Comments on: Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Vacations http://kriswrites.com/2009/04/23/freelancers-survival-guide-vacations/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark Terry http://kriswrites.com/2009/04/23/freelancers-survival-guide-vacations/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Mark Terry Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:24:30 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=609#comment-151 Some irony here, because I just got back from an "overnight" chaperone trip with my 5th grader--5th Grade Camp. So yesterday and today, no work (unless I can get rid of my headache and do some work today). I've got a deadline to hit on Friday, so I'll be working this weekend, whether I want to or not. About 2 weeks ago I went to Disney World with a 100+ marching band as a chaperone. All my family went and for a change, I didn't bring the laptop--wouldn't have had a chance to do any work anyway, although I had my iPhone with me. Was it a vacation? Yes, but I needed a vacation from it afterward. It would have felt more like a vacation if I didn't have a big project due at the end of next week and the Disney. As a result, I came back from the vacation and found myself working 11 and 12-hour days. So yeah, I take vacations. Sometimes I take the laptop and do some stuff on them, but increasingly I need a total break from writing--I may read my brains out--but typically if I get a break from it I can come back at it with the energy and enthusiasm to do some 11 and 12-hour days to catch up. Some irony here, because I just got back from an “overnight” chaperone trip with my 5th grader–5th Grade Camp. So yesterday and today, no work (unless I can get rid of my headache and do some work today). I’ve got a deadline to hit on Friday, so I’ll be working this weekend, whether I want to or not.

About 2 weeks ago I went to Disney World with a 100+ marching band as a chaperone. All my family went and for a change, I didn’t bring the laptop–wouldn’t have had a chance to do any work anyway, although I had my iPhone with me. Was it a vacation? Yes, but I needed a vacation from it afterward. It would have felt more like a vacation if I didn’t have a big project due at the end of next week and the Disney. As a result, I came back from the vacation and found myself working 11 and 12-hour days.

So yeah, I take vacations. Sometimes I take the laptop and do some stuff on them, but increasingly I need a total break from writing–I may read my brains out–but typically if I get a break from it I can come back at it with the energy and enthusiasm to do some 11 and 12-hour days to catch up.

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]]> By: Anthony http://kriswrites.com/2009/04/23/freelancers-survival-guide-vacations/comment-page-1/#comment-148 Anthony Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:19:01 +0000 http://kriswrites.com/?p=609#comment-148 "'How do you justify even one day off?' You shouldn’t have to justify at all. People deserve time off." - So true. Working too much could affect your overall efficiency. You need rest to revitalize yourself. “‘How do you justify even one day off?’

You shouldn’t have to justify at all. People deserve time off.”

- So true. Working too much could affect your overall efficiency. You need rest to revitalize yourself.

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