Comments on: Do You Need Support to Take a Break?

By: Freelancer Vacation | Men with Pens

Freelancer Vacation | Men with Pens — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 10:31:21 +0000

[...] about how his business had become a runaway train, and how he needed to plan a freelancer vacation, find support and work while [...]

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:15:41 +0000

@Wholesale Printing What a great way of working- Friday chillouts to prepare for a really relaxing time on the weekend. Now that it's summer I plan on doing that more with visiting the beach a lot more... Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post...Make a Decision, Any Decision: Lea Woodward Interview

By: Wholesale Printing

Wholesale Printing — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:13:26 +0000

Sometimes we really need that someone who will push us to take a much needed and deserved break. In the end, we’ll even end up thankful that someone has pushed us to take a specific vacation.
Me, I like to rest up on Fridays. I’ve learned long before not to stress the whole week, definitely not good. Chilling out on Fridays prepares me for the weekend ahead. I also try to take a trip at least once a year, just to get some time off and unwind.

By: Patrick Vuleta - Lawfully Green

Patrick Vuleta - Lawfully Green — Wed, 20 May 2009 03:49:06 +0000

Thanks Alex for pointing at that link. I’ll add her law blogging feed to my reader.

Thanks also for providing food for thought in this topic. Think I will change my blog focus from news to actually communicating information. So my tagline will move from “Keeping you on the cutting edge of environmental law”, to something like “Helping everyone understand environmental law” (which probably still needs work).

Now I just need to ask James what this will mean for the redesign work I’m getting done…

If all your advice is as good will add you to my reader too.

By: Janice Cartier

Janice Cartier — Tue, 19 May 2009 21:45:47 +0000

@James And @Alex, All part of my evil plot to somehow end up in Alex's part of the world for some toes wiggling in the water time myself..;-) And James... Ahem yourself... artist smiles ... I love sea glass. Now you have to go cause there's treasure to be had. Janice Cartier´s last blog post...The Hamptons In Flip Flops and Kevin Bacon

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Tue, 19 May 2009 19:06:25 +0000

@Kelly
If you can’t enjoy yourself completely taking off, then yeah it’s a good idea to do a little bit, as long as you’re not ignoring your holiday or your family. Vacations are supposed to be fun, so do what you like to do.

@Samar
You are the poster child for Freelancer Vacations! I love that you actually made more money by taking time off (and making your clients impatient to have you back – I think there’s a marketing lesson in there somewhere).

@Patrick
I’m with James – maybe there’s a way to offer virtual services to clients in Australia and then add the twist of doing it while they’re asleep to take advantage of the time difference.

@Melinda
That’s a good idea about telling the kids – as long as you actually follow through. If not, then you got really disappointed kids who’ll never trust your word again.

@John
That’s exactly why people should take vacations – it’s like taking time off from training – you come back refreshed and with recharged creativity.

@Writer Dad
So, if you don’t take a vacation this year are you considering a staycation? Where you stay at home on the cheap but you don’t actually work?

@Geek’s Dream Girl
What a great way to combine things! When I used to travel for conferences, I always tried to take a few days before or after to see the sites and enjoy myself a bit.

@Travis
Hot tube – sounds like an XXX version of YouTube.

I love that your planning includes putting away money – that’s a hard thing to do but so important.

@Lisa
I take a daily vacation too, but it’s less spiritual. I watch an hour of TV a day, usually midday turning off my brain completely. I come out of it refreshed and ready to go.

@Janice
You paint with words as well as you do with colours. Now *I* want to go dip my toes in the water!

@Anne
Good for you for the daily stuff – I’m a big fan of naps too. And what a wonderful surprise for your family when you announce the vacation for them!

@Rose
I don’t think reverse psychology works on James. But it’s a good message you give there!

@Wendy
I get out of practice really quickly too! Glad you like the site – the Men with Pens have been an amazing inspiration to me!

@Patrick (again)
You might be right about the offshore legal advice, but perhaps a non-legal aspect that supports legal types (I’m thinking Amy Derby blogging for lawyers for example – http://write-from-home.com/about ) – and great work with the rethinking your skills!

@Barbara
Ouch! Glad you’ve learned to take the crap that Google life hands to you in a more relaxed style – it is so true though. Very little is so important that it can’t wait until you’re done your vacation.

@Tamara
I want your schedule! Oh, wait, I mostly have that schedule.

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By: Patrick Vuleta - Lawfully Green

Patrick Vuleta - Lawfully Green — Tue, 19 May 2009 07:29:46 +0000

I had a little bit of a tihnk about what I wrote in this topic.

As a lawyer, my job is to be a communicator. My role is to provide a translation and communication service – how does this fairly complex subject affect someone else?

When it’s thought of it in those terms all kinds of possibilities open up.

By: Tamara

Tamara — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:19:32 +0000

I try to take Thursdays off from work, household and family as often as I can (usually a minimum of 2x a month) just to prevent burnout. I also book 3 different trips a year: one for a group retreat, one for a writer's conference, and one for a solo retreat. This way, if we can't swing vacation, I still have some built in downtime. Let me tell you, it saves me from all sorts of burnout disasters. Tamara´s last blog post...Creative solutions for the writer who doesnâ€™t want to be yet another Voice in the Dark

By: Barbara Ling

Barbara Ling — Mon, 18 May 2009 08:16:01 +0000

I hear you with regards to vacation! I was ON vacation on the day Google started killing one of my most popular sites online; I vividly remember sitting at the hotel computer in North Carolina watching it occur. It taught me that life just plain happens. You experience a train wreck in your business; you turn on a dime and fix it when you get back. The world never stops revolving. I've had a much easier time taking vacations ever since. Data points, Barbara Barbara Ling´s last blog post...#futuresummit

By: Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:44:22 +0000

Argghhh!!!

On Friday I did a nice thorough response to everyone’s comments up to Geek’s Dream Girl, but it save. Argh, argh argh!

Tomorrow I promise to redo it all and to respond to the rest of you. We have guests and I’m taking the weekend off.

Alex Fayle | Someday Syndrome´s last blog post…Checking in With My Past