I am in my office at this moment catching up from traveling.
I have found that it makes no difference if being gone is for work or fun.
Returning to piles of work in my office is a drag. So I ask myself constantly,
how can I make this balance better?
1. Phones with email access are a huge help. Who
can live without a smartphone these days?!
I find that when I return home I can zip through the emails repeated on my
computer in a delete frenzie if I have tended to them on my iPhone.
2. Take
work with you. I try to take a bit of work in different areas, whether it
be my business, my home bills or my ranch paperwork; and my iPad, which I
can write a blog or two on if I need to be creative. I give myself choices so when I do get
home, I am able to feel like I did something, even if it wasn’t as much as
I had hoped. If you take too much with you, your briefcase will be very
lonely on that trip sitting in the corner. Paul Davis, a writer who was
able to work full-time for six months while road tripping his way through
the United States, shares lots of good ideas for how to work while on the
road on his blog, Vagabondish.
3. Don’t
beat yourself up. I have done this so many times. It is a fact for
everyone that you will be behind for a while, well, that is, unless you
have an assistant!
4. Reward
yourself for catching up. Movie anyone? How about a nice long walk to
de-stress and chat with a friend as you walk? Or how about planning your
next trip? Now, that’s a reward!!
