever you're eating is healthy, fresh and home-cooked. With a career in writing, you're anyways meant to sit for long hours and work so eating good meals will help you maintain health.

Writing is a desk job and requires long hours of work so make sure to get up every now and then to stretch yourself. Go for a small walk, attend calls while walking and drink lots of water.

Treat writing as a 10-5 job and give it not more than 8-9 hours in a day. Write for this time well and make sure to wind up work in the evening.

To a writer whose job is to be imaginative and creative, sleeping is crucial! Often writers get the best of ideas in their sleep and while dreaming. Make sure to sleep on time and get good rest.

Self-care practices and implementing this into your daily routine is extremely important for work-life balance. Dedicate specific personal time on a daily basis for necessary activities, such as exercise, hobbies, or relaxation. These are important and cannot go neglected. Define boundaries to separate work from personal life. This is key to avoid work-related tasks during personal time. This is of grave importance in the long run. Mindfulness or meditation should be incorporated into your daily practice or life routine. These are necessary to decrease stress and help enhance your focusing. Prioritize the tasks before you and delegate them whenever necessary to help effectively manage your workload.

Taking personal time is important, but it's easy to forget to do this when you have work and family commitments that you have to prioritise (any other working single parents reading this?). If you're like me, and feel as though you have zero time during the week for you, then find just ten minutes (you can do it, I promise) to do something for you. That could be putting on some music (or headphones if little ones are sleeping) and dancing around the living room, reading, or perhaps quiet meditation...but do something for you, no matter how little time you have to do it. It will make all the difference.