I took a much needed break and met some of my virtual friends on a camping trip. We picked a central location and packed up our tents, coolers and families and hit the road. The one condition of our trip was that no one was allowed to work, however it was important that we found a campsite with internet!! I tell you it was hillarious when we realized that we had six (6) laptops there at one point and only fifteen campers in all (including children).

Of course it wouldn’t be “normal” as a virtual assistant not to be able to check in on what was happening in the virtual world. We even joked about the fact that some of our virtual friends that couldn’t join us could camp virtually. I guess the point I am trying to make is that I didn’t realize how far technology has come until I realized that it is possible to camp and keep in touch with the world!!

Oh and the very best part of the whole camping trip was that even though I wasn’t working I still made money!! Some of my affiliate links had been used by others to purchase items I was promoting on my website. So before you, as a professional say that you can’t take time off because you can’t afford it, start putting some things in place to allow you to make money while you are off enjoying life!!