Balance…

H1N1 is causing a minor uproar here in Vietnam. Last week, I got laid up by the flu. Not just any flu, though—angry flu. The worst flu I’ve had in quite a while. So bad, I went to the doctor. I was. as is wise in this case, checked for H1N1 and found to be clean. It was just a normal, nasty flu bug. So that’s good.

The balance part? While sick, I was laid up, sleeping a lot. Client queries and missives continued to ping on my attention. I had to tell the ones with active projects that I was sick and put them on the back burner. I could have kept running to keep up, but that would only have laid me up longer, I think. I had to balance. It’s not always easy to do, especially as a freelancer. But even freelancers are human. So are your clients. Everybody understands, generally.

Keep the balance. Don’t get overwhelmed or everything suffers.