I mentioned recently that one of the things I like best about working from home is being able to take time off when I feel like it.  And one of the worst?

One of the worst traps to fall into, and I still do it after all this time, is to keep expecting to produce great results when actually you’ve exhausted your reserves and all you need is a total break from work, or home, or preferably both.  I’ve just done it again in fact, even ignoring the sneezing, nose-blowing evidence of a bad cold for two weeks and wondering why I had no enthusiasm for updating the site and promoting the book.

Fortunately we had already booked a few days away in London, but it wasn’t until I got away that I realised how desperately I needed a change of scene.  Homeworkers tend to be very hard on themselves, but it’s much better to give yourself a break, in both senses of the term.