Posted by Laurie | May 9th, 2009

I was catching up on my google reader a little this afternoon while baby sleeps and the two big boys play on the trampoline. I love the girls over at Freelance Parent, but Tamara’s post about her vacation and lack of internet really made me stop and think!

Am I really going to be able to get much work done while I’m in California? For certain clients I know I will have no problem, I work for them hourly and only as needed – I usually know several days in advance exactly what their needs are. I do some fairly regular work for a couple of clients but the truth is that right now I rarely ever bill more than 10 hours a week anyway, easy enough to fit into my schedule. I think mostly my networking/interacting time will be affected. I won’t even try to blog on my biz blog I think and I may or may not get anything up here at Mobile Mommy.

I specifically chose a hotel that had free wireless internet and I have my cellphone as a backup for mobile internet access (a pricey option since my “unlimited” plan doesn’t cover out of country usage). I’m not taking my main laptop for fear of losing it, but I have a less expensive but usable laptop to take with me. My files are all automatically backed up via SugarSync so I can easily access all my files wherever I am, plus of course my project management and email are all web-based and easy for me to get to from wherever I am.

I really do think I’ll have it under control, but I’ll be sure to let you all know how it went after the trip is over (only 18 days before we leave!!!)

Tags: california, clients, files, vacation, work