[andy east sussex]

wot date are you working until before christmas and wot dates r u returning back to work this is my first christmas being self employed so i dont want to take to much time off and have a back log

[Sarah Sarill]

Hiya Andy,

The gr8t thing about being self employed is that you can do what YOU want.

Take 3 days or take 10 its your choice (forced by your finances I pressume)

Make hay now and have a rest with the family - that our aim. 

Regards,

Sarah

[busydaffodil]

I work up too and including Xmas Eve (Which is a saturday this year) then I go back on the Wednesday after New Year (4th Jan 06).
Money loss & backlog of work are considerations BUT for some of us, its the only time we have off all year.  That is worth more than money to me.

[andy east sussex]

cheers guys

[neil100]

Go to work xmas eve if you want some extra tips.

I'm normally sozzeled by three with the free drinks.

If theirs a nice day before new year I'll work, if not I chill out and enjoy the festeviates. Learn to live young man.learn to live.

Nel

[Moderator David@stives]

I work up too and including Xmas Eve (Which is a saturday this year) then I go back on the Wednesday after New Year (4th Jan 06).
Money loss & backlog of work are considerations BUT for some of us, its the only time we have off all year.  That is worth more than money to me.

I,m with Daff on this one   

[AuRavelling79]

If theirs a nice day before new year I'll work, if not I chill out ....... Learn to live young man.learn to live.

Nel

I do this sometimes - but others I hear the hills a calling (Watching the sunrise over the Upper Neuadd Reservoir from the top of a snowbound Pen-y-fan sometime between Xmas and New Year - magic!)

[neil100]

Or you could watch the sun come up on Helvellyn.As it reflects off striding edge.
Wonderbar.

Bivibagged at the top of it one winters night and it was BLOODY COLD.

OH TO BE A CLOUD FLOATING ON HIGH.

Nel

[M FORBES LTD]

Looking to finish by 24th and go back on 2nd if i can maybe i can do all my work in three weeks all the time now that i have WFP system
Heres hoping

[AuRavelling79]

Or you could watch the sun come up on Helvellyn.As it reflects off striding edge.
Wonderbar.

Bivibagged at the top of it one winters night and it was BLOODY COLD.

OH TO BE A CLOUD FLOATING ON HIGH.

Nel

Striding Edge is a "must do" of mine - may be next year.
Do you recognise the mountain in my picture?

[M FORBES LTD]

know a man that went up it and got lost
i had to wait at the other side while he found his
way down 

[AuRavelling79]

know a man that went up it and got lost
i had to wait at the other side while he found his
way down 

Which one? Pen y fan, Striding Edge, Helvellyn or the mountain in my picture?

[Sir Squeaky]

I'll work up until the last friday and go back after new year.

Yes I'll have a week without earnings, but it's only once a year and I can't stand my mates who flock to work like sheep in thier offices telling me how they've got a fortnight off.

When I worked for Ian Giles he had me working every day except Christmas day, boxing day and new years day..... Slave driver.

"Ho ho ho!" "Don't come home until you've made me rich!" he used to say.

Well it seemed like it at the time anyway....

Rog.

[Ian_Giles]

What do you mean Christmas day, boxing day and new years day!!
Who the hell said you could have new years day off!!

I have always worked the days the shops are open as they are mostly my customers.

Domestic stuff and offices got left from Cristmas eve until the new year.

Offices are shut, and most people I found didn't want the window cleaner around durting that particular week.

This year I'll just keep working if my shops are open.

Ian