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Take some time off

My tip this week comes straight from my personal experience.
Feeling stressed, tired and overwhelmed? Well I certainly was.
Last week I dreaded each day's workload and worried about how I would get everything done. Lately I've been either covering a meeting each night or brining work home or working past 8 p.m.
My solution was to take some time off. Not a bunch, just Friday.
But what a difference a day makes!
I've been able to get caught up on SPJ stuff, was able to go to LA to pick out my new glasses(!), cleaned at home, cleaned both my laptop and desktop computers and even got caught up on some sleep.
No, not everything is fixed. But with the crazy work week I have coming up - the best solution for keeping my sanity was to take a day off. You should try it every now and then!
Published Monday, May 14, 2007 5:56 AM by SonyaSmith
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# re: Inspiration Monday: Take some time off

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 4:38 PM by Dale Denwalt II
Yippie for naps, I say.

So, how easy was it for you to get the time off? Will you work to make up the time later, or was it a slow day around the office?

# re: Inspiration Monday: Take some time off

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 11:18 PM by ElysseJames
I feel you there. I very much look forward to my weekends. When I have two days off where I can do whatever I want with no time constraints (ie: having to go to work) I come back refreshed and recharged. It's a great feeling. Of course, part of me doesn't want to come back but that's a general Monday feeling, I think.

# re: Inspiration Monday: Take some time off

Wednesday, May 16, 2007 5:16 PM by GenePark
Usually Dale, that off day comes out of your vacation time. You can file for a single-day vacation, which I do regularly. I have a total of 20 days off for a whole year, which is four work weeks. I like to reward myself with three-day weekends every several weeks, and just give myself a three or two-week vacation later, depending on how much I have left.

A day makes a huge difference in your weekend. Once I took a four-day weekend, and it was getting to the point where I was feeling lethargic. I was definitely recharged and ready to go by the time I came back to work, so taking time off helps immensely with one's quality of life.

# re: Inspiration Monday: Take some time off

Thursday, May 17, 2007 6:21 PM by SonyaSmith
Well Dale.... I get two weeks of vacation each year - and three personal days. Those are days I can use to take my kitties to the vet, sleep or whatever. Those are above and beyond sick days. I was able to take that day off because it was a slow day (for my beat at least). I ended up making up all of the work because no one else was going to do it!

# re: Inspiration Monday: Take some time off

Thursday, May 24, 2007 12:12 PM by Abel
a bad job
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