--- title: Rihanna Makes Case for Work-Life Balance on Instagram description: With a flurry of new launches and releases, Rihanna's had a busy year — which is why she's making the case for work-life balance. canonical: https://time.com/5726629/rihanna-balance-instagram/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-11-13T15:30:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:01:02.909Z og:title: Rihanna Has a Work-Life Balance PSA for Us All og:description: Don't even think about asking about the new album og:url: https://time.com/5726629/rihanna-balance-instagram/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1cdc3a0e9876985/698a05eb86f68e4d586ede46/rihanna-work-life-balance-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Celebrity Sightings in New York City - October 13, 2019 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna Has a Work-Life Balance PSA for Us All twitter:description: Don't even think about asking about the new album twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta1cdc3a0e9876985/698a05eb86f68e4d586ede46/rihanna-work-life-balance-instagram.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Rihanna Has a Work-Life Balance PSA for Us All  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 13, 2019 3:30 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Rihanna arrives to the PlayStation Theater in Times Square on October 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images) NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 13: Rihanna arrives to the PlayStation Theater in Times Square on October 13, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by James Devaney/GC Images)James Devaney—GC Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Nov 13, 2019 3:30 PM UTC [Rihanna](https://time.com/5704146/rihanna-bikini-instagram-video/)‘s had quite the 2019; in this year alone, the bad gal expanded her [Fenty beauty](https://time.com/5026366/rihanna-fenty-beauty-best-inventions-2017/) empire, became the first woman to create [an original brand for luxury giant LVMH](https://time.com/5587259/rihanna-fenty-lvmh-fashion-house/) (and became [the first woman of color to front one of their maisons](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/20/t-magazine/rihanna-fenty-louis-vuitton.html), natch), hosted [a Savage x Fenty fashion show](https://time.com/5674562/rihanna-savage-fenty-2019/) that streamed for all of her fans, and released a behemoth of a [“visual autobiography”](https://time.com/5699696/rihanna-book-launch/) that clocks in at nearly 15 lbs worth of personal photos. To say she’s been busy is an understatement, but that doesn’t mean that it hasn’t taken its toll, which is why Rihanna is making the case for the importance of [work-life balance](https://time.com/4264761/12-work-life-balance-tips-that-will-make-you-a-happier-and-more-successful-person/). In an Instagram posted to her personal account, Rihanna explained in a caption why she may have seemed absent in recent months. “To all my friends/family/coworkers who I have yet to get back to in the past months…please forgive me. this year has been quite an overwhelming one, and I’m working on that ish called Balance. brb.” It’s a good reminder that even if you’re an accomplished multi-hyphenate mogul like Rihanna, it’s important to make sure that paying as much attention to your well-being as you are your job. With that being said, it’s probably not a good idea to ask Rihanna about the status her rumored upcoming new album — it’ll come in due time, but right now she’s focusing on balance. 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