Comments on: Vacation: Really Taking Time Off http://www.sparkplugging.com/home-office-organizer/vacation-really-taking-time-off/ Helping Home Office Professionals Organize Their Office, Time and Space Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:34:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jeri Dansky http://www.sparkplugging.com/home-office-organizer/vacation-really-taking-time-off/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Jeri Dansky Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:24:41 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/home-office-organizer/vacation-really-taking-time-off/#comment-368 Timely advice, Brandie. I've been debating whether or not to take my MacBook when I go to Paris, and have pretty much decided not to. <abbr><em>Jeri Danskys last blog post..<a href="http://jdorganizer.blogspot.com/2009/03/bunches-of-bins.html" rel="nofollow">Bunches of Bins</a></abbr></em> Timely advice, Brandie. I’ve been debating whether or not to take my MacBook when I go to Paris, and have pretty much decided not to.

Jeri Danskys last blog post..Bunches of Bins

]]> By: Jason Coles http://www.sparkplugging.com/home-office-organizer/vacation-really-taking-time-off/comment-page-1/#comment-366 Jason Coles Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:55:39 +0000 http://www.sparkplugging.com/home-office-organizer/vacation-really-taking-time-off/#comment-366 Great tip Brandie! I don’t go on vacation very much any more (lack of funds!), but when I did I always used to take the laptop, legal notepad, and files etc. with me. Then about 4 years ago I decided against taking work with me on vacation in an effort to try and totally relax and unwind. I would always have a mad rush and panic about 72 hours before I left, ended up working 14-15 hour days instead of 10-12, and wondered what would happen as I walked out the door to head to the airport. The good news is that nothing of major consequence ever happened while I was away, and I did have my e-mail enabled phone just in case! I think what happens to us is that we guilt ourselves in to believing that we are doing something bad if we go on vacation and don’t take work with us, which when you think about it, it’s insane to think this way! I hope your readers take your advice, and for those that are married and have children, your spouses and kids will appreciate it too; it makes for a much happier vacation all around! Jason Coles 3 Dogs Marketing Great tip Brandie!

I don’t go on vacation very much any more (lack of funds!), but when I did I always used to take the laptop, legal notepad, and files etc. with me. Then about 4 years ago I decided against taking work with me on vacation in an effort to try and totally relax and unwind. I would always have a mad rush and panic about 72 hours before I left, ended up working 14-15 hour days instead of 10-12, and wondered what would happen as I walked out the door to head to the airport.

The good news is that nothing of major consequence ever happened while I was away, and I did have my e-mail enabled phone just in case! I think what happens to us is that we guilt ourselves in to believing that we are doing something bad if we go on vacation and don’t take work with us, which when you think about it, it’s insane to think this way!

I hope your readers take your advice, and for those that are married and have children, your spouses and kids will appreciate it too; it makes for a much happier vacation all around!

Jason Coles
3 Dogs Marketing

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