President's Day and Blogging

So, today is a national holiday- President's Day, and many people are off snowboarding or sleeping or working on projects around the house. I am, however, in my office by the zoo, trying desperately to get some work done for a client here in Seattle before I leave Weds. for a business trip for another client. Now, this is nothing exciting but as I sit in my office and try to make the calls, send the emails and work out the logistics of Client A's upcoming major event I am a bit stymied in my efforts due to the holiday. In my life before opening my own company I rarely thought about the major holidays that pop up mid-month on a Friday or Monday-- they were always simply an opportunity to hop in the car and head up to the mountain for some skiing or jump a ferry out to the islands for some R&R at the cabin. I never realized the impact that everything (or almost everything) shutting down on a 'regular' work day must have had on the small companies I worked with during my time in corporate America. Now, I am not saying vacation is a bad thing- I love it as much as the next person and take my fair share. But, I have realized this morning that these one day national holidays take a toll, especially on small companies like mine that work with time sensitive material and have many irons in the fire all at once.

I control my schedule, my client list and my time. There are many days when I spend all day on the phone for one client to find myself then spending much of the night researching for another- this is what I have chosen to do and I love it. I schedule my time around the standard work week as much of my work involves talking on the phone and getting immediate responses to questions on a client's behalf and down time like that I am experiences today always throws me for a bit of a loop. Maybe I should have taken the day off, reflected on our past Presidents and spent time with my family. But instead I sit here blogging about my day and trying to think about the best ways to reach people who probably are currently sliding down a mountain on a blanket of new snow. Terrible, I know.