Holiday Work

As a freelancer, do you keep holidays sacred and take them off? Or do you sneak in a few hours of work—or even a full day—while a good portion of the rest of the country is relaxing?

I'm working most of today, even though a lot of folks have July 3 off. And odds are I'll put in an hour or two tomorrow. But other than that, I'm trying to treat the weekend like what it is: a holiday. Otherwise, it's too tempting to log freelance hours like I do most weekends. And then, suddenly, I hit a wall and realize it's because I never give myself a break.

Besides, emails I send and stories I pitch will be ignored until Monday or Tuesday anyway. So what's the work rush? Better to enjoy the Fourth of July fun while it lasts.

I hope you do, too.