One of the advantages of being employer independent if not location independent is the opportunity to shift around the hours and days to suit myself rather than somebody else.
Day Shifting
Saturdays and Sundays are not really the best days to take a weekend break. There are too many other people off work, school and life and the transport is always worse with less trains and busier roads. So we’ve taken to having Wednesdays and Thursdays off instead, and that seems to be working out OK. We don’t have to stick to it if something else comes up, but at least it’s a routine that gets us out and about once a week, roughly. Fr example, last week I did some work on Wednesday afternoon because that’s when it needed to be done and then in the evening we went out to Havering Folk Club as usual. On Thursday we had a nice day out at Kew Gardens although it started to get a bit too hot in the afternoon which brings me to my next point:
Time Shifting
I’m a bit of a morning person these days and at 6.30am or 7.30am it’s nice and cool and quiet – my brain is active so that’s the best time for me to start work. Then by about 1.00pm or or 2.30 it’s getting too hot and I’m tired so it’s time to stop. This is a good time for an afternoon nap after a light lunch and then in the evening I might do a bit more work, especially if I feel like it between around 9.00pm and midnight.
