Public holidays are a drag!

Public holidays are supposed to be fun relaxing days off work where you can undertake the random arbitrary household projects that you have been putting off - things like watering the garden and washing the dogs. That's what they are supposed to be, but they aren't.

Being self employed changes many things in your life, one of the most painful is public holidays. Half of my clients are based in the UK and the other half based in SA. Therefore any SA public holiday that isn't a holiday in the UK means work as usual, and visa versa. I would be highly upset if it wasn't for the fact that my UK clients pay me in GBP which does ease the sting a little, but it is still quite frustrating.

If you are going to start your own business, just realise that there are more hidden pains than you think. For those of you who did take the public holidays, I'm very jealous!