Comments on: Taking a Day Off http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/ Simple living and moving to the sunshine Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:01:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mo http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/#comment-1083 mo Tue, 19 May 2009 17:15:31 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=754#comment-1083 that is so what you need. enjoy. <abbr><em>mo’s last blog post..<a href="http://get-stuff-done.blogspot.com/2009/05/top-rocket.html" rel="nofollow">top rocket</a></abbr></em> that is so what you need. enjoy.

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]]> By: kirwin http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/#comment-1082 kirwin Mon, 18 May 2009 13:16:41 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=754#comment-1082 Good for you! I don't do it often enough, but I <i>DID</i> do some relaxing last week. On thursday, I threw caution to the wind, pulled our my book, and sat in the sun and read, while the kids played around me. It was delicious, and I don't regret a minute of it. Good for you! I don’t do it often enough, but I DID do some relaxing last week. On thursday, I threw caution to the wind, pulled our my book, and sat in the sun and read, while the kids played around me. It was delicious, and I don’t regret a minute of it.

]]> By: Tony http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/#comment-1081 Tony Mon, 18 May 2009 08:15:25 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=754#comment-1081 Did I sound like some kind of slave driver? ;) Down time is very important, and I think a well-managed schedule has plenty of room for that, and room for flexibility. That's the point really, management frees up time to enjoy, in the same way that managing your money frees up money to spend how you'd like to. As I mentioned in my post I do very little "work" over the weekend. This Saturday I took a stroll over at Waverley Abbey with a friend (for film aficionados Waverley Abbey features in 28 Days Later), and also removed a tree that had sadly blown over in the wind. Sunday I spent with my kids, playing games, watching DVDs and eating food! :) Nevertheless, last week (Mon-Fri) I spent around 20 hours on income-related personal projects (on top of a forty hour work work). I wouldn't feel guilty about having some down time. Hope you had a great weekend! :) Did I sound like some kind of slave driver? ;)

Down time is very important, and I think a well-managed schedule has plenty of room for that, and room for flexibility. That’s the point really, management frees up time to enjoy, in the same way that managing your money frees up money to spend how you’d like to.

As I mentioned in my post I do very little “work” over the weekend. This Saturday I took a stroll over at Waverley Abbey with a friend (for film aficionados Waverley Abbey features in 28 Days Later), and also removed a tree that had sadly blown over in the wind.

Sunday I spent with my kids, playing games, watching DVDs and eating food! :)

Nevertheless, last week (Mon-Fri) I spent around 20 hours on income-related personal projects (on top of a forty hour work work).

I wouldn’t feel guilty about having some down time. Hope you had a great weekend! :)

]]> By: j1mbo http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/#comment-1078 j1mbo Sun, 17 May 2009 09:39:29 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=754#comment-1078 Thank you for the balance. For every energy packed, hectic moment you experience, there is someone out there who would match your drive with their procrastination, if they could only be bothered. Me. Ying/yang has been preserved. Chill. Your body will thank you. :) <abbr><em>j1mbo’s last blog post..<a href="http://algarveandaze.blogspot.com/2009/05/algarvean-daze-twitter-for-dummies.html" rel="nofollow">The Algarvean Daze Twitter For Dummies Primer Part 1</a></abbr></em> Thank you for the balance. For every energy packed, hectic moment you experience, there is someone out there who would match your drive with their procrastination, if they could only be bothered. Me. Ying/yang has been preserved.

Chill. Your body will thank you. :)

j1mbo’s last blog post..The Algarvean Daze Twitter For Dummies Primer Part 1

]]> By: apieceofwood http://movetoportugal.org/takingadayoff/#comment-1077 apieceofwood Sun, 17 May 2009 09:20:48 +0000 http://movetoportugal.org/?p=754#comment-1077 Am right there with you today! zzzzzzz <abbr><em>apieceofwood’s last blog post..Bucket list goal – Have 165 no drive days</abbr></em> Am right there with you today! zzzzzzz

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