When Was The Last Time You Took Time Away..

From work?

The last few days ive tried keeping away from the computer as much as possible and i have to say, coming in to the office and turning them on this morning acually felt kind of good, ive got all sorts of stuff im going to be doing the next week or two and im actually looking forward to working on it :eek:

I really do think im going to take weekends away from the office in future as its really refreshing.

So, when was the last time you took a few days off from working and, did you notice that you felt 'ready' for work when you got back?

Regards,

Lee

On weekends, I try to just login and check email in the morning then walk away from the computer for the day....it doesn't always work out that way but I really do try!!!

Life, and living it, is very important to me:
I do not work weekends!
I am always taking extended weekends off.
I go on holidays quite often (more than once a year).

I am not the type that "likes going to work" or working and I strongly believe life would be pointless if I was merely working all the time - I see no reason for that.

THAT is exactly why I am in this industry (it's not the money).

What is the time away you speak of? I work every single day including weekends and holidays. I think I am just a workaholic lol. I did take some time off and went to Maui for 11 days in March, that was very nice.

Mark

I have weekends off from here so I make it a point to do other things. I try to moderate everything I do so that I don't burn myself out. I didn't do that with my involvement in my leather clubs and suffered severe burnout and had to step away for a bit. I don't want anything like that to happen with my career, so I'm really good at moderating myself. I'm going to Vegas at the end of this month to celebrate my birthday with friends. Woo hoo!!! ;)

I just came back from a month off. I usually do that about every 3 months or so.

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Originally Posted by IntenseCash.com

What is the time away you speak of? I work every single day including weekends and holidays. I think I am just a workaholic lol. I did take some time off and went to Maui for 11 days in March, that was very nice.

Mark

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I am with you man, I work everyday, in fact I work 1-3 hours more every day so my schedule constantly changes. I plan to keep working like this until I have all 5 of my members site up and going, as well as the affiliate program that goes with that. That is the difference between working for someone else and your self :nerd:

I took my boyfriend and our dog to Palm Springs for a long weekend in February as a birthday gift to him. Part of the gift was not talking about work duing the trip...turned out to be a nice gift for me too!

Of course we did talk about his coin collecting, or as I call it, "coinography."

i took two partial days off this weekend - did some writing, support, emails, a little negotiating but only worked 5 hours each day. that's as close as i've gotten to a day off in 10 years :-/

decided after the divorce and surgery
that i needed to start taking time off
yes financially i am back to not making ends meet
but that will change
hey getting rid of the bad karma and filling it with postive energy
only good has to come of it


manfesting destiny one day at a time

I have never taken any real time off in the last 6 years.

In November last year I went on a SouthEast Asia tour and am just now getting back to work. From now on I'm taking regular time off, at least every weekend, or one day a week bare minimum.

We just got back from 2+ weeks being away. I checked in a few times while away just to make sure everything was up and running. Actually had to reboot a server remotely for the first time in over a year. Couldn't bring myself to do any real work though. Now that we're back, I'm doing some work but have been a bit distracted getting ready to move.

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We just got back from 2+ weeks being away. I checked in a few times while away just to make sure everything was up and running. Actually had to reboot a server remotely for the first time in over a year. Couldn't bring myself to do any real work though. Now that we're back, I'm doing some work but have been a bit distracted getting ready to move.

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I read that thread. I grew up in Vancouver, right across the bridge from Portland. Nice to see that area still has it's beauty and appeal. I hope you enjoy it there. :groovy:

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I read that thread. I grew up in Vancouver, right across the bridge from Portland. Nice to see that area still has it's beauty and appeal. I hope you enjoy it there. :groovy:

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Indeed it does have appeal. Of course I understand growing up in a place is very different from moving there as an adult. I grew up in Denver which is a great city but my perspective is different from friends I have there that came from other places. Sometimes it's fun getting lost and discovering new places. Sometimes hard to do where you grew up...

Time off, whats that?

I finish up in the office here, run home to my other buisness until about 8pm. Go home and sleep.

I do usually have 1 day on the weekend off though. The other is usually spent competing horses.

No wonder I'm such a tired, cranky bitch at the moment.

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Indeed it does have appeal. Of course I understand growing up in a place is very different from moving there as an adult. I grew up in Denver which is a great city but my perspective is different from friends I have there that came from other places. Sometimes it's fun getting lost and discovering new places. Sometimes hard to do where you grew up...

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That's how I felt when I came to LA. The first two years were just full of adventure. The really great thing is that even as I get more and more familliar with places around here there is always some uncharted territory, some road you've never been on with a bunch of shops you've never seen, plus new restaurants open every day so there is always a new place to try. I love LA, it's an ever changing city.

Yet again another extended weekend approaches, and again ... 'where in the world is Paco'.

Simple - he is off, getting high ... again.
I decided to take the advice of many to take a hike, up some mountain.

Life is so rough.

Right on Paco. I'm off to Long Beach for gay pride this weekend. And then next week I'll be in Vegas for a little R&R. Okay, nobody can R&R in Vegas but you know what I mean. LOL!

Really rough & raunchy romp ... cool. (r&r&r&r)
Just remember to capture those tender moments (more like spots) on film, and share with those you love (that would be us).

I am glad to read that some of you take time away from work to enjoy life (unless your the type that enjoy working all the time).

Off toipic but have you ever noticed that if Don Mike removed the last bit of hair on his head he could get a job with the blue man group in Las vegas :)

Our last "real" time away from our "virtual office" was....?!?!?

We are 51% in the business of pleasure and 49% in the pleasure of business...

a recent pic from the forum - does it look like we're workin' it hard or hardly workin' ?

Our next "real" time trip will be to Dore Alley in SF this July for Cam's birthday...and points North

i find it interesting the older i've gotten the harder i've had to work to keep it , i thought things were supposed to be easy when you get old.
i enjoy photographing , the camera's are getting lighter anyways. :goof:

sincerely ~ ..."silly wabbit , twicks r 4 kids"...

Yah gotta know th@ I love yah and all th@ squishy stuff ... but Socks & sandals? Faux Pas!

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i find it interesting the older i've gotten the harder i've had to work to keep it , i thought things were supposed to be easy when you get old.

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I am also getting older (yah I know ... NO, really), and you are correct ... 'it' gets harder and harder each and every day!

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Off toipic but have you ever noticed that if Don Mike removed the last bit of hair on his head he could get a job with the blue man group in Las vegas :)

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LOL!!!! You know, I had a friend that shaved off all his hair so he could go as a BlueMan for Halloween a few years ago. He even shaved off his eyebrows, which made him look really sickly for a while until they grew back (he's very fair skinned). Then he was really taken aback when he found out they don't shave off their hair, they just wear skullcaps. You can tell because they don't have ears.

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