While I had mentioned on Friday that I’d just come off a lengthy stretch on a project, I certainly hadn’t anticipated the weekend being just as busy!

An interview Saturday morning, a project meeting Saturday afternoon, a gig Saturday evening (delivery, setup, sound checks, strip down etc. - a group of us cater for music acts on available weekends), mixing Sunday morning, Sunday afternoon meeting, dinner Sunday night…

Then you go straight back to the office.

However, this morning, I said “no thanks”. After a few days on the go, I’ve booked a few hours off this morning - caught up with some Seinfeld, Scrubs, King of Queens, mostly anything Paramount could throw at me for morning TV.

Working for yourself it becomes very easy for your weeks to blend into your weekends and if you feel it slipping away, then book a few hours for yourself on the couch, shut off, charge the batteries and get yourself back on track. Do something some way unrelated to your work - if you’re a writer, why not watch a DVD? If you’re a designer, switch off your laptop or computer and open a book. On the plus, you may find something inspirational in what you do but the main thing is to make some time for yourself.

There’s nothing wrong with allowing yourself to switch off once in a while.

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